In the future, a ban of pay-per-view broadcasting will arise on certain events included on national lists in each EU country as put forward in the new "Television Without Frontiers" Directive from the 16th of April 1997. This paper analyzes theoretically the consequences of such a ban when the...

The effects of mergers on the media marketplace have historically failed to live up to dire predictions. Mergers are often a response to technological upheaval and turbulence in the media industry and firms should be allowed to experiment with such alternative business models with the intent on...

This paper is one of the major economic studies I submitted to the FCC in opposition to the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. After reviewing and rebutting some of the economic theories and evidence put forth by Comcast in support of the merger the paper presents an antitrust...

Changes in technology and economic power have radically shifted the media landscape in the United States and throughout the world. Despite this, the regulatory model being used was adopted in 1996 at the dawn of the Internet age or inherited from Congress's earlier legislative efforts. This...