Latin American television industries / John Sinclair and Joseph D. Straubhaar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinclair, John, 1944- author.

Straubhaar, Joseph D., author.

Series:

International screen industries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting--Latin America.

Television broadcasting.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

205 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : BFI/Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

The television industries of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries comprise one of the world's most important regional and transnational cultural markets. Latin American Television Industries provides a comprehensive account of television production, distribution and reception in these areas, taking into account recent technological and economic developments, and placing local output in the context of the global industry. John Sinclair and Joseph D. Straubhaar cover a diverse range of topics, from the influence of leading producers in Mexico and Brazil on global markets, to the emergence of second-tier producers and exporters in the region, and export success in Russia and China. Exploring the way in which linguistic and cultural cohesion in Latin America has facilitated the development of regional production, this book shows how Latin American television, with its complex fusion of commercial imperatives and popular culture, occupies a unique place in the history of the internationalisation of television as an institution. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Development of Broadcasting in Latin America as a Region 9

2 The Dominant Markets - Mexico 36

3 The Dominant Markets - Brazil 63

4 Emergent Producers and Markets in Latin America 92

5 Iberoamerica and the Lusophone Space as Global Television, Markets 116

6 National Television Systems in the Global Era 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781844573899

1844573893

9781844573882

1844573885

OCLC:

867827053