Abstract
David Hutchison, “Regulating Ownership: A Transatlantic Comparison,”
Journal of Media Business Studies, 6(3):79-92 (2009).
Key Words: ownership, regulation, Ofcom, CRTC
Media policy formation and outcomes can usefully be analyzed as the consequences of
the interactions of key actors, including politicians, civil servants, regulatory bodies, media
organizations and citizens. At different junctures some of these actors are more important
than others, but outcomes cannot always be predicted accurately. With that approach in
mind, this paper will consider how concentration of ownership issues have recently been
approached in Britain and Canada. The paper will seek to consider the processes which
have subsequently led to some impediments being placed in the way of media
consolidation in both the U.K. and Canada, and will discuss whether or not turning points
have been reached in media policy as a result.
David Hutchison, “Regulating Ownership: A Transatlantic Comparison,”
Journal of Media Business Studies, 6(3):79-92 (2009).
Key Words: ownership, regulation, Ofcom, CRTC
Media policy formation and outcomes can usefully be analyzed as the consequences of
the interactions of key actors, including politicians, civil servants, regulatory bodies, media
organizations and citizens. At different junctures some of these actors are more important
than others, but outcomes cannot always be predicted accurately. With that approach in
mind, this paper will consider how concentration of ownership issues have recently been
approached in Britain and Canada. The paper will seek to consider the processes which
have subsequently led to some impediments being placed in the way of media
consolidation in both the U.K. and Canada, and will discuss whether or not turning points
have been reached in media policy as a result.
