Republic on the wire : cable television, pluralism, and the politics of new technologies, 1948-1984 /

"The history of cable television in America is far older than networks like MTV, ESPN, and HBO, which are so familiar to us today. Tracing the origins of cable TV back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many current debates about premium television, cultura...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McMurria, John, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Cable television > United States > History.
Broadcasting > United States > History.
Television broadcasting > United States > History.
Télédistribution > États-Unis > Histoire.
Radiodiffusion > États-Unis > Histoire.
Télévision > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Telecommunications.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Media & Communications.
Broadcasting.
Cable television.
Television broadcasting.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. American Pluralism, Television Policy, and the Method of Equality; 1. Broadcast Policy, Television Spectrum, and the Pluralist Logics of Inequality; 2. Contesting (In)Equality at the Margins of Television Reception; 3. Pay-TV Orders; 4. Local Origination, Public Access, and the Hierarchical Logics of Civic Culture; 5. Blue Skies, Black Cultures; Epilogue. Neutrality, Connectivity, or Equality When Media Converge; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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