Media, entertainment, information and communication industries

This volume brings together writing on the topic of home media, and in particular releases described as appealing to 'cult' fans and audiences.

Focusing on the growing power of transnational media corporations in an increasingly globalized environment for distribution of television content, and on the effects of mergers and acquisitions involving local and independent television production companies, this book examines how current and recent re-structurings in ownership across the television industry reflect changing business models, how they affect creativity and diversity of television output, and to what extent they call for new approaches to regulation and policy.

Principles of Image Printing Technology is a unique review of technology use in the printing industry since the time of the medieval engravers and busy newsroom typesetters.

This book places long overdue focus on the Palestine solidarity films of two important Arab women directors whose cinematic works have never received due attention within the scholarly literature or the cultural public sphere.

This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain.

This book offers comprehensive state-of-the-art knowledge of how ride-hailing applications (RHAs) are changing the landscape of urban mobility in developing Southeast Asia by examining the disruptions they cause, the impacts of RHAs on the transportation system, and public policy responses aimed at mitigating these impacts.

These conference proceedings are the output of one of the first academic events of its nature happening globally, targeting fashion from a communication sciences perspective, including, in a broad sense, cultural heritage studies and marketing.

This book illustrates the many ways that actors contribute to American independent cinema.

In the first book-length study of celebrity feminism, Anthea Taylor convincingly argues that the most visible feminists in the mediasphere have been authors of bestselling works of non-fiction: feminist 'blockbusters'.

Whether uncovering breaking stories, finding reliable background information, or finding the right contributors for stories and packages, there is now a wealth of information available to journalists online - but where to begin?

Movie studios are the wondrous, almost magical locales where not just films, but legends, are created.

This book provides a feminist analysis of #MeToo and the sexual assault allegations against celebrity perpetrators which have emerged since the Weinstein story of October 2017.

The minutes, hours, and days after President John F.

News Narratives and News Framing is a revealing look at how the media's construction of news affects our political, economic, and social realities.

An in-depth look at one of the twentieth century's star reporters and his biggest story.

Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today.

There are over a million jazz recordings, but only a few hundred tunes have been recorded repeatedly.

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.

That market forces drive the news is not news.

The story of how Arab editors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries revolutionized Islamic literatureIslamic book culture dates back to late antiquity, when Muslim scholars began to write down their doctrines on parchment, papyrus, and paper and then to compose increasingly elaborate analyses of, and commentaries on, these ideas.

Journalism is complicated business: journalists are paid by management but work for the citizens; they tend to be self-taught (there is little evidence of mentoring and much disdain for journalism schools); and they need to be objective even when they're not impartial.

Many books are written on how to attract more business for retail stores or new products, but this is the only book written for the small business service provider.

Human communication media has progressed through four distinct phases.

This book takes stock of information technology industry in India.

The Title Introduction to Information Technology written/authored/edited by Arun Baweja, published in the year 2001.

This book makes a contribution to the debates on diasporic identities and transnational communication.

Packed with customizable editing tools-this practical, up-to-date reference includes the latest on writing and editing onlineThe McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders is an indispensable resource for writers, editors, proofreaders, and virtually everyone responsible for crafting clear, polished writing.

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, newspapers relating to the organization were launched almost immediately.

The Best Sex Writing series has has fundamentally changed the way people thinkand what they sayabout sexuality.

Electric Sounds brings to vivid life an era when innovations in the production, recording, and transmission of sound revolutionized a number of different media, especially the radio, the phonograph, and the cinema.

Every organization makes plans for updating products, technologies, and business processes.

Did you know there's a much better tool for spreading influence and generating revenue--one with far less competition?

Discover the hard learned lessons to creating a successful company, straight from a stakeholder who had a front-row seat to Facebook's growing pains, stumbles, and reinventions.

This ethnographic study of the Egyptian underground hip-hop scene examines the artists who collectively molded the scene and analyzes their practices and explores how these artists have interacted with and responded to political and social upheaval and change.

This special supplement to the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018 showcases the role that technology can play in improving the quality, timeliness, and frequency of agricultural statistics.

Asia is the world's largest e-commerce marketplace and continues to grow rapidly.

The book is based on a new quality model and explains why a positive culture is a prerequisite to sustainable quality improvement.

In this book, we will explore how the accelerating pace and diffusion of technological change has taken control of an ever-growing fraction of the world economy.

Offering real-world insight and explanations, this book provides a roadmap for organizations looking to develop a profitable big data strategy and reveals why it's not something they can leave to the I.

Websites and apps are places where critical parts of our lives happen.

Economic Renaissance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence explores a wide range of new approaches to the economic, social, legal, scientific, technological, financial, architectural, environmental, and humanistic challenges that humanity will face due to increased automation.

SQL by Example uses one case study to teach the reader basic structured query language (SQL) skills.

The producer of the hit film, Jobs, shares his visions of Hollywood, big business, and entrepreneurial success with America's most powerful CEOs.

Before Spin is the eye-opening autobiography by Keith McDowall.

Leading in a Technology-Driven WorldThe relationship of humans to technology is a ubiquitous theme in today's world of mobile devices, 24/7 internet access, and omnipresent digital business tools.

A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech—all in one place.

How to compete in a world dominated by tech giants.

Blockchain is transforming business.

Can blockchain solve your biggest business problem?

No data is completely safe.