CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Langhoff, Michelle Nicole |
|---|---|
| Title | Changing Roles?: A Look at Whether Ofcom Should Have a Greater Role in BBC Regulation |
| Summary | The BBC is a unique institution of which no one would deny the importance. Although the BBC is considered a force for good, this perspective may cause an underestimation of the negative impact of its new services on the market place. Accordingly, there are safe guards in place to minimize these impacts. One of the key safe guards in place is the Market Impact Assessment (MIA). Once conducted by independent reviewers, the duty to conduct this is now given to Ofcom, and is taken into consideration by the BBC Trust when conducting its Public Value Test (PVT). This paper looks at the old regime to gain perspective of its flaws, namely with respect to inaccuracies and inefficiencies, and then moves to the new regime to see if it ameliorates some of these concerns. It then considers concerns that arise under the new regime as to whether a positive difference by separating powers between the BBC and the BBC Trust will be realized. To date, it appears that the shift of conducting MIAs to Ofcom will ameliorate some of the concerns that were present in the former regime. It is less clear to date whether the concerns raised with respect to the BBC Trust when conducting PVTs will be dispelled. However, no definitive conclusion can be drawn regarding the ultimate value of the regime change because its recency does not permit a conclusion to how these organizations will operate in conducting these evaluations once they are more established in their roles. |
| Supervisor | Irion, Kristina |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/langhoff_michelle.pdf |
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