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The cable and satellite television industries / Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.Description: xii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0205200133 (pbk.)
  • 9780205200139 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 384.55/5/0973
LOC classification:
  • HE 8700.72 P269c 1998
Contents:
Preface 1 Converging Lines 1 2 Brief History of Cable and Satellite Television 19 3 How It Works: The Technology 68 4 Distribution, Competition, and Convergence: "The Waltz of the Elephants" 115 5 Content and Control: "It's the Programming (and Services)" 157 6 Multichannel Business Operations: The Real World 204 7 Law and Regulation 257 8 Television without Frontiers 295 9 Social Issues in Cable and Satellite Television: The Broadband Society 317 App. A Selected Programming Networks 349 App. B Selected Programming Network Ownership 353 Bibliography 357 Index 363
Summary: Captures the scope and detail of the impact of new technologies in the world of television and examines the convergence and competition of emerging television industries.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HE 8700.72 P269c 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000192773

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-362) and index.

Preface
1 Converging Lines 1
2 Brief History of Cable and Satellite Television 19
3 How It Works: The Technology 68
4 Distribution, Competition, and Convergence: "The Waltz of the Elephants" 115
5 Content and Control: "It's the Programming (and Services)" 157
6 Multichannel Business Operations: The Real World 204
7 Law and Regulation 257
8 Television without Frontiers 295
9 Social Issues in Cable and Satellite Television: The Broadband Society 317
App. A Selected Programming Networks 349
App. B Selected Programming Network Ownership 353
Bibliography 357
Index 363

Captures the scope and detail of the impact of new technologies in the world of television and examines the convergence and competition of emerging television industries.

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