In this Reference Paper, on-demand services  that give access by internet (or cable) to video, audio, and other content is explored. A vast range of on-demand media products is now available. Media corporations no longer … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/On-demand/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/lebanon http://www.mediapolicy.org/lebanon#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:15:37 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2863 *By Jad Melki, Yasmine Dabbous, Khaled Nasser, and Sarah Mallat (lead reporters)

In the Mapping Digital Media country report of Lebanon, it is stated that Lebanon is considered one of the freest countries in a region dominated by dictatorships. However, it … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/lebanon/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/turkey http://www.mediapolicy.org/turkey#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 09:25:01 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2860 *By Asli Tunç and Vehbi Görgülü

The Turkish Mapping Digital Media report states that there is a strong appetite for digital media in Turkey. The reach of the internet—both fixed line and mobile—has expanded dramatically in recent years, connecting nearly half … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/turkey/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/southafrica http://www.mediapolicy.org/southafrica#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 09:17:15 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2856 The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries, the project examines how these changes affect the core democratic service that any media system should provide: … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/southafrica/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/argentina http://www.mediapolicy.org/argentina#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:08:31 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2842 * By Martín Becerra, Santiago Marino, and Guillermo Mastrini

The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries, the project examines how these changes affect the core … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/argentina/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/mdm-japan http://www.mediapolicy.org/mdm-japan#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:57:26 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2810 The Mapping Digital Media project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries, the project examines how these changes affect the core democratic service that any media system should provide: … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/mdm-japan/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/public-interest http://www.mediapolicy.org/public-interest#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:41:42 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2795 By Petros Iosifidis*

Discussion of digital television has focused on switch-over dates, set-top boxes, and the technical and economic implications of switch-over. This paper, by contrast, focuses on public interest obligations and citizenship values such as freedom, access, universality, political pluralism … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/public-interest/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/moldova http://www.mediapolicy.org/moldova#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:55:55 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2791 * By Victor Gotisan, Olivia Pirtac, Vitalie Dogaru, Roxana Teodorcic, Cristina Mogîldea and Tatiana Etco

In Moldova, the combination of digitization and political change has increased the diversity of media outlets and their news, the plurality of opinions, and the transparency … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/moldova/feed/ 0 http://www.mediapolicy.org/horn-of-africa http://www.mediapolicy.org/horn-of-africa#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:19:17 +0000 mediapolicy.org http://www.mediapolicy.org/?p=2784 * By Iginio Gagliardone and Nicole Stremlau

The Horn of Africa is one of the least connected regions in the world. Nevertheless, digital media play an important social and political role in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia (including South-Central … Read more]]> http://www.mediapolicy.org/horn-of-africa/feed/ 0