[cma-l] European Comparative Community Media study: English summary

[Salvatore Scifo]

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Dear All,
following up on my previous message, I am pleased to inform you that the 
summarised version of the study 'Community Media in Europe: The legal 
and economic framework of the third
audiovisual sector in UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Niedersachsen 
(Germany) and Ireland', authored by Helmut Peissl and Otto 
Tremetzberger, and translated by Sophie Sedgwick,
is now available in English and can be downloaded from
http://www.communitymedia.eu/images/publications_books/2008_rtr_community_media_in_europe_eng.pdf

Best Wishes,

Salvo


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Two new studies, included in the volume 'Non Commercial Broadcasting in 
Austria and Europe' (Nichtkommerzieller Rundfunk in Österreich und 
Europa) have been published by the Austrian National Regulator RTR 
(Rundfunk & Telekom Regulierungs) and presented on 13 October 2008 in 
Vienna.

The first one, 'Ten Years of Free Radios in Austria: Open access, 
diversity of opinion and social cohesion' (10 Jahre Freies Radio in 
Österreich: Offener Zugang, Meinungsvielfalt und soziale Kohäsion), has 
been written by Brigitta Busch, Petra Pfisterer and Judith Purkarthofer 
from the Center for Intercultural Studies, University of Vienna.

The second study, Community Media in Europe: Legal and economic contexts 
of the third broadcast sector in 5 countries (Community Medien in 
Europa: Rechtliche und wirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen des dritten 
Rundfunksektors in 5 Ländern), has been written by Otto Tremetzberger 
and Helmut Peissl, respectively Chairman and Deputy Secretary of the 
Austrian Free Radio Federation (Verband Freie Radios Österreich).

Both studies are currently available only in German and can be 
downloaded from the RTR's website at http://www.rtr.at/de/pr/PI13102008RF


Best Wishes,

Salvo

Editor, communitymedia.eu

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