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My Beef With Big Media: How Government Protects Big Media-And Shuts Out Upstarts Like Me., Ted Turner
My Beef With Big Media: How Government Protects Big Media-And Shuts Out Upstarts Like Me., Ted Turner
Federal Communications Law Journal
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The Game Of Radiopoly: An Antitrust Perspective Of Consolidation In The Radio Industry, Sarah Elizabeth Leeper
The Game Of Radiopoly: An Antitrust Perspective Of Consolidation In The Radio Industry, Sarah Elizabeth Leeper
Federal Communications Law Journal
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 eliminated nationwide radio ownership restrictions and liberalized local ownership caps. As a result of this deregulation, the radio industry has experienced mass consolidation. Faced with an unprecedented number of proposed mergers, the federal antitrust enforcement agencies play an increasingly important role in the outcome of media mergers. The Horizontal Merger Guidelines, the primary vehicle of antitrust enforcement, address primarily economic factors to prevent anticompetitive mergers. Despite the healthy revenues generated through economies of scope and scale, it is questionable whether a sufficient regulatory mechanism exists to ensure diversity of voices. Although it is still too …
Consolidation, Coordination, Competition, And Coherence: In Search Of A Forward Looking Communications Policy, Michael D. Director, Michael Botein
Consolidation, Coordination, Competition, And Coherence: In Search Of A Forward Looking Communications Policy, Michael D. Director, Michael Botein
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.