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Television At the Crossroads
Wedell, George, Luckham, Bryan
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Description for Television At the Crossroads
Hardcover. This text examines the effects of the competition of satellite, cable and the Internet on the standards of terrestrial television and considers what can be done to maintain the standards and quality instigated and guaranteed by the establishing instruments at the time of their inception. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; KNTD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 465.
Television had, until recently, a social and cultural purpose. The BBC, and to a lesser extent ITV and Channel 4, were committed by the legal instruments establishing them to develop and maintain these purposes. With the enlargement of the range of choices for viewers by digital television and the provision of access to cable and satellite TV and the Internet, the role of the terrestrial television channels is being diluted. The authors examine the effects of this and consider whether anything can be done to maintain the standards and quality of television at a time of unlimited competition.
Television had, until recently, a social and cultural purpose. The BBC, and to a lesser extent ITV and Channel 4, were committed by the legal instruments establishing them to develop and maintain these purposes. With the enlargement of the range of choices for viewers by digital television and the provision of access to cable and satellite TV and the Internet, the role of the terrestrial television channels is being diluted. The authors examine the effects of this and consider whether anything can be done to maintain the standards and quality of television at a time of unlimited competition.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333716465
SKU
V9780333716465
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99-15
About Wedell, George, Luckham, Bryan
GEORGE WEDELL is Professor Emeritus of Communications Policy in the University of Manchester. He is author/co-editor of many publications relating to radio and television broadcasting and was general editor of the Media Monograph series. BRYAN LUCKHAM, Consultant, was previously Director of Advanced Studies for the European Institute for the Media in Manchester and Dusseldorf. He is the author ... Read more
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'...a careful, well-balanced analysis...' - Choice