Film, TV and Radio industries

“Excellent essays” on a business empire, a cultural phenomenon, and the nature of the extraordinary bond between Oprah Winfrey and her fans (Journal of Social History).

Modern Hollywood is dominated by a handful of studios: Columbia, Disney, Fox, Paramount, Universal, and Warner Bros.

Since 1999, South Korean films have dominated roughly 40 to 60 percent of the Korean domestic box-office, matching or even surpassing Hollywood films in popularity.

Before screens could be stared at, listeners lent their ears to radio, and Canadian listeners were as avid as any.

Digital technology has revolutionized modern television but what exactly has changed?

Digital technology has revolutionized modern television but what exactly has changed?

Focusing on the English- and French-language networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Kyle Conway draws on the CBC/Radio Canada rich print and video archive as well as journalists' accounts of their reporting to revisit the story of the accords and the furor they stirred in both French and English Canada.

Focusing on the English- and French-language networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Kyle Conway draws on the CBC/Radio Canada rich print and video archive as well as journalists' accounts of their reporting to revisit the story of the accords and the furor they stirred in both French and English Canada.

This collection is intended to illustrate both the development of broadcasting in Canada and ideas about the role of broadcasting in national life.

Mary Vipond's approach is based on the idea that the development of radio broadcasting was a process that involved equipment manufacturers, broadcasters, and "e;audiences/customers.

Carol Vorderman is everywoman: a single working mother, a businesswoman and a devoted daughter.

The Lives Less Ordinary series brings you the most exciting, adventurous and entertaining true-life writing that is out there, for men who are time-poor but want the best.

From Ronnie Radford to Wayne Rooney, John Motson's knowledge and passion for football are unrivalled.

Jo Whiley is someone millions of us recognise but very few of us know.

He has appeared in over a hundred films.

Since the 1930s, the Walt Disney Company has produced characters, images, and stories that have captivated audiences around the world.

This is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990's, focusing on the development of new communication technologies such as cable and home video and examining their impact on the production and distribution of motion pictures.

Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up-to-date, and wide-ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society.

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'Wilder has created a gem of a novel with characters who unfold in complex and unexpected ways.

El atraso cultural y político heredado por las colonias españolas debido a la incorporación tardía de España a la modernidad, su impermeabilidad a la gran revolución industrial en el resto de Europa y su forma de gobierno aun de carácter feudal, produjo en los colonizados una sensación de inferioridad, menosprecio y poca valoración de lo local al compararse con los individuos y ambientes "modernos, cultos y avanzados" de otras latitudes y coloniajes, sensación que permanecería vigente hasta las primeras dos décadas del siglo XX.

Classic film noir was Hollywood's 'dark cinema' of crime and corruption; a genre underpinned by a tone of existential cynicism which stripped bare the myth of the American Dream and offered a bleak, nightmarish vision of a fragmented society that rhymed with many of the social realities of forties and fifties America.

A formidable new generation of American film-makers are currently in their prime: Paul Thomas Anderson, Alexander Payne, Sofia Coppola, David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, to name but six.

A spectre is haunting world cinema - the spectre of a Danish 'new wave' led by mercurial director Lars Von Trier.

Spanning eight decades from the beginnings of commercial radio to the current era of international consolidation and emerging digital platforms, this pioneering volume illuminates the entire course of American broadcasting by offering the first comprehensive history of a major network.

This study was the first to compare the film industry in Britain, France and the United States between 1890 and 1940.

This 2007 book was the first to describe and evaluate modern spectrum management tools.

This book is an insider''s view of the business of production of TV programs.

The main argument of this book is that local TV news can practice high-quality journalism without sacrificing commercial success.

This book provides a state-of-the-art analysis of broadcasting regulation using the insights of modern microeconomics.

This book studies the transition from analog to digital TV in the US and Britain.

An overview of what is known and what remains to be learned about the movie industry.

Shows how nationalism and regionalism led to missed opportunities in developing the new technologies.

Examines the role of American Jews in the entertainment industry.

Praise for The Billion Dollar BET "e;In a gripping narrative that is both inspirational and cautionary, Brett Pulley tells us how Robert Johnson built Black Entertainment Television into a billion-dollar media empire.

An inside look at a cable titan and his industry John Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy.

Television in the Antenna Age is a brief, accessible, and engaging overview of the medium s history and development in the US.

One of the world's most prolific creative industries, the Indian movie industryhas received scant attention for its spirit of enterprise.

One of the world's most prolific creative industries, the Indian movie industryhas received scant attention for its spirit of enterprise.

Producing for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working producers, directors, writers, and professors, exploring the business side of producing for film and television.

Producing for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working producers, directors, writers, and professors, exploring the business side of producing for film and television.

This revised edition of Understanding the Business of Media Entertainment is an indispensable guide to the business aspects of the entertainment industry, providing the information you need to break in and to succeed.

This revised edition of Understanding the Business of Media Entertainment is an indispensable guide to the business aspects of the entertainment industry, providing the information you need to break in and to succeed.

This practical guide teaches readers the skills and business acumen required to build a career in the film industry from the ground up.

This practical guide teaches readers the skills and business acumen required to build a career in the film industry from the ground up.

Whether it's a crew of two hundred shooting a cast of thousands on horseback, or a crew of twelve filming one person in a room, each and every successful movie production requires a strong First Assistant Director (AD) at its helm.

Whether it's a crew of two hundred shooting a cast of thousands on horseback, or a crew of twelve filming one person in a room, each and every successful movie production requires a strong First Assistant Director (AD) at its helm.

This exciting book goes to the heart of a creative commercialand public service culture - it shows why ITV matters and howit was made to work so well.

Independent director and screenwriter John Andrew Gallagher, interviews 21 filmmakers on the craft of motion picture directing.

Using journalists' own standards as the measure, an exhaustive analysis of nearly 3000 network news reports from the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations reveals that the networks may do more to misinform than inform on a whole range of complex issues related to national defense.