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Record Nr.

UNISA996197692603316

Autore

Marc David

Titolo

Television in the antenna age [[electronic resource] ] : a concise history / / David Marc and Robert J. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2005

ISBN

1-281-31079-4

9786611310790

0-470-77574-2

0-470-77687-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonRobert J. <1959->

Disciplina

384.550973

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - United States - History

Television - United States - History

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

Television in the Antenna Age: A concise History; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 No Small Potatoes; 2 A Downstream Medium; 3 A Burning Bush?; 4 Staging and Screening; 5 Corruption and Plateau; 6 Dull as Paint and Just as Colorful; 7 A Myth is as Good as a Smile; 8 Oligopoly Lost and Found; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Television in the Antenna Age is a brief, accessible, and engaging overview of the medium's history and development in the US. Integrating three major concerns--television as an industry, a technology, and an art—the book is a basic primer on the complex, fascinating, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life.:.; Covers the entire history of American television, from its urban, middle-class beginnings in the late 40s, to the contemporary impact of new technologies and consolidated corporate.;. Includes interview segments with industry insiders, pictures, and side