13 setembro 2003

VITAMEDIAS
Media regulation in America: Who will win the political war over the ownership of media in America?
Media madness: Opposition to a modernisation of America's media-ownership rules is wrongheaded [...]
The new rules, detailed in July, finally acknowledge the extra competition. They relax, in modest ways, some of the earlier restrictions. For example, America's four-biggest television networks are allowed to own stations whose broadcasts can reach 45% of the national audience, up from 35%. Within some local markets, some firms will be able to own three TV broadcasters instead of two. In most markets, media firms will be able to own both a TV station and a newspaper, lifting a blanket ban, although other restrictions will remain.