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This paper analyses the processes by which a UK-based coalition of the government, the media regulator Ofcom, and industry groups organised a sustained lobbying campaign to challenge the proposal to extend the scope of the revised Television Without Frontiers (TVWF) directive to cover 'non linear' services (audiovisual services delivered over the internet or mobile phone.). It describes how the coalition mobilised support at national, European and international levels to secure changes in the draft Audiovisual Media Services (AMS) and analyses the reasons why the UKbased coalition was successful in achieving its objectives. The study also integrates material on the role of interest groups which were concerned about the proposed changes in the TVWF directive and works on the EU policy making process.

What will it mean for free expression when the box in the corner can supply rolling newsbites, hard-core, the weekly shopping and the National Curriculum?

Cost cutting, market forces, ratings and vertical concentration of ownership are undermining the media's coverage of anything that doesn't look like entertainment

Examines the broadcasting industry's coverage of human rights, and other controversial issues, focusing on conflicts of interest for corporate owners; since 1997, chiefly.