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Analysis | 20/12/2007

Media concentrations in Europe

by Bernd Malzanini

Diversity of opinion, freedom of information and pluralism: media count as being the fourth state authority. Yet large media concerns are today transnationally active, and are increasingly forcing national media businesses from the market. Bernd Malzanini explains which media concerns in Europe have the largest influence on the formation of our opinions. » more

Facts | 20/12/2007

The regulation of media concentrations in Europe

by Stephanie Schiedermair

Concentrations and power over opinions are only two key phrases in the debate centred on European media markets. The free circulation of goods and media products is an EU target and makes it easier for media concerns to become active Europe-wide. How can the EU guarantee medial plurality while at the same time preventing too intensive media concentrations? » more

Background | 20/12/2007

Media Concentration and Digitalisation – the European Perspective

by Steffen Grimberg

Media companies are facing new challenges: digitalisation, IP-TV and online services are disintegrating regionally and temporally-bound use of media; the audience are turning into "users”. Whoever wants to keep up with these trends has to make media available on all channels and start thinking about new financing models. Steffen Grimberg describes what effects this has on the European media market. » more

Article | 20/12/2007

Controlling words

by André Schiffrin

Press and publishing concentration in France and throughout Europe is extraordinarily high. André Schiffrin describes that phenomenon and explains why there is barely any protest from within the sector itself. » more

Facts | 20/12/2007

Turnovers Made by the Largest Media Concerns

Bertelsmann, Vivendi and Lagardère are the three largest media companies on the European market. With which companies do they share the European market? And how large is the proportion of European media companies on the global media market? » more

PRESS REVIEW

Main focus of 05/09/2008

Change through rapprochement

At a four-way summit in Damascus, French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed the Middle East conflict and the nuclear dispute with Iran with his counterparts from Syria, Qatar and Turkey. Sarkozy hopes his efforts will bring Syria out of its international isolation. Will the summit help foster political development in the Middle East?

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