Fonseca, Journal of Communication

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The Spanish Supreme Court ruling on DTT channel adjustment: the television industry-standpoint

  • María-Jesús Díaz-González
    Profesora Ayudante Doctora. Universidade da Coruña m.j.diaz[at]udc.es
  • Natalia Quintas-Froufe
    Profesora Ayudante Doctora. Universidade da Coruña

Abstract

On the 6th May 2014 nine nationally broadcast Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) channels stopped broadcasting. The reason was the sentence imposed by the Supreme Court which considered these channels to be lacking the necessary licence. The objective of this article is to carry out a rigorous and critical analysis of this action. The analysis is from the point of view of the affected broadcasting companies, the law which covers the rights of these channels and how they communicated this information to their audiences. The analysis reaches the conclusion that the sentence is highly questionable and that it presents a backward step for the stability of DTT in Spain.
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The Spanish Supreme Court ruling on DTT channel adjustment: the television industry-standpoint. (2015). Fonseca, Journal of Communication, 10(10), 328-359. https://revistas.usal.es/cuatro/index.php/2172-9077/article/view/12920

Author Biographies

María-Jesús Díaz-González

Profesora Ayudante Doctora. Universidade da Coruña
Universidade da Coruña

Natalia Quintas-Froufe

Profesora Ayudante Doctora. Universidade da Coruña
Universidade da Coruña
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