EDITORIAL

摘要

Welcome to the second issue of 2014. While the content of the previous issue was largely Europe oriented, with a variety of theoretical articles and a special feature entitled 'Private Television in Europe', contributions in this issue cover themes of a more 'practical' nature from across the globe. This reflects the revised aims of the Journal: to address the social and cultural questions surrounding the future of television beyond switchover and to offer a mixture of critical work on technological, industry and regulatory convergence; and, to bring together, and share, the work of academics, policy-makers and practitioners, offering lessons from one another's experience. Central to most contributions of the current issue is an assessment of the extent to which new media developments trigger changes both in business practices and in media consumption patterns.