Gillian Doyle is Professor of Media Economics and Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research (CCPR) at the University of Glasgow where she runs the MSc in Media Management programme.
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Introduction PART ONE: WHY DOES OWNERSHIP OF THE MEDIA MATTER? Media Concentrations and Pluralism Industrial and Economic Policy Aims PART TWO: ECONOMICS OF MEDIA CONCENTRATIONS Monomedia Expansion Cross-Media Expansion PART THREE: MEDIA OWNERSHIP POLICY - THE UK CASE The Development of Regulation and Policy The 1996 Broadcasting Act An Analysis A New Future for Communications? PART FOUR: MEDIA OWNERSHIP POLICY IN EUROPE Trends and Policy Responses across Europe Towards a Harmonized EU Policy Initiative? Conclusions