Despite a political environment conducive to deregulation, television is one industry that consistently fails to loosen government's regulatory grip. To explain why, Lori A. Brainard explores the technological changes, industry structures and political dynamics which influence policy.
This essay collection explores the phenomenon of "teen TV" in the United States, analyzing the meanings and manifestations of this category of programming from a variety of perspectives.
"Wonderful . . . Toussaint is a genuinely funny writer." Kirkus Reviews
To understand American popular culture, we need to come to grips with the enormous role that television has played in shaping that culture over the past sixty years. In this...
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.
Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present
Examines the repeated association of new electronic media with spiritual phenomena from the telegraph in the late 19th century to television. “Death, desire and distance are Jeffrey Sconce's companions in this truly spooky journey through ...
The 12th edition addresses the realities of students who live in this new era. This text is available in a variety of formats – print and digital.
This book is a useful reference for independent filmmakers who depend on accurate, easy-to-understand budgeting methods to seek funding for their projects.
He is an Adjunct Professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, a Governor of the Television Academy, and Principal of New Amsterdam Media LLC. "If you ever wanted to know how the television industry began, this is your primer.
Colored Television looks at the influence of these ministries beyond the United States, where complex gospels of prosperity and gospels of sexual redemption mutually inform one another while offering hopeful yet socially contested ...