On 5 January 2012 Ofcom, the Uk media regulator, published the responses to its consultation on measuring media plurality. My response appears among the 30 documents Ofcom receveid on this specific issue and it’s available here. A summary of my analysis … Continue reading
Making public data accessible to every citizen is not solely about encouraging a better informed and more transparent society. It can also lead to economic gains, as a result of re-use or recombination of these data in creative ways. This … Continue reading
It has been more than four months now since Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation decided to withdraw its bid to fully acquire British Sky Broadcasting (BSkYB) on 13 July 2011. Although that decision put an end to a case which had … Continue reading
In March 2010 the European Commission launched the “Europe 2020 Strategy”, a wide and comprehensive plan for fostering sustainable and inclusive growth within the European area. One of the main flagship of this ambitious plan is the so called Digital … Continue reading
Pubblicato su lastampa.it il nuovo video di quattrogatti.info In cosa consiste la crisi del debito pubblico? Cosa significa questo onnipresente spread? Quali misure sono state adottate dalle varie manovre estive per arginare la crisi? Nell’arco di sei minuti, il video … Continue reading
In early July, a genuinely international group of young scholars and regulators gathered for the 13th annual Annenberg/Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute. Organised by the Centre for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication and the Programme for … Continue reading
The UK Government remains consistent in its commitment to roll out “superfast” broadband across the country. But what does superfast broadband mean and will having superfast broadband in the UK really give the increased in capacity and access to global … Continue reading
On 13 July 2011 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announced its decision to drop the bid to take full control of the satellite broadcaster BSkyB. The mounting pressure following the latest phone-hacking scandal’s revelations forced News Corp to put an end … Continue reading
I gave a brief presentation on the News Corp/BSkyB case at the Annenberg/Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute. The following is the summary of the slides: 1.The UK regulatory framework and the Public Interest Test 2.News Corp/BSkyB: the story step by … Continue reading
Discussing the role of public service content (PSC) in the digital media landscape keeps raising the old unsolved question: can the market deliver? A Westminster Media Forum conference on June 22nd focused the market failure question on public service plurality: … Continue reading