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

• Autore: Marc David
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (154 p.)
• Disciplina: 384.550973
• Soggetto topico: Television broadcasting - United States - History; Television - United States - History
• Altri autori: ThompsonRobert J. <1959->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Television in the antenna age
• ISBN: 1-281-31079-4; 9786611310790; 0-470-77574-2; 0-470-77687-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996197692603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno