Research Catalog

Title

Teletext : its promise and demise / Leonard R. Graziplene.

Author

Graziplene, Leonard R., 1937-

Publication

Bethlehem, [PA] : Lehigh University Press ; London : Associated University Presses, c2000.

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Description

184 p. ; ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

"Why teletext failed raises many serious questions. Teletext: Its Promise and Demise is the first book to address this issue in depth. Most importantly, from a strategic planning perspective, it identifies, discusses, and analyzes the conditions that sealed teletext's fate." "But why is it important to know about teletext? Because in many ways teletext was the forerunner of the Internet. For this reason a better understanding of teletext has contemporary relevance. Business, legal, technological, and governmental influences will surely impact the Internet in years to come. Will these forces bring improvements or will they provoke a series of irritants? Or, like teletext, will costs become prohibitive?"--Jacket.

Subject

Teletext systems

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-180) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Teletext : a new idea for news dissemination -- 2. Teletext developments in Europe -- 3. Developments in North America -- 4. Teletext is born in the United States -- 5. Print media becomes a major participant -- 6. Viewer impressions -- 7. Starting a local teletext service -- 8. The failure of teletext.

ISBN

0934223645 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^00022427^

OCLC

• 43434699
• SCSB-13398613

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library