Cable Visions Television Beyond Broadcasting |
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| Editor:
| Banet-Weiser, Sarah
Chris, Cynthia
Freitas, Anthony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-9950-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Looks beyond broadcasting's mainstream, toward cable's alternatives, to critically consider the capacity of commercial media to serve the public interest. This work offers an overview of the industry's history and regulatory trends, case studies of cable newcomers aimed at niche markets, and analyses of programming forms introduced by cable TV.
Looks beyond broadcasting's mainstream, toward cable's alternatives, to critically consider the capacity of commercial media to serve the public interest. This work offers an overview of the industry's history and regulatory trends, case studies of cable newcomers aimed at niche markets, and analyses of programming forms introduced by cable TV.