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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449895003321

Autore

Collins Richard <1946-, >

Titolo

From satellite to single market : new communication technology and European Public Service television / / Richard Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-68128-3

1-280-15781-X

0-203-98424-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in cultural and media studies

Disciplina

384.55/094

Soggetti

Public television - European Union countries - History

Direct broadcast satellite television - European Union countries - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; TABLES; PREFACE; ACRONYMS; INTRODUCTION; 1 EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY; 2  THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION; 3  PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING; 4  EURIKON: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAN-EUROPEAN TELEVISION; 5  EURIKON PROGRAMMING; 6  FROM EURIKON TO EUROPA; 7  EUROPA: THE CASTLE IN THE AIR; 8  EUROSPORT AND EURONEWS; 9  THE LANGUAGE FACTOR; 10 THE AUDIENCE FOR PAN-EUROPEAN TELEVISION; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I  Why Eurikon and why not? Speculations on motives; APPENDIX II  Pan-European institutions1; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Richard Collins explores public service television's role in fostering pan-European cultural identity. Based on extensive primary research, interviews with participants and analysis of key European programmes, this book documents the growth of the public service satellite television network which was backed by the European Union, and its eventual alliance with Rupert Murdoch's commercial Sky network.