Introduction 1. The Relevance of Public Service Media in Europe Karen Arriaza Ibarra, Eva Nowak and Raymond Kuhn Part I: Theoretical Aspects and Global Influences on Public Service Media in Europe 2. Economic Paradigms in the EU and their Relation to Public Service Media Sergio A. Berumen and Karen Arriaza Ibarra 3. The role of Public Service Media in Nation-Building Christina Holtz-Bacha 4. Problems and Solutions for Public Service Broadcasting: Reflections on a 56 country study Damian Tambini 5. Public Service Media and European Market Integration Policies Karen Donders and Tim Raats 6. Public Service Media Accountability in Recent Decades: A Progressive Shift from State to Market Hilde Van den Bulck 7. Digitisation and Public Service Media: What Service for which Public? Christian S. Nissen Part II: A Comparative Analysis of Public Service Media across Europe 8. Between Autonomy and Dependency: Funding Mechanisms of Public Service Media in Selected European Countries Beata Klimkiewicz 9. Autonomy and Regulatory Frameworks of Public Service Media: Diverging Scenarios in a Europe of Different Levels Mona Krewel 10. Management and Organisation of Public Service Media companies: Basic Concepts Related to Efficiency and Failure in European Public Service Media Karen Arriaza Ibarra 11. Why is Public Service Media Content as it is? A Comparison of Principles and Practices in six EU Countries Lars W. Nord 12. Accountability Mechanisms and the Control of Public Service Media in Europe Ulrike Klinger