British broadcasting in transition / by Burton Paulu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paulu, Burton, 1910-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Broadcasting Corporation.

Independent Television Authority.

Radio broadcasting--Great Britain.

Radio broadcasting.

Television broadcasting--Great Britain.

Television broadcasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1961]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

British Broadcasting in Transition was first published in 1961.Recent developments in British radio and television broadcasting are of keen interest to those on both sides of the Atlantic who are concerned with the basic problems of broadcast regulation. Dr. Paulu gives a detailed account of these developments since 1955, when the new Independent Television Authority introduced commercial television in competition with the noncommercial service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. This volume, a sequel to his earlier book, British Broadcasting: Radio and Television in the United Kingdom, brings the study up to date and provides a comprehensive basis for an evaluation of the British system of managing the airwaves.The author describes the legal and financial structures of both the BBC and the ITA and reviews their program policies and operations. He discusses the effects of television on other communications media and the reaction of the British public to both radio and television. He appraises current performances of the BBC and ITA, notes the effects of competitions, and offers some recommendations for the future of British broadcasting.With increasing numbers of Americans questioning the merits of their broadcasting system, with Britons considering possible changes in theirs, and with several Continental countries contemplating commercial support for television, this account of the British experience provides timely and needed data.

Contents:

CONTENTS; I: BRITISH BROADCASTING TODAY; II: THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; III: THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION AUTHORITY; IV: INDEPENDENT TELEVISION'S PROGRAM COMPANIES; V: TELEVISION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM : NEWS AND OPINION; VI: TELEVISION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM : POLITICAL BROADCASTING; VII: TELEVISION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND ENTERTAINMENT; VIII: THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON RADIO, PRESS, AND CINEMA; IX: THE AUDIENCE FOR BRITISH RADIO AND TELEVISION; X: THE FUTURE OF BRITISH BROADCASTING; APPENDIX; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Sequel to British broadcasting; radio and television in the United Kingdom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-6917-1

OCLC:

476161492