Cable Visions
Author | : Sarah Banet-Weiser |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2007-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780814799499 |
ISBN-13 | : 0814799493 |
Rating | : 4/5 (493 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cable Visions written by Sarah Banet-Weiser and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks beyond broadcasting's mainstream, toward cable's alternatives, to critically consider the capacity of commercial media to serve the public interest. This work offers an overview of the industry's history and regulatory trends, case studies of cable newcomers aimed at niche markets, and analyses of programming forms introduced by cable TV.