This broad-ranging book includes a wealth of information on broadcasting policy issues and practice in West European nations. Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Current Confrontations in West European Television, West European Television in Transition, Public Service Broadcasting Before the Commercial Deluge, Vulnerable Values at Stake, National Experience, Protecting Vulnerable Values in the German Broadcasting Order, Broadcasting Regulation in Britain, The Netherlands: Safeguarding Freedom and Diversity under Multichannel Conditions, Vulnerable Values in a Changing Political and Media System: The Case of Sweden, Television in a Small Multicultural Society: The Case of Switzerland, Values and Normative Choices in French Television, Vulnerable Values in Spanish Multichannel Television, Policies and Directions, New Roles for Public Service Television, Toward Renewed Public Accountability in Broadcasting, Index, Notes on the Contributors.