Technological developments affect therefore the conditions of competition since they alter: the range and quality of services, the underlying costs, the extent of barriers to entry, the ability of customers to switch suppliers and pricing mechanisms (for example with the provision of pay-per-view services). While digitisation generally reduces barriers to entry rendering markets more competitive, recent developments in the sector raise new challenges for competition policy:
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RELATED COMPETITION POLICY ROUNDTABLES The Digital Economy (2012) Market Definition (2012) Media Mergers (2003) Competition and Regulation Issues in Telecommunications (2001) Competition and Regulation in Broadcasting in the Light of Convergence (1998)
OTHER RELATED LINKS Liberalisation and competition intervention in regulated sectors 2011 Latin American Competition Forum session: Triple/Quadruple Play in Telecoms |
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TV Broadcasting and the 2013 OECD Global Forum on CompetitionThe television and broadcasting industry raised the interest of participants of the 2013 meeting of the Global Forum on Competition who provided numerous examples of challenges faced by national competition authorities. Participants examined, in particular, issues that arise in the provision of television broadcasting to viewers and discussed to which extent these changes make television broadcasting more competitive. The debate also revealed that access to market continues to be restricted (such restrictions, for instance, result from governmental policy or the presence of dominant broadcasters) and showed that competition authorities have become more active in launching policy interventions to face new challenges.
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