Chair: José Carlos Lozano (Texas A&M, United States)
Presentations:
Gabriel Kaplún (Universidad de la República, Uruguay): The Left-wing governments and digital television in Uruguay
Cheryl Martens (Universidad de las Americas, Ecuador): Challenging Corporate Media power: Lessons from South American Media Reform
Lee Artz (Purdue University-Calumet, USA): The Po- litical Economy of Power in Democratic Public Media Access
Guillermo Mastrini, Martín Becerra, Santiago Marino & Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina): Public Policy and TDT consumption: a study of digital TV penetration in Argentina
Gabriel Sosa & Rodrigo Gómez (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, MX): New Act of Telecommunications and Broadcasting in Mexico. The Empire Strikes Back.