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1. The political and social context surrounding the introduction of television in 1976.- 2. From Apartheid to Democracy to Where? – A Critical Examination of Public Television Regulation Over the Past 50 Years.- 3. Ouroboros: from evil black box to ugly monster. The history of South Africa’s television news.- 4. Apartheid Television and Language Ideologies: Selected Case Studies.- Section 2: Programming and Content Shifts.- 5. From one evening news bulletin to a news bulletin every hour.- 6. Theoretical shifts in television based Entertainment Education (E-E) interventions on HIV and AIDS in South Africa.- 7. Television and Peacebuilding: CCV Television’s nation-building role during the period of political transition in South Africa.- 8. Global Characters in Local Contexts: Examining the Representation of Matriarchs in Uzalo: Blood is Forever.- 9. The ‘Americanisation’ of South African Television and the Ethical Erosion of Society.- 10. Self-Representation Went Wrong? Tabloidizing Blackness in the Moja Love Channel.- 11. South African television ‘and its prioritization of soap operas as key genres of entertainment.- Section 3: Audience and Engagement.- 11. Does South Africa belong to all who live in it? Decoding ethnic minorities representation in South Africa television.- 12. Perceptions and Imaginations of Black Youth in New Brighton Township.- 13. Television storytelling: audience and meaning-making of television soap opera texts.- 14. Televising Truth: The Implications of Televising South Africa’s TRC.- Section 4: Television and Languages in a Multicultural and Multilingual Context.- 15. Gender Portrayals in Television Advertising.- 16. The Power of the Screen: Television's Impact on Consciousness-Raising and Public Discourse Perspectives- 17. From (in)visible and imitated disability in South African television to exposing televiewers to actors with disabilities in South African Soap Operas.- 18. From Screen to Society: Multilingual Families in South African Television Drama.- Section 5: The Emergence of Other Role-Players in the Television Industry.- 19. TV Personalities' Perspectives on Television Development in South Africa: A Phenomenological Inquiry.- 20. Broadcasting the rainbow nation: SABC’s contemporary approach to public interest programming.- 21. Radio Meets TV: Exploring the Relationship Between Radio and Television in South Africa Over the past 50 Years.- Section 6: Television and Digitality.- 22. Analysing Online Discourse: Exploring COVID-19 Vaccination Politicization among Carte Blanche Audiences.- 23. A qualitative study on the challenges and opportunities of digital migration of the South African uMaskandi music.- 24. The monolith crumbles: digital diversification and television news in South Africa.- 25. South African Drama Goes Digital: The Case of Uzalo’s Digital Content Strategy.- Section 7: Industry and Economics.- 26. Save our SABC: The fight for a functional public broadcaster in South Africa.- 27. The Political Economy of Television Broadcast in South Africa: Did Apartheid End?.- 28. The Role of Political Advertisements on Television: A Case of Democratic South Africa.

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      Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
      Publication Date: 12/09/2025
      ISBN13: 9783032001627, 978-3032001627
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      1. The political and social context surrounding the introduction of television in 1976.- 2. From Apartheid to Democracy to Where? – A Critical Examination of Public Television Regulation Over the Past 50 Years.- 3. Ouroboros: from evil black box to ugly monster. The history of South Africa’s television news.- 4. Apartheid Television and Language Ideologies: Selected Case Studies.- Section 2: Programming and Content Shifts.- 5. From one evening news bulletin to a news bulletin every hour.- 6. Theoretical shifts in television based Entertainment Education (E-E) interventions on HIV and AIDS in South Africa.- 7. Television and Peacebuilding: CCV Television’s nation-building role during the period of political transition in South Africa.- 8. Global Characters in Local Contexts: Examining the Representation of Matriarchs in Uzalo: Blood is Forever.- 9. The ‘Americanisation’ of South African Television and the Ethical Erosion of Society.- 10. Self-Representation Went Wrong? Tabloidizing Blackness in the Moja Love Channel.- 11. South African television ‘and its prioritization of soap operas as key genres of entertainment.- Section 3: Audience and Engagement.- 11. Does South Africa belong to all who live in it? Decoding ethnic minorities representation in South Africa television.- 12. Perceptions and Imaginations of Black Youth in New Brighton Township.- 13. Television storytelling: audience and meaning-making of television soap opera texts.- 14. Televising Truth: The Implications of Televising South Africa’s TRC.- Section 4: Television and Languages in a Multicultural and Multilingual Context.- 15. Gender Portrayals in Television Advertising.- 16. The Power of the Screen: Television's Impact on Consciousness-Raising and Public Discourse Perspectives- 17. From (in)visible and imitated disability in South African television to exposing televiewers to actors with disabilities in South African Soap Operas.- 18. From Screen to Society: Multilingual Families in South African Television Drama.- Section 5: The Emergence of Other Role-Players in the Television Industry.- 19. TV Personalities' Perspectives on Television Development in South Africa: A Phenomenological Inquiry.- 20. Broadcasting the rainbow nation: SABC’s contemporary approach to public interest programming.- 21. Radio Meets TV: Exploring the Relationship Between Radio and Television in South Africa Over the past 50 Years.- Section 6: Television and Digitality.- 22. Analysing Online Discourse: Exploring COVID-19 Vaccination Politicization among Carte Blanche Audiences.- 23. A qualitative study on the challenges and opportunities of digital migration of the South African uMaskandi music.- 24. The monolith crumbles: digital diversification and television news in South Africa.- 25. South African Drama Goes Digital: The Case of Uzalo’s Digital Content Strategy.- Section 7: Industry and Economics.- 26. Save our SABC: The fight for a functional public broadcaster in South Africa.- 27. The Political Economy of Television Broadcast in South Africa: Did Apartheid End?.- 28. The Role of Political Advertisements on Television: A Case of Democratic South Africa.

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