Innovation Policies in the European News Media Industry

This book explores the importance and the types of media innovation policies formulated and implemented in various European countries. Each country analysis illustrates the evolution and structure of news media markets and media cross-ownership policies in recent years and evaluates how innovation policies stimulate innovative activities in journalism and news media. The main objective of this book is to promote discussion on how innovation policies can help the news media industry to meet development needs and requirements in the future. It will help scholars, politicians and practitioners in the media industry to identify best practices to support innovation in a rapidly changing news media landscape.

Explores different types of media innovation policies introduced in 16 social-democratic countries in Europe Identifies innovation policies which stimulate innovation in journalism and news media Discusses how innovation policies can help the news media industry to meet development needs

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. H.L. (Hans) van Kranenburg is full professor of Corporate Strategy at Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen School of Management, the Netherlands. He has been a visiting scholar at Media Management and Transformation Center at Jönköping International Business School (Sweden), University of Navarra (Spain) and the University of Chicago (USA) and will join the University of Oxford (UK) in Autumn 2015. He published on strategic behaviour of organizations, industry dynamics, alliances and networks, foreign direct investments, and non-market strategies. He also is an expert in media management and economics. He is co-author of the book Management and Innovation in the Media Industry. Furthermore, he advised companies such as publishing companies on strategic and anti-trust issues.

Inhalt
Foreword.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Austria.- 3 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Belgium.- 4 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Denmark.- 5 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Finland.- 6 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in France.- 7 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Germany.- 8 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Greece.- 9 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Italy.- 10 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Luxembourg.- 11 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in the Netherlands.- 12 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Norway.- 13 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Portugal.- 14 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Spain.- 15 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Sweden.- 16 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in Switzerland.- 17 Market Structure and Innovation Policies in United Kingdom.- 18 Summary and Best Practices.- Appendix.