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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813944903321

Autore

White James D (James Daniel)

Titolo

Global media : the television revolution in Asia / / by James D. White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-09090-8

0-203-03611-5

1-299-45871-8

1-136-09082-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Collana

East Asia : history, politics, sociology, culture

Disciplina

384.55/095/090511

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - China

Television broadcasting - Japan

Television broadcasting policy - China

Television broadcasting policy - Japan

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. 259-282) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology, Culture; Full Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One The Globalization Context; Chapter Two Information, Television and News; Chapter Three Case History 1-Japan and NHK; Chapter Four Case History 2-China and CCTV; Chapter Five Case History 3-Hong Kong and STAR TV; Chapter Six Conclusions-Meanwhile, Back in the Future; Appendix: The GNN Planning Documents; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the processes of globalization, demonstrated through a comparative study of three television case histories in Asia. Also illustrated are different approaches to providing television services in the world: public service (NHK in Japan), state (CCTV in China) and commercial (STAR TV, based in Hong Kong). Through its focus, Global Media addresses a considerable lacuna in the media studies literature, which tends to have a heavy Western bias. It provides an original addition to the literature on globalization, which is often abstract and anecdotal, in additio