The impact of public service media (PSM) on media competition has become a topic of debate in many European countries. Some argue that PSM could starve commercial media, or discourage them from entering markets in the first place. In this article, published in the European Journal of Communication, we examine whether there is any evidence to support the crowding out argument by analysing national broadcast and online markets in all 28 European Union countries. The analysis reveals little to no support for the crowding out argument for broadcasting and related online markets.
The full article is available here.
Sehl, A., Fletcher, R., & Picard, R. G. (2020). Crowding out: Is there evidence that public service media harm markets? A cross-national comparative analysis of commercial television and online news providers. European Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323120903688