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New Patterns in Global Television focuses upon the development of television industries in some of the countries outside the traditionally dominant centres. It challenges the view that `cultural imperialism' from powerful metropolitan centres dictates the supply of television programmes and services in the world. Specialist researchers provide the first comprehensive overview of TV production in dynamic `peripheral' regions such as Latin America, India, the Middle East, Greater China, and, in the English-speaking world, Canada and Australia.
What is meant by an 'independent' television and press, and what
affirmative role should any government have in the regulation of
television? How do competing interest groups use media regulation
to their advantage? What impact does television have on democratic
values and the process of democracy itself? Television, the Public
Sphere, and the National Identity focuses on these and other
questions in a broad reinterpretation of television's role and
influence on democratic societies in a time of increased
globalization of the media. Monroe E. Price's lively and
wide-ranging study is unique in developing a theory which covers
media developments in both the United States and Europe, including
the states of the post-Soviet transition (Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union). Examining the relationship
between television and these societies, Price asks how the
globalization of television affects the medium's impact on these
nations and, indeed, on the survival of the nation state itself.
The book also looks at the justifications and abuses that have
arisen in television's regulation, and predicts the future role of
TV in society.
This is an important study of the crucial issue of alternatives in
commercial and public support of broadcasting in the U.S. and
Europe. The Peacock Committee on Financing the BBC, a committee
sponsored by the British government, commissioned Jay Blumler and
Tom Nossiter to investigate the impact of alternate ways of
financing the BBC on the range and quality of broadcasting. They
then commissioned papers on broadcasting financing in the United
States, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany,
Australia, New Zealand, and Japan to answer the question: "Should
the BBC allow some commercial support in financing?" This is an
essential collection for broadcast policy-makers and researchers.
Mabel Constanduros was one of the first British radio comediennes
and a beloved star of the early BBC, best known as the creator and
performer of the comic Cockney family, the Bugginses. In this, the
first significant biography of Constanduros, Jennifer J Purcell
explores Constanduros’s career and influence on the shaping of
popular British entertainment alongside the history of the nascent
BBC. Mother of the BBC provides new insights into programming
decisions and content on the early BBC, deepening our understanding
of the history and evolution of situation comedy and soap opera.
Further, Constanduros’s biography considers class in the
representation of the British people on BBC radio, the gendered
experience and performance of radio celebrity, and the
intersections between BBC entertainment and other forms of popular
media prior to the advent of television. Constanduros’s emphasis
on the everyday and the family had far-reaching impacts on the
shape of sitcom and soap opera in Britain, two popular lenses
through which the nation sees itself at home. Her role in
developing entertainment on the BBC and the ways in which she
cultivated her career make her the Mother of the BBC, but in
constructing a popular image of family life she might also be
considered the Mother of the Nation.
This book examines the representation of blackness on television
at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in
the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. In the process, it looks
carefully at how television's ideological projects with respect to
race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to
maximize profits or consolidate power.
Sasha Torres examines the complex relations between the
television industry and the civil rights movement as a knot of
overlapping interests. She argues that television coverage of the
civil rights movement during 1955-1965 encouraged viewers to
identify "with" black protestors and "against" white police,
including such infamous villains as Birmingham's Bull Connor and
Selma's Jim Clark. Torres then argues that television of the 1990s
encouraged viewers to identify "with" police "against" putatively
criminal blacks, even in its dramatizations of police
brutality.
Torres's pioneering analysis makes distinctive contributions to
its fields. It challenges television scholars to consider the
historical centrality of race to the constitution of the medium's
genres, visual conventions, and industrial structures. And it
displaces the analytical focus on stereotypes that has hamstrung
assessments of television's depiction of African Americans,
concentrating instead on the ways in which African Americans and
their political collectives have actively shaped that depiction to
advance civil rights causes. This book also challenges African
American studies to pay closer and better attention to television's
ongoing role in the organization and disorganization of U.S. racial
politics.
Audio is a unique medium for communication. It's intimate,
immediate, immersive, and creators can produce it at home. In The
Podcaster's Manifesto, Sarah Lemanczyk draws from her experience as
one of the first professors in the United States to teach a
dedicated podcasting course as part of a journalism curriculum. The
book takes the mystery out of audio: what makes it different, where
its challenges lie, and what makes it such an enticing medium to
work in. The book prepares readers to participate in the audio
world by introducing them to terminology, equipment, and best
practices, and then demonstrating how to put it all together to
create audio that is impactful, engaging, and rich-audio that
people will listen to. Dedicated chapters help readers find their
voice, write for the ear, edit audio, set up a home studio, pitch a
podcast, and more. Written in an easy, humorous style, The
Podcaster's Manifesto is an exemplary resource for programs and
courses in communication, especially those with emphasis in audio
and podcasting. It is also an invaluable resource for any
individual interested in developing their own podcast.
The Middle East has been a particular focus of global crisis
reporting. Yet, international coverage of these conflicts has
historically been presented through a 'Western' perspective. The
absence of Arab voices in the global public sphere has created a
discursive gap between the Middle East and the rest of the world.
The arrival of Al Jazeera English might, therefore, be regarded as
an attempt to bridge this gap by broadcasting discourses from and
about the Arab world. Using a framing analysis of selected news
reports by Al Jazeera English before and after the so-called 'Arab
Spring' protests, this book considers Al Jazeera English's position
in the global news environment and identifies the extent to which
it addresses this gap between the Arab and global spheres.
Truman Locke is a television executive. His job - to seek out
extraordinary people and stories to put on TV - gives him a licence
for adventure; freedom to go almost anywhere and do almost
anything, so long as he's successful. But now, things are going
wrong. Under mounting pressure, his manoeuvring and risk taking
start to slip out of control, bringing trouble and danger to his
ordered world, jeopardizing everything. In Some Things You Should
Know, this talented but flawed anti-hero tells his own story - one
of lies, crime and complex relationships. It's a page-turning
thriller, inspired by the realities of life in a glamorous but
treacherous industry, exposing them in a way no book ever has
before. Truman's experiences show what it's like to work at TV's
cutting edge: what motivates TV producers, how they think and
behave, and what it takes to succeed in a cut-throat creative
business.
British Radio Drama, 1945-1963 reveals the quality and range of the
avant-garde radio broadcasts from the 'golden age' of British radio
drama. Turning away from the cautious and conservative programming
that emerged in the UK immediately after World War II, young
generations of radio producers looked to French theatre,
introducing writers such as Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco to
British radio audiences. This 'theatre of the absurd' triggered a
renaissance of writing and production featuring the work of Giles
Cooper, Rhys Adrian and Harold Pinter, as well as the launch of the
BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Based on primary archival research and
interviews with former BBC staff, Hugh Chignell places this
high-point in the BBC's history in the broader context of British
post-war culture, as norms of morality and behavior were
re-negotiated in the shadow of the Cold War, while at once
establishing the internationalism of post-war radio and theatre.
New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer
Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal
parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection,
race, hair, travel, dating, Black excellence, and more. Written in
Phoebe's unforgettable voice and with her unparalleled wit,
Robinson's latest collection, laced with spot-on pop culture
references, takes on a wide range of topics. From the values she
learned from her parents (including, but not limited to, advice on
not bringing outside germs onto your clean bed) to her and her
boyfriend, lovingly known as British Baekoff, deciding to have a
child-free union, to the way the Black Lives Matter movement took
center stage in America, and, finally, the continual struggle to
love her 4C hair, each essay is packed with humor and humanity. By
turns insightful, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartfelt, Please Don't
Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes is not only a brilliant look
at our current cultural moment, but a collection that will stay
with you for years to come.
Drawing worldwide acclaim from critics and audiences alike,
programmes like The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge and The Legacy
demonstrate widespread fascination with Danish style, aesthetics
and culture as seen through television narratives. This book uses
familiar, alongside lesser known, case studies of drama series to
demonstrate how the particular features of Danish production - from
work cultures, to storytelling techniques and trans-national
cooperation - have enhanced contemporary Danish drama's appeal both
at home and abroad. The era of globalisation has blurred national
and international television cultures and promoted regular
cross-fertilisation between film and television industries.
Important questions have emerged from this context surrounding, for
example, the 'Americanisation' of foreign television formats, the
meaning and practice behind the term 'quality television', and the
purpose and efficacy of public service broadcasting. Beyond the
Bridge tackles these issues in relation to Danish television, by
examining the so-called 'scaffolded production processes' behind
the making of quality serials and their thought-provoking content.
Drawing on popular motifs from these celebrated dramas such as
foreign politics, organised crime, global warming, and the impact
of multinational corporations, this timely book provides crucial
insight into the Danish dramas at the forefront of sophisticated,
forward-thinking, fictional television.
Joan Bakewell has led a varied, sometimes breathless life: she has
been a teacher, copywriter, studio manager, broadcaster,
journalist, the government's Voice of Older People and chair of the
theatre company Shared Experience. She has written four radio
plays, two novels and an autobiography - The Centre of The Bed. Now
in her 80s, she is still broadcasting. Though it may look as though
she is now part of the establishment - a Dame, President of
Birkbeck College, a Member of the House of Lords as Baroness
Bakewell of Stockport - she's anything but and remains outspoken
and courageous. In Stop the Clocks, she muses on all she has lived
through, how the world has changed and considers the things and
values she will be leaving behind. Stop the Clocks is a book of
musings, a look back at what she was given by her family, at the
times in which she grew up - ranging from the minutiae of life such
as the knowledge of how to darn and how to make a bed properly with
hospital corners, to the bigger lessons of politics, of lovers, of
betrayal. She talks of the present, of her family, of friends and
literature - and talks too of what she will leave behind. This is a
thoughtful, moving and spirited book as only could be expected from
this extraordinary woman.
By providing students with essential information regarding
broadcast performance, On Air: Effective Announcing helps them
develop the skills required to enter the field of professional
announcing. The text also helps students understand how the study
of broadcast performance fits within the larger framework of
communication studies. The book begins with an overview of the
professional practice of announcing and an exploration of essential
principles of effective communication. Later chapters help the
reader prepare for on-air performance. The book provides valuable
advice regarding what to expect on set, how to prepare for live
broadcast performance, how to make on-air communication meaningful
and memorable, and more. Additional chapters are dedicated to the
development of a distinctive voice and effective speech practices,
mastery of spoken English, and developing an understanding of sound
and audio. The final chapter provides real-world strategies for
breaking into the business and building a lasting career. Featuring
voice exercises, opportunities for reflection, and a surplus of
practical advice, On Air is well suited for introductory courses in
broadcast performance, media performance, and announcing.
Written from an insider's extraordinary working encounters and
packed with never-seen-before pictures, this compelling and
entertaining compendium of astonishing (and often hilarious)
anecdotes, is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the sounds and
sights of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Fascinating encounters and working
relationships with over fifty global super-stars - from Madonna to
Miles Davis, David Bowie, Little Richard, Ozzy Osbourne, Bryan
Ferry, Malcolm Maclaren, Sting, Elton John, Jane Fonda and many
more, are described with wry humour. Amongst many, there are
first-hand tales of the great Miles Davis being ordered to stop
playing his trumpet ("that thing") in a Newcastle pub; Chris paying
Madonna's train fare (standard class) with cash in brown envelope;
Red Hot Chilli Peppers playing on top of a giant hot dog in
Hollywood, and a meeting with Grace Jones wearing a Micky Mouse hat
in Birmingham Botanical Gardens. "Namedropper - an unorthodox
biography" is jam-packed with similar observations and anecdotes on
the rich and famous of the day and is written with huge warmth and
wit by broadcaster, film maker and former producer of Channel 4's
The Tube, Chris Phipps.
In the days before mobile phones, the internet and 24-hour news
channels, the easiest way for a British foreign correspondent to
find out what was going on in the world was to phone the local
office of Reuters news agency and ask: 'Is anything
happening?'That's how the award-winning BBC reporter and presenter
Robin Lustig started out in journalism, working for Reuters as an
agency man. During a distinguished career spanning more than forty
years, he watched the world of news change beyond recognition, as
he reported on terror attacks, wars and political coups.In this
witty and illuminating memoir, Lustig looks back on his life as a
newsman, from coming under fire in Pakistan to reporting on the
fall of the Berlin Wall; from meeting Nelson Mandela to covering
Princess Diana's sudden death.Back in the studio, Lustig lets us in
through the BBC's back door for a candid, behind-the-scenes look at
some of his triumphs and disasters working for the nation's
favourite broadcaster.He writes of his childhood as the son of
refugees from Nazi Germany and, drawing on thirty years of
reporting about the Middle East, he comes to a startling conclusion
about the establishment of the state of Israel. Astute, incisive
and frequently hilarious, Is Anything Happening? is both an
irresistible personal memoir and an insightful reflection on world
events over the past forty-five years.
ESPN's rise is one of the most remarkable stories about business
and sports in our time, and nobody can tell it better than George
Bodenheimer. It may be hard to believe, but not long ago, getting
sports updates was difficult and frustrating. ESPN changed
everything. George Bodenheimer knows. Initially hired to work in
the mailroom, one of Bodenheimer's first jobs was to pick up
sportscaster Dick Vitale at the Hartford airport and drive him to
ESPN's main campus--a couple of trailers in a dirt parking lot. But
as ESPN grew, so did George's status in the company. In fact,
Bodenheimer played a major part in making ESPN a daily presence not
just here, but all over the world. In this business leadership
memoir - written with bestselling author Donald T. Phillips -
Bodenheimer lays out ESPN's meteoric rise. This is a book for
business readers and sports fans alike.
In the late 2000s, television no longer referred to an object to be
watched; it had transformed into content to be streamed,
downloaded, and shared. Tens of millions of viewers have "cut the
cord," abandoned cable television, tuned into online services like
Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube, and also watch pirated movies and
programmes at an unprecedented rate. The idea that the Internet
will devastate the television and film industry in the same way
that it gutted the music industry no longer seems farfetched. The
television industry, however, remains driven by outmoded
market-based business models that ignore audience behaviour and
preferences. In Post-TV, Michael Strangelove explores the viewing
habits and values of the post-television generation, one that finds
new ways to exploit technology to find its entertainment for free,
rather than for a fee. Challenging the notion that the audience is
constrained by regulatory and industrial regimes, Strangelove
argues that cord-cutting, digital piracy, increased competition,
and new modes of production and distribution are making audiences
and content more difficult to control, opening up the possibility
of a freer, more democratic, media environment. A follow-up to the
award-winning Watching YouTube, Post-TV is a lively examination of
the social and economic implications of a world where people can
watch what they want, when they want, wherever they want.
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