Television under the Tories : : broadcasting policy 1979-1997 / Peter Goodwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodwin, Peter, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting policy--Great Britain.

Television broadcasting policy.

Television and politics--Great Britain.

Television and politics.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

vi, 186 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : BFI Publishing, 1998.

Summary:

Television under the Tories gives an engaging and critical account of the twists and turns in the Conservative Government's attempts to reshape British television.

This book offers an overview of the policy dilemmas involved in establishing cable and satellite systems, reshaping public service broadcasting and preparing television for the digital age. Developments are set in the international context and issues of television policy are related to a critical examination of the new free market orthodoxy.

This authoritative and accessible account is of value to students of international communications, television and government policy.

Contents:

UK television 1979

unfinished business

new technology, new approaches - satellite

new technology, new approaches - cable

the Peacock Committee

the great reform in practice - from White Paper to Broadcasting Act

the reform in practice

back to the BBC

into the multi-media age?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-180) and index.

ISBN:

0851706134

0851706142

OCLC:

40684241