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Why Did TV Bits and Radio Bits Not Fit Together? Digitalization and Divergence of Broadcast Media

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This article examines the development of digital terrestrial broadcasting systems from the perspective of the political economy (Mosco, 1996). It studies the international and intermedial relations between radio and television technology development projects in Europe, the US, and Japan in the historical context of the European tradition of broadcast system standardization as well as the socio-political changes shaped by neo-liberalist policies over the last 30 years. It seeks to explain why both Europe and the US have developed separate, incompatible systems for digital TV as well as for digital radio broadcasting. It will also analyze the reasons why the Japanese were both willing and able to develop an integrated digital broadcasting system with a converged approach. 1University lecturer in Radio and Adjunct Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere, Finland.

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Ala-Fossi, M. (2016). Why Did TV Bits and Radio Bits Not Fit Together? Digitalization and Divergence of Broadcast Media. In: Lugmayr, A., Dal Zotto, C. (eds) Media Convergence Handbook - Vol. 1. Media Business and Innovation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54484-2_15

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