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The Indian Media Business
New Delhi et al.: Sage India, 4th ed. (2013), xxxviii, 442 pp.
"The Indian Media Business, Fourth Edition gives you detailed analysis, perspective and information on eight segments of the media business in India—print, TV, film, radio, music, digital, outdoor, and events. It presents the business history, current dynamics, regulation, economics, technology, v
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"The research for this report was developed and undertaken between June 2012 and April 2013 across 14 Pacific Island nations: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon I
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"Policy and Legislation: The government broadcaster VBTC administers broadcast licences in Vanuatu. Under the Newspaper Act 1982, newspaper owners must be Vanuatu citizens. Freedom of expression is guaranteed in the constitution, but there is no specific protection for freedom of media, and threats
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Mali
Dakar; Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA); Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP); Open Society Media Program (OSMP) (2013), xi, 96 pp.
"There are over 250 radio stations in Mali, and two TV stations that serve a population of 16 million, of whom one of every five own a TV set. The author argues that Mali’s state broadcaster ORTM must use the opportunity of a new political dispensation and usher in urgent reforms if its rich histo
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Avances en los procesos de democratización de la comunicación en América Latina
Buenos Aires: CLACSO (2013), 278 pp.
"Policy and Legislation: Media legislation includes the Broadcasting Act 1976, the Television (Amendment) Act 1996, the Telecommunications Act 2009 and the draft Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation Bill 2003. Freedom of speech, and freedom of the press are guaranteed through the Solomon Islands
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Media Laws and Regulations of the GCC Countries: Summary, Analysis and Recommendations
Doha: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (2013), 73 pp.
"This report represents an effort to help with the process of evaluating media laws in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. As governments consider what policies to set up to deal with new realities, this research should help provide an understanding of the current landscape. When examining
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Somalia: Media Law in the Absence of a State
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, volume 8, issue 2-3 (2013), pp. 159-174
"Somalia is often described as ‘lawless’ or ‘the world’s most failed state’, a characterization that overlooks the way law and governance actually works in the absence of a capable central government. This article will explore the role of xeer law, or customary law, in regulating media, in
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"Policy and Legislation: The key organisation is the Nauru Media Bureau, which is government-run. Relevant legislation: Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1974. No freedom of information legislation. Telecommunications have shifted from a state monopoly to a private monopoly.
Media Systems: There is only o
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"The Report builds upon two main directives: on the one hand, it tries to bring together the best practices at the international and comparative level, in an attempt to offer guidance on which policy and regulatory toolkits have already proved successful in achieving longterm goals of economic effic
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Mapping Digital Media: Bulgaria
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 92 pp.
"After a significant delay, the transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting in Bulgaria is scheduled to be finished in 2013. While cable television appears to have peaked since 2007, satellite television continues to increase its penetration, more often through bundled services. On the other hand
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"Policy and Legislation: The Ministry of Transportation and Communication is responsible for registering broadcasting stations. Freedom of speech and the press are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. There is no media self-regulating body, and no media association. There is no FOI legislation. Telecom
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Barometre des Médias Africains: Senegal 2013 = African Media Barometer: Senegal 2013
Windhoek; Dakar-Fann: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 124 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: Estonia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 84 pp.
"Estonians have demonstrated a keen appetite for digital media uptake. More than three-quarters of the population accesses the internet regularly, and more than half of those are active on social networking platforms. Recent surveys suggest that nearly a quarter of internet users now connect via sma
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Balkan Media Barometer: Macedonia
Skopje: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 64 pp.
Balkan Media Barometer: Bulgaria
Sofia: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 80 pp.
"Policy and Legislation: Since the introduction of the government’s Media Decree in 2012, the Fiji Media Industry Development Authority censors and controls the media industry. The constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press has been suspended since 2009. Threats against local and international
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Asian Media Barometer: South Korea 2013
Berlin; Seoul: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 96 pp.
"Quel que soit le pays ou le continent considéré, une interdépendance étroite existe aujourd’hui entre démocratie, liberté des médias et régulation de la communication. Une place cruciale revient en effet aux organes de régulation dans la procédure d’allocation de fréquences d’émis
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