August 18-19, 2022

Global Media and Internet Concentration Project Conference 2022

Digital communications and media markets: Power, policy and global perspectives

In 2022, the Global Media and Internet Concentration Project held its inaugural conference on August 18-19 at the Dominion Chalmers Centre in the heart of downtown Ottawa, ON, Canada. This was a successful hybrid event that facilitated digital participation as well as in-person attendance. On this page you will find an archive of presentations from the conference and an curated selection of photos from the event.

At the event

Photo Gallery

Video recordings

Conference Presentations

Welcome

Opening remarks

  • Introduction
    Dwayne Winseck (Carleton University)

Welcome

Opening remarks

  • Introduction
    Dwayne Winseck (Carleton University)

Plenary

Headline developments from digital media industries

Participants
  • Eli Noam (Columbia University)
  • Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes)

  • Karen Donders (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

  • Min Jiang (UNC Charlotte)

  • Vibodh Parthasarathi (Jamia Millia Islamia)

Plenary

Headline developments from digital media industries

Participants
  • Eli Noam (Columbia University)
  • Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes)

  • Karen Donders (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

  • Min Jiang (UNC Charlotte)

  • Vibodh Parthasarathi (Jamia Millia Islamia)

Panel

State of media & internet concentration within national markets (North America & South America)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Keldon Bester
    (Centre for International Governance Innovation)

  • Media ownership and concentration in the United States of America
    Jason Buckweitz (Columbia University)

  • Digital free for all or growing consolidation in the communications, big tech and digital media industries in Canada?
    Dwayne Winseck (Carleton University

  • Mexico communication concentration performance after telecomm constitutional reform in 2013
    Rodrigo Gómez (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa) & Argelia Muñoz (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Cuajimalpa)

  • Evolution of the concentration of the audiovisual industry in the Southern Cone: The cases of Argentina, Brazil and Chile
    Guillermo Mastrini (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes) & Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes)

Panel

State of media & internet concentration within national markets (North America & South America)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Keldon Bester
    (Centre for International Governance Innovation)

  • Media ownership and concentration in the United States of America
    Jason Buckweitz (Columbia University)

  • Digital free for all or growing consolidation in the communications, big tech and digital media industries in Canada?
    Dwayne Winseck (Carleton University

  • Mexico communication concentration performance after telecomm constitutional reform in 2013
    Rodrigo Gómez (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa) & Argelia Muñoz (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana- Cuajimalpa)

  • Evolution of the concentration of the audiovisual industry in the Southern Cone: The cases of Argentina, Brazil and Chile
    Guillermo Mastrini (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes) & Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes)

Keynote

Confronting market power in the Big Tech and communications sectors: Who knows what and why that matters?

  • Introduction and moderation by Dwayne Winseck, Q&A from project researchers and audience.

  • Keynote delivered by Tommaso Valletti, PhD: former Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission (2016–2019) and current Professor of Economics at Imperial College London.

Keynote

Confronting market power in the Big Tech and communications sectors: Who knows what and why that matters?

  • Introduction and moderation by Dwayne Winseck, Q&A from project researchers and audience.

  • Keynote delivered by Tommaso Valletti, PhD: former Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission (2016–2019) and current Professor of Economics at Imperial College London.

Panel

State of media & internet concentration within individual markets (Europe)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Aphra Kerr (Maynooth University)

  • Economic concentration in the French multimedia and communications markets
    Bruno Lefevre (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord-LabEx)

  • Local market, global players: Media ownership concentration compared over time and space: research results from eight European countries
    Josef Trappel (University of Salzburg)
  • Local market, global players. The internationalization of Italian TV broadcasting and of its supply chain: the case history of Sky Italia
    Mattia Galli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
  • State of media concentration in Finland
    Mikko Grönlund (University of Turku) & Tuomas Ranti (University of Turku)
Panel

State of media & internet concentration within individual markets (Europe)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Aphra Kerr (Maynooth University)

  • Economic concentration in the French multimedia and communications markets
    Bruno Lefevre (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord-LabEx)

  • Local market, global players: Media ownership concentration compared over time and space: research results from eight European countries
    Josef Trappel (University of Salzburg)
  • Local market, global players. The internationalization of Italian TV broadcasting and of its supply chain: the case history of Sky Italia
    Mattia Galli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
  • State of media concentration in Finland
    Mikko Grönlund (University of Turku) & Tuomas Ranti (University of Turku)
Panel

Assessing digital media markets: New markets, new players and policy responses

  • Introduction
    Chair: David Nieborg (University of Toronto)
  • Demand side economies of scope in Big Tech business strategy
    Anders Henten (Aalborg University)
  • Concentration, diversity and localism in Australian news media markets
    Terry Flew (University of Sydney) & Cameron McTernan (University of Sydney)
  • Streaming video in Mexico: Concentration by companies, their country of origin and their market share
    Argelia Muñoz (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa) & Rodrigo Gómez (Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaCuajimalpa)
  • Platform Power, Market Heiarchies and the Megacorp: The case of Reliance Jio
    Adrian Athique (University of Queensland)
  • Wiring the world: Meta connectivity between sovereignty & colonialism
    Guy Hoskins (Carleton University)
Panel

Assessing digital media markets: New markets, new players and policy responses

  • Introduction
    Chair: David Nieborg (University of Toronto)
  • Demand side economies of scope in Big Tech business strategy
    Anders Henten (Aalborg University)
  • Concentration, diversity and localism in Australian news media markets
    Terry Flew (University of Sydney) & Cameron McTernan (University of Sydney)
  • Streaming video in Mexico: Concentration by companies, their country of origin and their market share
    Argelia Muñoz (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa) & Rodrigo Gómez (Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaCuajimalpa)
  • Platform Power, Market Heiarchies and the Megacorp: The case of Reliance Jio
    Adrian Athique (University of Queensland)
  • Wiring the world: Meta connectivity between sovereignty & colonialism
    Guy Hoskins (Carleton University)
Panel

State of media & internet concentration within national markets (Asia)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Tracey Lauriault (Carleton University)

  • The rise of East Asian digital platforms: A critical approach
    Dal Yong Jin (Simon Fraser University)
  • The Shape of Platform Antitrust in China
    Min Jiang (UNC Charlotte) & Xiaofei Han (Carleton University)
  • Share of the mobile communications and fixed broadband markets in Japan
    Teppei Koguchi (Shizuoka University)
  • State of media concentration in Finland
    Mikko Grönlund (University of Turku) & Tuomas Ranti (University of Turku)
Panel

State of media & internet concentration within national markets (Asia)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Tracey Lauriault (Carleton University)

  • The rise of East Asian digital platforms: A critical approach
    Dal Yong Jin (Simon Fraser University)
  • The Shape of Platform Antitrust in China
    Min Jiang (UNC Charlotte) & Xiaofei Han (Carleton University)
  • Share of the mobile communications and fixed broadband markets in Japan
    Teppei Koguchi (Shizuoka University)
  • State of media concentration in Finland
    Mikko Grönlund (University of Turku) & Tuomas Ranti (University of Turku)
Keynote

The structure of consumer (citizen) choice: How antitrust and utilities converge in the digital platform economy

  • Introduction and moderation by Vass Bednar, Executive Director, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society, McMaster University; Discussant: Tommaso Valletti & Q&A from project researchers and audience.

  • Keynote address delivered by Elettra Bietti, S.J.D.: Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.

Keynote

The structure of consumer (citizen) choice: How antitrust and utilities converge in the digital platform economy

  • Introduction and moderation by Vass Bednar, Executive Director, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society, McMaster University; Discussant: Tommaso Valletti & Q&A from project researchers and audience.

  • Keynote address delivered by Elettra Bietti, S.J.D.: Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.

Panel

State of media & internet concentration within national markets (Africa/Europe)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes)

  • Ownership and market trends in the Nigerian mobile wireless sector
    Tokunbo Ojo (York University)
  • Measuring media concentration in South Africa: 2015-2021
    Yolandi Botha (University of South Africa), George Angelopulo (University of South Africa) and Petrus Potgieter (University of South Africa)

  • Swiss media markets. Wireless, wireline, and broadcasting among regional, national, and transnational forces (2018-2020)
    Ely Luthi (Università della Svizzera italiana)

Panel

State of media & internet concentration within national markets (Africa/Europe)

  • Introduction
    Chair: Ana Bizberge (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes)

  • Ownership and market trends in the Nigerian mobile wireless sector
    Tokunbo Ojo (York University)
  • Measuring media concentration in South Africa: 2015-2021
    Yolandi Botha (University of South Africa), George Angelopulo (University of South Africa) and Petrus Potgieter (University of South Africa)

  • Swiss media markets. Wireless, wireline, and broadcasting among regional, national, and transnational forces (2018-2020)
    Ely Luthi (Università della Svizzera italiana)

Plenary

Methodological challenges in the digital media industries

  • Eli Noam (Columbia University);

  • Mark Uhrbach (Statistics Canada)

  • Tracey Lauriault (Carleton University)

  • David Nieborg (University of Toronto)

  • Aphra Kerr (Maynooth University)

Plenary

Methodological challenges in the digital media industries

  • Eli Noam (Columbia University);

  • Mark Uhrbach (Statistics Canada)

  • Tracey Lauriault (Carleton University)

  • David Nieborg (University of Toronto)

  • Aphra Kerr (Maynooth University)

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