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A Study of Modern Television Andrew Crisell

A Study of Modern Television By Andrew Crisell

A Study of Modern Television by Andrew Crisell

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This essential text provides an account of the complex character of modern television. Covering issues ranging from television's historical development to its impact on culture and society in general, the text provides an analysis of television's strengths and limitations. The book's scope and clarity make it ideal for all media students.

A Study of Modern Television Summary

A Study of Modern Television: Thinking Inside the Box by Andrew Crisell

This essential text provides an account of the complex character of modern television. Covering issues ranging from television's historical development to its impact on culture and society in general, the text provides an analysis of television's strengths and limitations. The book's scope and clarity make it ideal for all media students.

A Study of Modern Television Reviews

'This is a well timed text...The book's split into three sections: The foundations of modern television; Television genres; Television Culture. The strength of Crisell's book lies particularly in the first two sections' Nick Lacey, Media Education Association, Newsletter December 2006.

About Andrew Crisell

ANDREW CRISELL is Professor of Broadcasting at Sunderland University, UK. He is the author of Understanding Radio (Routledge, 1994) and Introductory History of British Broadcasting (Routledge, 2002), and the editor of Music Box: Radio Cultures and Communities in a Multi-Media World (Berghahn, 2004).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN TELEVISION.- Birth and Infancy: 1884 1954.- The Years of Duopoly: 1955 1982.- Proliferation and Deregulation: the 1970s Onwards.- Modern Television: Policies and Practices.- PART II: TELEVISION GENRES.- News and Current Affairs.- Documentary and Features.- Forms of Infotainment.- SportDrama and Film.- Comedy and Light Entertainment.- PART III: TELEVISION CULTURE.- Television: Audience Uses and Effects.- Globalisation and Localism.- Television, Theatricality and Public Life.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.

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NPB9780333964088
9780333964088
033396408X
A Study of Modern Television: Thinking Inside the Box by Andrew Crisell
Andrew Crisell
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2006-03-30
200
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