Italy after Berlusconi: What now for media freedom?
The Open Society Foundations and the Reuters Institute in association with Frontline Club will discuss the future of the media in Italy after Berlusconi. On 12 November, the longest-serving post-war...
View ArticleAlbania – Mapping Digital Media Report
In Albania, digital terrestrial broadcasting has so far affected mainly the capital and other cities, while the rest of the country and especially the rural areas have hardly been affected due to...
View ArticleDigital Media, Conflict and Diasporas in the Horn of Africa – Mapping Digital...
* By Iginio Gagliardone and Nicole Stremlau The Horn of Africa is one of the least connected regions in the world. Nevertheless, digital media play an important social and political role in Eritrea,...
View ArticleDigital Television, the Public Interest, and European Regulation – Mapping...
By Petros Iosifidis* Discussion of digital television has focused on switch-over dates, set-top boxes, and the technical and economic implications of switch-over. This paper, by contrast, focuses on...
View ArticleArgentina – Mapping Digital Media Report
* By Martín Becerra, Santiago Marino, and Guillermo Mastrini The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media....
View ArticleSouth Africa – Mapping Digital Media Report
The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries, the project examines how these changes...
View ArticleTurkey – Mapping Digital Media Report
*By Asli Tunç and Vehbi Görgülü The Turkish Mapping Digital Media report states that there is a strong appetite for digital media in Turkey. The reach of the internet—both fixed line and mobile—has...
View ArticleLebanon – Mapping Digital Media Report
*By Jad Melki, Yasmine Dabbous, Khaled Nasser, and Sarah Mallat (lead reporters) In the Mapping Digital Media country report of Lebanon, it is stated that Lebanon is considered one of the freest...
View ArticleOn-Demand Services and Media Diversity – Mapping Digital Media Reference Paper
*By Laure Kaltenbach and Alexandre Joux In this Reference Paper, on-demand services that give access by internet (or cable) to video, audio, and other content is explored. A vast range of on-demand...
View ArticleItaly: New Policy Rules on Spectrum Allocation
On 24 April, the Italian government, led by Prime Minister Mario Monti, moved to change the country’s system for allocating television frequencies. It jettisoned the so-called “beauty contest” method...
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