Media Ownership and Control: Law, Economics and Policy in an Indian and International Context: 8 (Hart Studies in Competition Law) - Hardcover

Suzanne Rab And Alison Sprague

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849466351 ISBN 13: 9781849466356

Publisher: Hart Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Competition and diversity in media and communications are fundamental to a healthy economy and democracy. In India and internationally there is no consensus on the exact manner and scope of interventions that are appropriate to protect competition and pluralism in media markets. Many emerging economies including India are seeking to adopt their own regulation in this area taking their lead from the UK. The issues have been brought into sharp focus in India in recent years. First, the enactment and implementation of modern - but sector neutral - competition law under the Competition Act 2002 has caused a step change in regulation towards an economics and effects-based approach. Second, in 2013 the India telecoms regulator launched controversial reform proposals to apply a media-specific approach to ownership regulation. As academics, lawyers, businesses, regulators and policy-makers in India cast a glance at the international experience, this book examines the legal, economic and policy issues relating to regulation of ownership and control of media markets. The focus of comparative assessment is on examples from the European Union, EU Member States and the US.

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About the Author

Suzanne Rab is a barrister specialising in competition law and regulation at Serle Court Chambers. Alison Sprague is a media consultant with Competition Economists Group.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849466351
• ISBN 13: 9781849466356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Suzanne Rab, Alison Sprague