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The Television History Book
About this book
Traces the history of broadcasting and the infludence developments in broadcasting have had over our social, cultural and economic practices. Examining the broadcasting traditions of the UK and USA, 'The Television History Book' make connections between events and tendencies that both unite and differentiate these national broadcasting traditions.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This
book
would
not
exist
but
for
the
vision
and
efforts
of
Andrew
Lockett
of
the
BFI,
who
commissioned
it,
and
Ann
Simmonds,
who
made
it
all
come
together.
Jason
Jacobs,
the
associate
editor,
not
only
played
an
absolutely
vital
role
in
identifying
contributors
and
persuading
them
to
write
for
the
project,
but
also
wrote
several
key
essays
himself.
I
am
especially
grateful
to
all
our
contributors,
whose
knowledge
and
scholarly
generosity
makes
the
book
what
it
is:
a
unique
compilation
of
irreplaceable
information
on
the
history
of
this
much-discussed
medium.
I
learned
enormously
in
the
process
of
editing
this
volume,
and
am
pleased
to
bring
the
work
of
so
many
fine
scholars
together.
Thank
you
all.
P
R
E
F
A
C
E
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Technologies
- Institutions: From Origins to Stability
- Institutions: Conflict and Change
- Programming: 1950s–80s
- Programming: New Venues, New Forms
- Audiences
- Bibliography
- Index