Public Service Media

Changing channels: Television Changing channels: Television and transition in New Zealand’s documentary production ecology.

by Anna Jackson

Jackson, A. (2011).Changing channels: Television and transition in New Zealand’s documentary production ecology. In A. Henderson (Ed.), Refereed proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association conference: Communication on the edge 2011, Hamilton, New Zealand, July 6-8. ISSN 1448-4331. Available at: http://www.anzca.net/conferences/past-conf-index.html

While New Zealand’s documentary production ecology currently faces significant changes that reflect global economic,... more While New Zealand’s documentary production ecology currently faces significant changes that reflect global economic, political, social and technological shifts in media production, distribution and use,these are uniquely manifested according to New Zealand’s media environment. The specificity of New Zealand’s documentary production ecology is demonstrated in the slow adoption of new technologies and platforms contrary to a global shift towards multiplatform production and interactive content, a situation underpinned by New Zealand’s intensely commercial and competitive television broadcasting environment and the increasing erosion of Public Service Broadcasting values. This paper explores the factors that have shaped New Zealand’s documentary production ecology and examines the need for television and documentary to make the transition from analogue
broadcast to digital networked multiplatform models for funding, production and content delivery. The content of this paper is based on current research for a PhD study of change, adaptation and innovation in New Zealand’s documentary production ecology, which draws on ecological models for
the study of media production, situating the ethnographic research methodology of production studies within the framework of political economy.

Between Public Service and Commercial Venture: The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on the Web 1994-2000

by Hallvard Moe

Chapter in Maureen Burns and Niels Brügger (eds) Histories of Public Service Broadcasters on the Web. New York: Peter Lang, 2011.

The Rise and Fall of Public Service Media Fee Proposal in Finland

by Marko Ala-Fossi

− SUÁREZ CANDEL, R. (2010). Digitalizing terrestrial broadcasting: public policy and public service issues. Communication, Politics & Culture, vol. 43(2), 99-117.

by Roberto Suárez Candel

Where are the Public Service Media in Latin America? : Citizen Media and National Development in a Glocalized Environment

by Thomas Tufte

Tufte, Thomas. In: The Nordic Countries and the World : Perspectives from Research on Media and Communication : a book for Ulla Carlsson. red. / Torbjørn Broddason ; Ullamaija Kivikuru ; Birgitte Tufte ; Lennart Weibull ; Helge Østbye. Göteborg : Institutionen för journalistik, media och kommunikation, Göteborgs universitet, 2010. s. 291-304 (Göteborgs studier i journalistik och masskommunikation; 61)

Dissemination and dialogue in the public sphere: a case for public service media online

by Hallvard Moe

Between supranational competition and national culture? Emerging EU policy and public broadcasters' online services

by Hallvard Moe

Public Broadcasters, the Internet, and Democracy. Comparing Policy and Exploring Public Service Media Online

by Hallvard Moe

Researching Public Service Broadcasting

by Hallvard Moe

Co-authored with Trine Syvertsen

Commercial Services, Enclosure and Legitimacy: Comparing Contexts and Strategies for PSM Funding and Development

by Hallvard Moe

Governing Public Service Broadcasting: 'Public Value Tests' in Different National Contexts

by Hallvard Moe

Communication, Culture & Critique 3(2): 207-223

Defining Public Service beyond Broadcasting: The Legitimacy of Different Approaches

by Hallvard Moe

International Journal of Cultural Policy 17(1): 52-68.

The development of public broadcasters’ Internet services has compelled practitioners and researchers alike to ponder... more The development of public broadcasters’ Internet services has compelled practitioners and researchers alike to ponder public service beyond broadcasting. Yet, for public service as a key cultural policy tool, rethinking is also needed on the level of regulatory definitions. Are we witnessing a policy transformation into a media-neutral public service concept? If so, what are the implications for the legitimacy of public service beyond broadcasting? Relating the current situation to a wider policy context, this article scrutinizes different regulatory approaches, tentatively characterized by (1) extending broadcasting, (2) adding to broadcasting and (3) demoting broadcasting. The approaches are illustrated with three cases: Norway, Germany and the UK. Assessing the different approaches, I discuss advantages and pitfalls, and the implications for the legitimacy of public service freed from broadcasting rationales. As policy actors strive to create stable conditions in an unstable situation, I argue, they should keep in mind both the risks of succumbing to details or pursuing exhaustive lists in basic definitions, and the linguistic and cultural characteristics of each polity.

Status und Perspektiven öffentlich-rechtlicher Onlinemedien: Erfahrungen aus Großbritannien, Norwegen und Deutschland

by Hallvard Moe

Media Perspektiven 4/2009: 189-200.

Riding the Wave: Public Service Television In the Multi-Platform Era

by Mary Debrett

Published in Media, Culture & Society September 2009 31: 807-827

Spanish Public Broadcasting. Defining traits and future challenges following analogue television switch-off

by Josep Angel Guimera

Public Service Media Dilemmas and Regulation in a Converging Media Landscape

by Andra Leurdijk

The Changing Nature of Public Service Radio: A Case Study of iCat fm

by David Fernández-Quijada

Bonet, D., Fernández-Quijada, D., & Ribes, X. (2011): 'The Changing Nature of Public Service Radio: A Case Study of iCat fm', Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 17(2), p. 177-192.

In an openly hostile environment in which public service broadcasting (PSB) has to justify its mere existence, its... more In an openly hostile environment in which public service broadcasting (PSB) has to justify its mere existence, its relationship with new technologies and its transformation into Public Service Media (PSM) have been the subject of controversy in Europe, with respect to the legitimate use of new technologies by a public broadcasting service. Making use of qualitative techniques with a case study, this article illustrates how the Catalan public broadcaster iCat fm uses diverse technological distribution platforms in order to successfully achieve its public service remit proposals and provides an example of a successful public service radio that uses diverse technological distribution platforms.

Public Service Broadcasting in Nepal

by Tulasi R. Kafle

Public Service Broadcasting: A Paradigm Shift to Public Service Media

by Tulasi R. Kafle

Unpublished

With scenarios occurring in the market due to digitalization, convergence, and the flood of entrance of commercial... more With scenarios occurring in the market due to digitalization, convergence, and the flood of entrance of commercial broadcasters, it should now be clear that Public Service Broadcasters are faced with a series of strategic dilemmas as to where they should position themselves. Bardoel & Lowe (2007:15) urge: “Convergence, digitalisation, globalisation, fragmentation and neo-liberalism combined with post modernism are in fact drivers challenging PSB and stimulating PSM”. The call from commercial broadcasters, “the culture is for them, and the audiences for us” and everyday performance result appeared in the ratings made public broadcasters feel so. It is applicable to all whether their business model is based on advertising or subscription or their fund directly comes from government, or revenue from broadcast license or indirectly from tax payback. Due to cross-platform delivery not carefully considered, public service broadcasters may face yet further reduction of broadcast output in terms of so called fashionable and easy readable measurement “ratings” resulted the following day.

The Effectiveness of Antimarijuana Public Service Announcements: A Multilevel Replication Study

by Amber Westcott-Baker

Weber, Westcott-Baker, Funk, & Anderson. Conference paper (ICA 2010).