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Television in the Multichannel Age: A Brief History of Cable Television
Megan Mullen
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Description for Television in the Multichannel Age: A Brief History of Cable Television
Paperback. Television in the Multichannel Age is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the history of multichannel television in all its forms - from cable to direct-to-home satellite and beyond. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Television in the Multichannel Age is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the history of multichannel television in all its forms – from cable to direct-to-home satellite and beyond. Chapter by chapter, the book traces the evolution of cable television from its pre-historical origins in the late 1940s to the communications satellites and DBS distribution systems of the modern digital age, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Television in the Multichannel Age is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the history of multichannel television in all its forms – from cable to direct-to-home satellite and beyond. Chapter by chapter, the book traces the evolution of cable television from its pre-historical origins in the late 1940s to the communications satellites and DBS distribution systems of the modern digital age, both in the U.S. and internationally.
- Guides the reader through the history of multichannel television from its origins in the ‘40s to the modern age
- Discusses factors that influence today’s television landscape including government policy-making, ... Read more
- Concentrates on domestic multichannel technologies while considering global impacts of these technologies
- Includes newly discovered oral history transcripts, personal interviews, government documents, and never before seen photographs
- Presents a fascinating history of media that have come to play critical roles in today’s society, and in doing so invites the reader to speculate on the future of multichannel television
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405149709
SKU
V9781405149709
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99-15
About Megan Mullen
Megan Mullen is Associate Professor of Communication and Co-Director of the Humanities Program at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She is the author of Cable Television Programming in the United States: Revolution or Evolution (2003). She was also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Fellowship for 2005-2006.
Reviews for Television in the Multichannel Age: A Brief History of Cable Television
"Megan Mullen tells the story of American cable television the way it should be told: small-town start-ups, daring entrepreneurs, rising media moguls, unexpected outcomes of media regulation, new communication technologies, proliferation of viewing choices, and ever-growing audiences. Television in the Multichannel Age is top-notch scholarship that is also and immensely useful reading for students in the classroom."
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