02602nam 2200565 a 450 99619769260331620230617035342.01-281-31079-497866113107900-470-77574-20-470-77687-0(CKB)1000000000415544(EBL)351487(SSID)ssj0000256906(PQKBManifestationID)11195019(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256906(PQKBWorkID)10228459(PQKB)10401105(MiAaPQ)EBC351487(OCoLC)264615354(EXLCZ)99100000000041554420040708d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTelevision in the antenna age[electronic resource] a concise history /David Marc and Robert J. ThompsonMalden, MA Blackwell20051 online resource (154 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-631-21544-1 0-631-21543-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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;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 sideTelevision broadcastingUnited StatesHistoryTelevisionUnited StatesHistoryTelevision broadcastingHistory.TelevisionHistory.384.550973Marc David920742Thompson Robert J.1959-1240201MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996197692603316Television in the antenna age2877160UNISA