Ala-Fossi, M and Lax, S orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-1594 (2016) The short future of public broadcasting: Replacing digital terrestrial television with internet protocol? International Communication Gazette, 78 (4). pp. 365-382. ISSN 1748-0485
Abstract
According to recent European estimates, the life expectancy of broadcasting as a free-to-air television platform is not more than 15 years. BBC, Yle and the UK regulator Ofcom have reached this conclusion in their reports about the future of news, media distribution and digital terrestrial television (DTT). Although broadcasting is seen as necessary until 2030, all three assume that DTT can – under certain conditions – be replaced with delivery using internet protocol (IP). However, it seems that the idea of IPTV taking over DTT is just a sophisticated version of “black box fallacy”, driven by the expected growth of the new media ecosystem. The problems in replacing a socio-technological system have largely been neglected.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2016 This is an author produced version of a paper published in the International Communication Gazette. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Capacity crunch; convergence; data traffic; internet protocol; public broadcasting; spectrum scarcity; switch-off; terrestrial television; universal service |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Academy Of Finland Culture & SocietyResearch No Ext Ref |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2016 12:03 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 18:18 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1748048516632171 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1748048516632171 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94851 |