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Television at the crossroads

Title
Television at the crossroads / George Wedell and Bryan Luckham ; with cartoons by Miroslav Barták.
Author
Wedell, E. G. (Eberhard George), 1927-
Publication
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

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Additional Authors
Luckham, Bryan.
Description
xiii, 233 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
The authors perceive television at a crossroads as it balances on the cusp of the new century: either television is a classical model of information, education, and entertainment provider, or television fulfills mass communication needs with the commercial supply and economic demand nexus satisfied.
Subject
  • Television broadcasting > Great Britain
  • Television broadcasting
  • Televisie
  • Sociale aspecten
  • Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and index.
Contents
pt. I. The Framework. 1. Moving the Goalposts. 2. Needs Must When Innovation Drives. 3. The Accountants Drive out the Guardians -- pt. II. The Content. 4. That's All We Have Time for: News and Current Affairs. 5. Sport: Does the Tail Wag the Dog? 6. The Battle for Ratings: Peak-Hour Schedules. 7. The Exploitation of Emotion. 8. Minority Programmes: a Major Problem -- pt. III. The Future. 9. Shoring up the Stable Door: the Limits of Regulation. 10. Professionals in Search of a Profession. 11. Television at the Crossroads: Which Way to Turn?
ISBN
  • 0333716469
  • 9780333716465
LCCN
00068190
OCLC
  • ocm45558775
  • 45558775
  • SCSB-1225870
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library