Television in Europe

by Eli Noam

Overview

Like its companion volume, Telecommunications in Europe, this book deals with the evolution of powerful monopoly institutions in the communications field--the public broadcasters--and the dramatic changes that took place in the late 1980s throughout Europe, and transformed the media landscape. It provides a comprehensive view of European broadcasting systems, using the perspective of economics and policy analysis. The introductory part offers a framework for understanding media and the forces of change affecting them. The main section is a unique series of chapters covering the broadcast and cable television systems of almost thirty European countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195361544
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/06/1992
Series:	Communication and Society
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1310L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Columbia University

Table of Contents

I. European Broadcasting: The Setting1. The Emergence of Change2. National Culture and the Iron Law of Hollywood Dominance: An Economic Critique3. Basic Concepts for the New Television Environment4. A Model for the Analysis of Broadcast Structures5. Electronic Media and Their ImpactII. Television Systems of European Countries6. Germany7. France8. United Kingdom9. ItalyTelevision in the Benelux and Alpine Countries10. Netherlands11. Belgium12. Luxembourg13. Switzerland14. AustriaTelevision in Scandinavia and the North Atlantic Countries15. Sweden16. Finland17. Norway18. Denmark19. Iceland20. IrelandTelevision in the Mediterranean Countries and Eastern Europe21. Spain22. Portugal23. Turkey24. Israel25. Greece26. Television in Eastern EuropeIII. The Evolution of European Broadcasting27. Three Efforts at European Integration28. Direct Satellite Broadcasting29. Conclusion: The Evolutionary Stages of BroadcastingNotesReferencesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"Television in Europe adds welcome breadth to this literature and undoubtedly will become a "must read" and reference work for further study of international television."—Journal of Economic Literature

"Interesting and important."—Telecommunications Policy

"Overall Noam has produced the best multi-country account to date of West European television in the 1980s. He is also excellent on the early television history (and its radio roots) across western Europe."—Prometheus

"...Crucial to anyone needing to become familiar with the history and development of television in specific nations."—The Journal of Media Economics

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