The Role of Public Service Broadcasters in the Era of Convergence A Case Study of Televisió de Catalunya

PRADO, Emili and FERNÁNDEZ, David (2006): The Role of Public Service Broadcasters in the Era of Convergence A Case Study of Televisió de Catalunya. Published in: International Journal of Digital Economics No. 62 : pp. 49-69.

Abstract

The development of the convergence process has several implications in the reconfiguration of the media landscape. Public services broadcasters have new opportunities to fulfil their public service duties in a new competitive environment, which involves developing new applications on new platforms. Televisió de Catalunya, the public service broadcaster (PSB) of Catalonia, has developed a clear strategy in this new convergent environment, applying its traditional know-how to new interactive and digital media according to its public mission and getting positive feedback.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES
• Language: English
• Keywords: convergence; public service broadcasting; interactive TV; bandwidth; 3G services; multimedia and digital divide
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L82 - Entertainment; Media; K - Law and Economics > K2 - Regulation and Business Law > K23 - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law; L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L96 - Telecommunications; D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design