[LINK] Fwd: MR53-11: The ‘convergence phenomena’ from a regulator’s perspective’

[Antony Barry]

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> From: media at acma.gov.au
> Date: 30 May 2011 6:32:25 PM AEST
> To: <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au>
> Subject: MR53-11: The ‘convergence phenomena’ from a regulator’s perspective’
> Reply-To: media at acma.gov.au
> 
> Australian Communications and Media Authority 
> Chairman, Chris Chapman, this evening 
> detailed his learnings and experiences from 
> being at the coal face of regulatory 
> convergence over the last five years, in a 
> speech to the Communications and Media 
> Lawyers Association (CAMLA) in Sydney.
> 
> The speech is titled: 'The ‘convergence 
> phenomena’ from a regulator’s perspective'. 
> It marks the ACMA’s first public contribution 
> to the Federal Government’s Convergence 
> Review.
> 
> An abbreviated version is to be given tonight 
> and the full version of the speech is 
> available on the ACMA’s website, 
> www.acma.gov.au
> 
> The ACMA also released two research papers as 
> contributions to the convergence debate:
> 
> •	Emerging business models in the 
> digital economy- The mobile applications 
> market 
> The paper analyses the mobile applications 
> market as part of its research program. It 
> examines the value chain and business models 
> of applications development and use over web, 
> mobile platforms and managed services, in 
> order to consider potential regulatory and 
> consumer issues in the mobile applications 
> market. 
> 
> •	International approaches to 
> audiovisual content regulation: A comparative 
> analysis of the regulatory frameworks
> This paper provides an analysis of 
> audiovisual content regulation in selected 
> jurisdictions. It examines the legislative 
> framework, regulatory approach and 
> institutional arrangements for audiovisual 
> content regulation in the European Union, 
> United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and the 
> United States. 
> 
> Both papers can be found on the ACMA web 
> site.
> 
> For more information or to arrange an 
> interview please contact: Emma Rossi, Media 
> Manager, on (02) 9334 7719, 0434 652 063 or 
> media at acma.gov.au.
>