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Book Synopsis
Completely updated and revised new edition of a standard work on television broadcasting

Trade Review
'The best book about the medium to be published for some time' -- Time Out
'Hood was in television at a high level. He knows a great deal about its power politics, internal and external' -- Richard Hoggart, Guardian

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Television – A Map of the Medium
2. The Flow of Images and Gatekeeping
3. The Audience
4. The History of Terrestrial Television
5. The Regulatory Bodies
6. The Charter and the Act
7. The Growth of Government Intervention
8. The Thatcher Years--9. Enter Murdoch – A Cautionary Tale
10. The Thatcher Inheritance
11. Digital Television
12. Convergence--Index

On Television

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    A Paperback by Stuart Hood, Thalia Tabary-Peterssen

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 4/20/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780745311111, 978-0745311111
      ISBN10: 0745311113

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Completely updated and revised new edition of a standard work on television broadcasting

      Trade Review
      'The best book about the medium to be published for some time' -- Time Out
      'Hood was in television at a high level. He knows a great deal about its power politics, internal and external' -- Richard Hoggart, Guardian

      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      1. Television – A Map of the Medium
      2. The Flow of Images and Gatekeeping
      3. The Audience
      4. The History of Terrestrial Television
      5. The Regulatory Bodies
      6. The Charter and the Act
      7. The Growth of Government Intervention
      8. The Thatcher Years--9. Enter Murdoch – A Cautionary Tale
      10. The Thatcher Inheritance
      11. Digital Television
      12. Convergence--Index

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