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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Murphy makes a compelling argument that television provides key precedents and frameworks for understanding contemporary digital media. With sophisticated analysis grounded in accessible and engaging prose, this book fills a unique gap in the body of media scholarship." -- Jason Mittell * author of Television & American Culture *
"An ambitious book that defines television not simply as a device or a means of production but instead as an environment. Murphy successfully and effectively elaborates on this idea by introducing numerous concrete examples such as portable music players, various game consoles, and remote controllers. This is an accessible, jargon-free resource. Recommended."
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"Murphy makes a compelling argument that television provides key precedents and frameworks for understanding contemporary digital media. With sophisticated analysis grounded in accessible and engaging prose, this book fills a unique gap in the body of media scholarship." -- Jason Mittell * author of Television & American Culture *
"An ambitious book that defines television not simply as a device or a means of production but instead as an environment. Murphy successfully and effectively elaborates on this idea by introducing numerous concrete examples such as portable music players, various game consoles, and remote controllers. This is an accessible, jargon-free resource. Recommended."
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Table of ContentsIntroduction : how television invents new media
"This is intelligent television" : the emerging technologies of video games, computers, and the medium of television
Is this convergence? : postnetwork television, new media and emerging middletexts
From tube to a "series of tubes" : television in and as new media
Alt-ctrl : the freedom of remotes and controls
Conclusion : television is not new media
