The Structure and Governance of Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Perspective

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This book offers an analysis of public service broadcasting (PSB) in European Countries that highlights the issues – both legal and not – currently facing PSB. Focusing particularly on the link between public TV and the political class, Giorgia Pavani offers an overview of the structure and governance of PSB from both a comparative and international viewpoint. The text is a useful research tool for those who want to study PSB from a viewpoint that goes beyond the legal perspective, and helps the reader to further understand the phenomenon of influence on public TV policy. By combining new comparative approaches in the studies of PSB with a detailed and updated analysis of International, European and comparative law, the result is an innovative and multidisciplinary volume that seeks to unpick the relationship between PSB and politics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 1-9 Models for the Study and Regulation of Broadcasting Systems (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 11-41 International and European Normative Framework (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 43-63 Constitutional Context and Legal Framework (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 65-82 The Organization of the Public Broadcasters (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 83-114 The Appointment Processes of the Management Bodies (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 115-142 Conclusions (Giorgia Pavani)....Pages 143-153