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Is There Still a Need to Regulate the Television Industry in the Digital Age?
Software Engineering Institute of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
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Abstract
In media industry , the digital - led convergence supported by satellite network and the Internet has facilitated new opportunities a nd new market, especially in television industry, which is the most significant and indispensable in human’s everyday life. U nder the complicated media environment, it is more than essential to discuss whether it is necessary to regulate the television industry as the public media channel. This article firstly explore s the diversity of TV programs with examples, then the impact of the Internet and new media platforms are mentioned, and finally the intrinsic characteristics of televi sion industry and the limitation of market control ar e introduced respect ively.
KeywordsTelevision IndustryDigital ConvergenceRegulationCompensationPublic Goods
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