ANALITIKA Center for Social Research Working Paper 4/2017 Public Service Broadcasting in Montenegro Nataša Ružić Public Service Broadcasting in Montenegro Nataša Ružić ANALITIKA Center for Social Research Sarajevo, 2017 Title: Public Service Broadcasting in Montenegro Author: Nataša Ružić Published by: Analitika – Center for Social Research Year: 2017 © Analitika – Center for Social Research, All Rights Reserved Publisher Address: Hamdije Kreševljakovića 50, 71000 Sarajevo, BiH
[email protected] www.analitika.ba Proofreading: Gina Landor Copy Editing: Mirela Rožajac-Zulčić Design: Branka Ilić DTP: Jasmin Leventa This publication is produced within the project “The Prospect and Development of Public Service Media: Comparative Study of PSB Development in Western Balkans in Light of EU Integration”, performed together with the University of Fribourg’s Department of Communication and Media Research DCM and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation through the SCOPES (Scientific Cooperation between Eastern Europe and Switzerland) programme. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent opinions of the Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Fribourg and Center for Social Research Analitika. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 6 2. Theoretical AND Methodological Framework 9 2.1. Contemporary Debates on PSB on the Global and EU Level 10 2.2. Key Issues Regarding PBS in Post Communist Countries and the Western Balkans 16 2.3. Methodological Framework 18 3. Country Background 19 3.1. Socio-Political and Economic Context 19 3.2. Media System 21 4. PUBLIC SERVICE Broadcasting IN Montenegro: Research FINDINGS 24 4.1. Background on PSB in Montenegro 24 4.2. Regulation of PSB 28 4.3.