Turn on Diversity

Heikki Hellman, Minna Aslama, Tuomo Sauri

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the findings of the study “Finnish Television Programme Supply
2000”, commissioned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. First, we construct program structure profiles for the main national channels, the public service TV1 and TV2 as well as the commercial MTV3 and Nelonen for the years 1997-2000,  by examining, e.g., distribution and origin of program types, prime time, seasonal and weekly variation. Second, we measure and describe diversity by channel and broadcaster. Finally, we draw an overview of the recent changes and contrast them to findings of some other European studies. With our empirical evidence, we hope to contribute to the discussion of the role of public broadcasting in the new digital era of increasing competition and convergence.

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