1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990006058280203316

Autore

LEOPARDI, Giacomo <1798-1837>

Titolo

I Canti / Giacomo Leopardi ; a cura di Ettore Mazzali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : Accademia, 1974

Descrizione fisica

306 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Il maestrale

Disciplina

851.7

Collocazione

XV.3. 552

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451281603321

Autore

Starks Michael <1944->

Titolo

Switching to digital television [[electronic resource] ] : UK public policy and the market / / Michael Starks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2007

ISBN

1-281-18738-0

9786611187385

1-84150-988-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

621.38807

Soggetti

Television broadcasting policy - Great Britain

Digital television - Great Britain

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. 236-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface;



Chapter One: Public Policy and the Market; Chapter Two: Who Wants Digital Terrestrial Television?; Chapter Three: Digital = Pay TV?; Chapter Four: Shipwreck and Rescue; Chapter Five: Charting a New Course; Chapter Six: Politics and Responsibilities; Chapter Seven: Consumers are Voters; Chapter Eight: International Perspective; Chapter Nine: The Bigger Picture; Chapter Ten: Mapping Digital Switchover; Notes; Select Bibliography; List of Abbreviations; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Between 2008 and 2012 the UK plans to turn off its conventional analogue terrestrial television and switch fully to digital TV. This is part of a trend across all the technologically advanced nations of the world. The city of Berlin led the way in 2003. The Netherlands became the first country to switch fully in 2006. Digital television was launched in the UK in 1998. Its growth has been dramatic and by no means smooth. The decision to switch fully is, at its heart, a political one: governments and regulators manage terrestrial spectrum and are ultimately responsible for switchover policy. Swi