Digital broadcasting policy and practice in the Americas, Europe and Japan

Digital television is transforming both broadcasting and, as a result of convergence, the larger world of communications. The impending analogue switch-off will have a major impact on households all over the developed world. Digital Broadcasting considers the effects of digital television on the ava...

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Main Author: Nakamura, Kiyoshi
Other Authors: Cave, Martin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2006
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Summary:Digital television is transforming both broadcasting and, as a result of convergence, the larger world of communications. The impending analogue switch-off will have a major impact on households all over the developed world. Digital Broadcasting considers the effects of digital television on the availability, price and nature of broadcast services in the Americas, Europe and Japan. It shows how this depends upon what platforms--cable, satellite, fixed or wireless broadband--countries have available for use and also upon government policies and regulatory interventions
pt. 1. The development of digital broadcasting -- pt. 2. Content rights and digital broadcasting -- pt. 3. Digital broadcasting and platform competition
Physical Description:ix, 290 p ill
ISBN:1845423712
9781847201607
9781845423711