ABSTRACT

Imagine a mediascape in which public appetites for video programming were completely satisfied. There was enough video on demand, broadband videocasting, peer-to-peer distributed video, as well as scheduled cable, satellite, and broadcast programming to satisfy the tastes of most every audience member, whether those tastes ran to conservative commentary, Spanish-language dramas, reality programming, or local news. Would this be a mediascape in which the aims of media policy were satisfied?