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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457084303321

Autore

Holt Jennifer <1968->

Titolo

Empires of entertainment [[electronic resource] ] : media industries and the politics of deregulation, 1980-1996 / / Jennifer Holt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-282-27270-5

9786613815101

0-8135-5086-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

338.4/7302230973

Soggetti

Mass media - Ownership - United States

Mass media - Economic aspects - United States

Broadcasting - Law and legislation - United States

Telecommunication - Deregulation - United States

Telecommunication policy - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the foundation of empires -- 1980-1983 : film vs. cable -- 1983-1985 : broadcast and the blueprints of empires -- 1984-1986 : outsiders moving in : Murdoch and Turner -- 1986-1988 : golden era redux -- 1989-1992 : big media without frontiers -- 1993-1995 : the last mile -- Conclusion : 1996 and beyond : the political economy of transformation.

Sommario/riassunto

Empires of Entertainment integrates legal, regulatory, industrial, and political histories to chronicle the dramatic transformation within the media between 1980 and 1996. As film, broadcast, and cable grew from fundamentally separate industries to interconnected, synergistic components of global media conglomerates, the concepts of vertical and horizontal integration were redesigned. The parameters and boundaries of market concentration, consolidation, and government scrutiny began to shift as America's politics changed under the Reagan administration. Through the use of case studies that highlight key moments in this transformation, Jennifer Holt explores the politics of



deregulation, the reinterpretation of antitrust law, and lasting modifications in the media landscape. Holt skillfully expands the conventional models and boundaries of media history. A fundamental part of her argument is that these media industries have been intertwined for decades and, as such, cannot be considered separately. Instead, film, cable and broadcast must be understood in relation to one another, as critical components of a common history. Empires of Entertainment is a unique account of deregulation and its impact on political economy, industrial strategies, and media culture at the end of the twentieth century.