[ecrea] CFP Special issue on "Television distribution: Economic dimensions, emerging policies"

We invite you to submit papers for a special issue in Informatics and 
Telematics on 'Television distribution: Economic dimensions, emerging 
policies'.
Guest editors of the special issue are Tom Evens (iMinds-MICT, Ghent 
University) and Karen Donders (iMinds-SMIT, Free University Brussels).

The goal of the special issue is to bring together high-level academic 
contributions, which reflect both on the theoretical and empirical 
aspects of broadcasting-distribution relations in specific national or 
supranational contexts around the world. Comparative research to the 
economics and policies of television distribution is particularly welcome.

Topics will include but are not limited to:

    * Carriage disputes between broadcasters and distributors;
    * Consolidation patterns in TV distribution;
    * Pricing strategies in TV distribution;
    * Triple play and service bundling;
    * Trends in pay-TV packaging;
    * TV Everywhere strategies;
    * Smart and Connected TV;
    * OTT business models;
    * Competitive dynamics in distribution markets;
    * Cord-cutting and cord-shaving;
    * Impact of new TV viewing behaviour;
    * Implications for competition policy and regulation;
    * Implications for converged models for regulatory agencies;
    * Net neutrality and OTT platforms.

Deadline for submission is January, 15, 2015.

More details and the full call for papers can be found online 
(http://www.journals.elsevier.com/telematics-and-informatics/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-television-distribution-economic-dimensions/).

Feel free to circulate this call to other people that might have an 
interest to contribute.

Kind regards,

Tom

Tom Evens

Senior Researcher



Research Group for Media & ICT (MICT) - Ghent University

iMinds - Digital Society Department

Korte Meer 7-9-11, Gent, Belgium

[T]: 09/264.68.83

[M]: 0479/494179

[E]: Tom.Evens[at]UGent.be

[W]: http://www.mict.be





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