Motion pictures remain among the most valuable products for broadcast by television (TV) stations around the globe. As a result, TV broadcast rights generate more revenues than the theater box office for the movie studios that own these assets and are often a crucial element in a film’s...

"In this book, esteemed television executive and Harvard lecturer Ken Basin offers a comprehensive overview of the business, financial, and legal structure of the US television industry, as well as its dealmaking norms. Written for working or aspiring creative professionals who want to better...

Seit einigen Jahren steigt die Dominanz weniger Vereine im deutschen Fußball. Wiederholte Gewinne der Meisterschaften in der Fußball-Bundesliga und die Beteiligung an Spielen auf europäischer Ebene versetzen diese Vereine finanziell in die Lage, dauerhaft in ihre Spieler-Kader zu investieren....

Seit einigen Jahren steigt die Dominanz weniger Vereine im deutschen Fußball. Wiederholte Gewinne der Meisterschaften in der Fußball-Bundesliga und die Beteiligung an Spielen auf europäischer Ebene versetzen diese Vereine finanziell in die Lage, dauerhaft in ihre Spieler-Kader zu investieren....

La 4ème de couv. indique : "Le monde du football a été secoué par les transferts de joueurs à plus de 100 millions d'euros en 2017 et 2018 (Neymar, Mbappé, Dembélé, Coutinho) et de nombreux observateurs ont évoqué une "bulle" qui serait prête à éclater. En réalité, l'économie du...

Le site de l'éditeur indique : "Premier loisir des Français, la télévision nous accapare, nous captive, nous distrait, nous passionne. Elle définit son époque. Et avec son époque, elle évolue, se multiplie, innove, s'enrichit et se transforme pour relever le défi de la modernité...

This working paper is based on a presentation given by Prof. Holznagel during an international conference of the Institute for Broadcasting Economics concerning "The Future of the Broadcasting Licence Fee in Times of Media Convergence", Bonn, May 6, 2010. Prof. Dr. Bernd Holznagel, LL.M. is...

In March 1997, the Supreme Court upheld the must-carry provisions of the 1992 Cable Act on the grounds that they insured the survival of the “free” over-the-air television. This article empirically evaluates the efficacy of must-carry in preserving free television and shows that non-network...

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 contains provisions that allow increasing levels of concentration in local radio markets. Debate has focused on whether allowing greater concentration of broadcast media resources into fewer hands is a sound public policy. One fear of regulators is the effect...

The recent Federal Communications Commission rule making for low power FM radio has been widely reported as an instance where Congress sharply rebuked the Commission for enacting rules too favorable to entrants. Because rival policy optima are quantifiable in this case, the preferences of...

In the study of law and economics, there is a danger that historical inferences from theory may infect historical tests of theory. It is imperative, therefore, that historical tests always involve a vigorous search not only for confirming evidence, but for disconfirming evidence as well. We...

This paper analyzes the legal framework for telecommunications and the new media in the European Union. Based on an institutional economics model, the different levels of institutional interaction within the EU media regulation are explored. Compared to the US, the European market seems to...