New television, old politics : the transition to digital TV in the United States and Britain / Hernan Galperin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galperin, Hernan, author.

Series:

Communication, society and politics.

Communication, society and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting--United States.

Television broadcasting.

Digital television--Economic aspects--United States.

Digital television.

Television broadcasting--Great Britain.

Digital television--Economic aspects--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the economic, political, and technological forces that are shaping the future of broadcasting in advanced industrialized nations by comparing the transition from analog to digital TV in the US and Britain. Digital TV involves a major reordering of the broadcast sector that requires governments to rethink governance tools for the digital media era. By looking at how the transition is unfolding in these nations, the book uncovers the political underpinnings of the emerging governance regime for digital communications and explores the implications of the transition for the development of the Information Society in the US and Europe. The findings challenge much conventional wisdom about media deregulation and the globalization of communications. The transition to digital TV has not weakened but rather reinforced government control over broadcasting. Moreover, contrary to what many globalization theories would predict, it has reinforced preexisting differences in the organization of media across nations.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; PART I A Political Economy of Digital TV; PART II The American Road to Digital TV; PART III The British Road to Digital TV; PART IV New Television, Old Politics; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-301) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14633-X

1-280-47775-X

0-511-19514-1

0-511-19580-X

0-511-19372-6

0-511-32711-0

0-511-51008-X

0-511-19446-3

OCLC:

171138740