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American Television on British Screens
Paul Rixon
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Description for American Television on British Screens
Paperback. This work explores how American programmes have become an important part of British television culture since the 1950's, moving from schedule fillers to cornerstones and 'must see' attractions. The book analyses popular and industrial discourses, the changing roles of such programmes on British screens and interviews with key British broadcasters. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFC; JFD; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
This work explores how American programmes have become an important part of British television culture since the 1950's, moving from schedule fillers to cornerstones and 'must see' attractions. The book analyses popular and industrial discourses, the changing roles of such programmes on British screens and interviews with key British broadcasters.
This work explores how American programmes have become an important part of British television culture since the 1950's, moving from schedule fillers to cornerstones and 'must see' attractions. The book analyses popular and industrial discourses, the changing roles of such programmes on British screens and interviews with key British broadcasters.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349520589
SKU
V9781349520589
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Ref
99-15
About Paul Rixon
PAUL RIXON is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Roehampton University, UK. He has published in a number of areas, including new media, American television programmes and the rise of the information city.
Reviews for American Television on British Screens
' American Television on British Screens offers a breadth of points of investigation, highlighting the many processes involved that shape the meanings of US imports in Britain. It provides valuable overviews of the existing literature and good points of departure to investigate, in more detail, how American programmes are incorporated into British television culture.' - Elke Weissmann, Critical Studies in ... Read more