ETUDE DU PAYSAGE AUDIOVISUEL ET DES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES DES PAYS CANDIDATS DANS LE SECTEUR AUDIOVISUEL

A SURVEY OF THE LANDSCAPES AND POLITICAL POLICIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CANDIDATE COUNTRIES IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE REPORT IMCA for the European Commission – DG EAC Survey # DG EAC 59/02 March 2004 Disclaimer by the European Commission - Education and Culture Directorate General Neither the European Commission, nor anyone acting under its authority can be held liable for the use which may be made of this report. The points of view which are expressed in the report, are the points of view of its writers. This report does not necessarily reflect the Commission’s position and the Commission cannot be liable for any inaccuracies in the information given. Reproduction is authorized providing the source is obligatorily mentioned. IMCA – Landscape and Political Policies of the European Community Candidate Countries in the Broadcasting Industry – Executive Report- 2 - Table of Contents 1. Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 2. The broadcasting industry economy of the candidate countries __________________________________________ 7 2.1. General factors of the economic development of the candidate countries_____________________________ 8 2.1.1. Market sizes and smaller, unevenly distributed populations ______________________________________ 8 2.2. How the medias are structured ...