Is There Still a Need to Regulate the Television Industry in the Digital Age? ()
ABSTRACT
In media industry, the digital-led convergence supported by satellite
network and the Internet has facilitated new opportunities and new market, especially in
television industry, which is the most significant and indispensable in human’s
everyday life. Under the complicated media environment, it is more
than essential to discuss whether it is necessary to regulate the television
industry as the public media channel. This article firstly explores the diversity of TV programs with examples, then
the impact of the Internet and new media platforms are mentioned, and finally the
intrinsic characteristics of television
industry and the limitation of market control are introduced respectively.
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Du, Y. (2022) Is There Still a Need to Regulate the Television Industry in the Digital Age?.
Sociology Mind,
12, 101-107. doi:
10.4236/sm.2022.123006.