
The Television History Book
BFI Publishing
Published on 12. January 2004
Book
Hardback
175 pages
978-0-85170-987-1 (ISBN)
Description
During the second half of the 20th century, the developments in television broadcasting exerted an immeasurable influence over our social, cultural and economic practices. This volume presents an overview, written by leading media scholars, which traces the history of broadcasting in two major centres of television development and export: Great Britain and the USA. With this integrated format, "The Television History Book" encourages readers to make connections between events and tendencies that both unite and differentiate these national broadcasting traditions. From the origins of the public service and commercial systems of broadcasting to the contemporary period of technological and economic convergence, this book provides an accessible overview of the history of television technology, institutions, policies, programmes and audiences.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, further reading, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85170-987-1 (9780851709871)
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Additional editions

Michele Hilmes | Jason Jacobs
The Television History Book
E-Book
03/2021
1st Edition
BFI Publishing
€41.99
Available for download
Persons
Editor
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
University of Queensland, Australia
Content
Introduction - TV nations; institutions - from origins to stability; institutions - conflict and change; programming - from the 50s to the 80s; programming - new venues, new forms.