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almafu_9961652655702883
Format:
1 online resource (256 p.)
ISBN:
9781800735095
Content:
The importance of contemporary television broadcasting for the shaping and development of national cultures and identities is increasingly evident. Television as the privileged medium for the dissemination of information and for mass entertainment has irreversibly altered the manner in which nations perceive themselves and each other. This volume explores the multiple and complex ways in which audiovisual developments in two important European states have impacted on the life styles and attitudes of the population at large and its governing elites. This is the first study that is devoted to the highly significant roles played by France and Britain in the formulation of European audiovisual policy and that provides a truly comparative analysis of the contemporary audiovisual scene in the two countries. It consists of four complementary sections: an overview of the audiovisual landscapes in Britain and France; an analysis of television programming; an account of the new cable and satellite media, and an assessment of European audiovisual integration. Overall, this volume offers a constructive contribution to the continuing debate on national and European broadcasting.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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List of Tables --
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Acknowledgements --
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Editorial Note --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Introduction --
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Part I: Regulatory and Political Structures --
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1. Television and the State --
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2. Independent Regulatory Authorities --
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3. Two Conflicting Notions of Audiovisual Liberalisation --
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4. The Future of Public Broadcasting --
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Part II: Programming Structures --
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5. Two Programming Models --
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6. Cinema and Television: From Enmity to Interdependence --
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7. Quality, Culture and Education --
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Part III: The New Media --
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8. Satellite Television --
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9. Cable Television --
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10. Beyond Digital Television --
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Part IV: The Challenge of Europe --
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11. Multimedia Multinationals: Canal Plus and Reuters --
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12. The Europeanisation of Programming --
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13. Broadcasters’ Involvement in Cinematographic Co-productions --
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14. The European Union Audiovisual Policies of the U.K. and France --
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Select Bibliography --
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Notes on Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781800735095
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800735095?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781800735095
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