Description
Book Synopsis 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.
Table of Contents List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Editorial Note
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: REGULATORY AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES
Chapter 1. Television and the State
Raymond Kuhn and James Stanyer
Chapter 2. Independent Regulatory Authorities
Hervé Isar
Chapter 3. Two Conflicting Notions of Audiovisual Liberalisation
Serge Regourd
Chapter 4. The Future of Public Broadcasting
Jean-Claude Sergeant
PART II: PROGRAMMING STRUCTURES
Chapter 5. Two Programming Models
Régine Chaniac
Chapter 6. Cinema and Television: From Enmity to Interdependence
Lucy Mazdon
Chapter 7. Quality, Culture and Education
Susan Emanuel
PART III: THE NEW MEDIA
Chapter 8. Satellite Television
Peter Goodwin
Chapter 9. Cable Television
Jean-Claude Sergeant
Chapter 10. Beyond Digital Television
Patrick Vittet-Philippe
PART IV: THE CHALLENGE OF EUROPE
Chapter 11. Multimedia Multinationals: Canal Plus and Reuters
Michael Palmer
Chapter 12. The Europeanisation of Programming
Alex Taylor
Chapter 13. Broadcasters' Involvement in Cinematographic Co-productions
Anne Jäckel
Chapter 14. The European Union Audiovisual Policies of the U.K. and France
Richard Collins
Select Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index
