From satellite to single market : new communication technology and European Public Service television / / Richard Collins

• Autore: Collins Richard <1946-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 384.55/094
• Soggetto topico: Public television - European Union countries - History; Direct broadcast satellite television - European Union countries - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-285) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; TABLES; PREFACE; ACRONYMS; INTRODUCTION; 1 EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY; 2 THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION; 3 PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING; 4 EURIKON: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAN-EUROPEAN TELEVISION; 5 EURIKON PROGRAMMING; 6 FROM EURIKON TO EUROPA; 7 EUROPA: THE CASTLE IN THE AIR; 8 EUROSPORT AND EURONEWS; 9 THE LANGUAGE FACTOR; 10 THE AUDIENCE FOR PAN-EUROPEAN TELEVISION; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I Why Eurikon and why not? Speculations on motives; APPENDIX II Pan-European institutions1; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Richard Collins explores public service television's role in fostering pan-European cultural identity. Based on extensive primary research, interviews with participants and analysis of key European programmes, this book documents the growth of the public service satellite television network which was backed by the European Union, and its eventual alliance with Rupert Murdoch's commercial Sky network.
• Titolo autorizzato: From satellite to single market
• ISBN: 1-134-68127-5; 1-134-68128-3; 1-280-15781-X; 0-203-98424-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777362103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge research in cultural and media studies.