Switching channels [[electronic resource] ] : organization and change in TV broadcasting / / Richard E. Caves ; with Karen Guo ... [et al.]

• Autore: Caves Richard E
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 360 p.)
• Disciplina: 384.55/1/0973
• Soggetto topico: Television broadcasting - Economic aspects - United States; Television broadcasting - United States
• Altri autori: GuoKaren
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART ONE Tv Programs As Creative Goods -- 1. The Market for Broadcast Network Programming -- 2. Syndication -- 3. The Public Broadcasting System -- PART TWO. Switching Channels and Program Quality -- 4. The Squeeze on Broadcasters' Rents -- 5. Cable Networks and Upgraded Cable Programming -- 6. Broadcast Networks, Stations, and Rents -- PART THREE. Bargaining Tables and Media Conglomerates -- 7. Program Supply, Integration, And The Fin-Syn Rules -- 8. Broadcast Stations: Lengthening the Chains -- 9. Cable Networks and Cable Operators: Ownership Links and Carriage Decisions -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. Notes. Selected References. Index -- Appendix A: Determinants of Affiliates' Compensation -- Appendix B: Gains for Chains in Radio -- Notes -- Selected References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Media critics invariably disparage the quality of programming produced by the U.S. television industry. But why the industry produces what it does is a question largely unasked. It is this question, at the crux of American popular culture, that Switching Channels explores.
• Titolo autorizzato: Switching channels
• ISBN: 0-674-02929-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814424503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II