Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?

Conceived as institutions funded by the public purse and intended to exist devoid of political influence, the mandate of public service media (PSM) entities is to disseminate reliable news content and high-quality audiovisual productions to all demographic segments, inclusive of marginalized communi...

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Autores: Dragomir, Marius, Rodríguez Castro, Marta, Aslama Horowitz, Minna
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/37754
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Public service media
Media policy
EU regulation
Digital Services Act
Digital Markets Act
European Media Freedom Act
Platformization
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spelling Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?Dragomir, MariusRodríguez Castro, MartaAslama Horowitz, MinnaPublic service mediaMedia policyEU regulationDigital Services ActDigital Markets ActEuropean Media Freedom ActPlatformizationConceived as institutions funded by the public purse and intended to exist devoid of political influence, the mandate of public service media (PSM) entities is to disseminate reliable news content and high-quality audiovisual productions to all demographic segments, inclusive of marginalized communities and audiences that are typically under-served. Over the previous ten years, the rise in prominence of global platforms in national media systems has precipitated many changes in the media sector, including unique challenges for PSM institutions guided by specific public service values. Using a holistic conceptual framework for assessing the implementation of these values, this article analyzes the impact of platformization on Europe’s PSM and discusses how the Union’s policy approaches affect related challenges to PSM. The analysis indicates that while the European Union (EU) has accorded a high priority to PSM within its media policy framework, the role that Brussels plays in protecting the independence and efficacy of PSM has been circumscribed, given that the onus of regulating PSM entities rests with national governments. This has engendered contrasting experiences wherein certain PSM outlets enjoy political independence and command significant public trust while others function as state-controlled propaganda vehicles, advancing the objectives and interests of governing bodies. The EU has addressed global platform power in recent attempts to safeguard its digital future, including the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). However, these acts do not adequately address PSM’s two central and often interconnected problems: funding challenges and political pressures.MDPIUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Ciencias da Comunicación20242024-09-2120242024-09-21journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/37754reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023 PID2021-122386OB-I00 MEDIOS AUDIOVISUALES PUBLICOS ANTE EL ECOSISTEMA DE LAS PLATAFORMAS: MODELOS DE GESTION Y EVALUACION DEL VALOR PUBLICO DE REFERENCIA PARA ESPAÑAopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Debe citarse a editorial e revista.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/377542026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
title Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
spellingShingle Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
Dragomir, Marius
Public service media
Media policy
EU regulation
Digital Services Act
Digital Markets Act
European Media Freedom Act
Platformization
title_short Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
title_full Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
title_fullStr Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
title_full_unstemmed Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
title_sort Public Service Media and Platformization: What Role Does EU Regulation Play?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dragomir, Marius
Rodríguez Castro, Marta
Aslama Horowitz, Minna
author Dragomir, Marius
author_facet Dragomir, Marius
Rodríguez Castro, Marta
Aslama Horowitz, Minna
author_role author
author2 Rodríguez Castro, Marta
Aslama Horowitz, Minna
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Ciencias da Comunicación
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Public service media
Media policy
EU regulation
Digital Services Act
Digital Markets Act
European Media Freedom Act
Platformization
topic Public service media
Media policy
EU regulation
Digital Services Act
Digital Markets Act
European Media Freedom Act
Platformization
description Conceived as institutions funded by the public purse and intended to exist devoid of political influence, the mandate of public service media (PSM) entities is to disseminate reliable news content and high-quality audiovisual productions to all demographic segments, inclusive of marginalized communities and audiences that are typically under-served. Over the previous ten years, the rise in prominence of global platforms in national media systems has precipitated many changes in the media sector, including unique challenges for PSM institutions guided by specific public service values. Using a holistic conceptual framework for assessing the implementation of these values, this article analyzes the impact of platformization on Europe’s PSM and discusses how the Union’s policy approaches affect related challenges to PSM. The analysis indicates that while the European Union (EU) has accorded a high priority to PSM within its media policy framework, the role that Brussels plays in protecting the independence and efficacy of PSM has been circumscribed, given that the onus of regulating PSM entities rests with national governments. This has engendered contrasting experiences wherein certain PSM outlets enjoy political independence and command significant public trust while others function as state-controlled propaganda vehicles, advancing the objectives and interests of governing bodies. The EU has addressed global platform power in recent attempts to safeguard its digital future, including the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). However, these acts do not adequately address PSM’s two central and often interconnected problems: funding challenges and political pressures.
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