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Category Archives: audience share

Newspapers didn’t disappear; television might

Online video ‘eroding TV viewing’

Posted 30 November 2006 † Chris § video-on-demand § consumption § BBC ‡ Comments (0)

Are public service broadcasters important? Will they be so in the future?

Five years ago, a number of contributors to OpenDemocracy - largely drawn from the UK - discussed the merits of public service broadcasting (PSB), compared explicitly against the market and implicitly against some ideal broadcasting service which delivers just the right amount of merit goods. The key questions were normative - ought PSB exist, and […]

Posted 07 October 2006 † Chris § essay § opendemocracy § public service broadcasting ‡ Comments (0)

world cup celebrations

Congratulations to the Italian team for having won last night - and congratulations to Rai for having won an incredible 84% audience share for its broadcast of the final. Seems like Rai retains the PSB prerogative of being the ‘go-to’ channel for major national events…

Posted 10 July 2006 † Chris § italy § rai ‡ Comments (0)