Research Catalog

Title

The Du Mont Television Network : what happened? : a significant episode in the history of broadcasting / Ted Bergmann, Ira Skutch.

Author

Bergmann, Ted, 1920-

Publication

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002.

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Additional Authors

Skutch, Ira.

Description

xi, 146 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

"ABC, NBC, and CBS are the three names commonly associated with network television. The fourth name, Du Mont, is rarely recognized by people who are either younger than fifty or not communications students. The Du Mont Television Network: What Happened? tells the story of the rise, development, and failure of this fourth network." "Bergmann and Skutch present Du Mont's story in a dramatic, narrative style, from its days in the basement of an old pickle factory to its collaborations with the Paramount company. The story of the network's founder, Dr. Allen Du Mont, and details about management, programs, new technologies, and the network's fall from grace create a fascinating read."--Jacket.

Subject

Du Mont Television Network > History

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Dr. Du Mont -- FCC Matters -- Selling Time -- Government Actions -- Programs -- Sports -- Management Changes -- Running the Network -- Closing Down -- Primetime Schedules -- Senate Subcommittee Testimony -- Booz, Allen & Hamilton Survey.

ISBN

081084270X (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002020089

OCLC

49028888

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library