Towards a European sport policy?
"Sport is a growing social and economic phenomenon which makes an important contribution to the European Union's strategic objectives of solidarity and prosperity." The first sentence of the European Commission's White Paper on Sport, published on 11 July 2007, can be said to encapsulate the importance and complexity of the role of sport in Europe.
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The Audiovisual Industry and the Digital Revolution
After years of uninterrupted talking about convergence and the turbulent ups and downs of the dot.com bubble, it seems that the digital revolution is at last bringing its promised benefits to Europe. Broadband uptake is surging everywhere, mobile penetration is close to saturation (with 3G handsets gradually replacing existing phones) and the planned digital switch-over is transforming the way people watch TV, the most popular media of all time. Content, the self-proclaimed king of this revolution, is finally going to be available “anytime, anywhere”.
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