The Nordic Media Market 2015
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The World according to Daniel Hallin & Paolo Mancini
Paradise Lost? The World a Decade after “Comparing Media Systems”
Scope, Material and Limitations of the Analysis
The Nordic Region in the 21st century:
A Media Industry Perspective
A Rocky Financial Development
Economic Growth and the Media
Discussion
Nordic Media Policy
Different Models of Funding Public Service
A Gradual Deregulation of Commercial Broadcasting
Direct and Indirect Subsidies to Newspaper Companies
Discussion
The Nordic Newspaper Industries
A Medium in Decline: Titles, Circulation and Reach of the Paid Press
The Rise – and Fall? – of Free Newspapers
A Challenged Business Model
Structure and Control: Concentration of Ownership is Rising
Discussion
The Nordic Broadcasting Sector
Television Still Thriving
Radio: A Medium in Slow Decline
Discussion
A Nordic Media Model?
Are the Nordic States Still Characterized by Active Media Policy?
Is the Nordic Press Still Strong?
Is the Political Parallelism of the Nordic Press Dead?
Is Nordic Public Service Broadcasting Still a Competitive Force?
Concluding Remarks
References
Appendix