Head's broadcasting in America : a survey of electronic meedia /: a survey of electronic meedia. (2016)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Head's broadcasting in America : a survey of electronic meedia /: a survey of electronic meedia. (2016)
- Main Title:
- Head's broadcasting in America : a survey of electronic meedia
- Further Information:
- Note: Michael A. McGregor, Paul D. Driscoll, Walter McDowell.
- Authors:
- McGregor, Michael A
McDowell, Walter
Driscoll, Paul D - Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Exhibits; Preface; Acknowledgments; chapter 1 Introducing Electronic Media; 1.1 What It Means; Convergence; Volatile Markets; Power to the People: The Democratization of Media; The Effects of Government Policy; 1.2 The Players; Broadcasting; Cable; Direct-to-Home Satellite Television; Newspapers; Telephone; Computers and the Internet; 1.3 Back to Basics; chapter 2 From Radio to Television; 2.1 Cultural Precedents; Urbanization; Penny Press; Vaudeville; The Phonograph; Motion Pictures; 2.2 Technological Precedents The TelegraphThe Telephone; 2.3 Wireless Communication; Hertzian Waves; "The Right Releasing Touch"; The Vacuum Tube; Commercial Uses of Wireless; Military Wireless; 2.4 Birth of Broadcasting; Government Monopoly Avoided; Origin of RCA; Peacetime Patent Pooling; The First Broadcasting Station; 2.5 Broadcasting Becomes an Industry; The Radio Group; The Telephone Group; The First Commercials; Conflicts; New Arrangements; Birth of NBC; Birth of CBS; 2.6 Government Regulation; 1912 Radio Act; 1927 Radio Act; 2.7 Depression Years, 1929-1937; Role of Broadcasting; Roosevelt and Radio Network Developments2.8 Early Radio Programs; Comedy; Daytime Drama; News; Music; Live Performance vs. Recording; Recording's Triumph; Content Regulation; 2.9 That Little Black Box-The Development of FM Radio; 2.10 The War Years; Entertainment Programming; Wartime News; 2.11 Radio Responds to Television; Radio NetworkCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Exhibits; Preface; Acknowledgments; chapter 1 Introducing Electronic Media; 1.1 What It Means; Convergence; Volatile Markets; Power to the People: The Democratization of Media; The Effects of Government Policy; 1.2 The Players; Broadcasting; Cable; Direct-to-Home Satellite Television; Newspapers; Telephone; Computers and the Internet; 1.3 Back to Basics; chapter 2 From Radio to Television; 2.1 Cultural Precedents; Urbanization; Penny Press; Vaudeville; The Phonograph; Motion Pictures; 2.2 Technological Precedents The TelegraphThe Telephone; 2.3 Wireless Communication; Hertzian Waves; "The Right Releasing Touch"; The Vacuum Tube; Commercial Uses of Wireless; Military Wireless; 2.4 Birth of Broadcasting; Government Monopoly Avoided; Origin of RCA; Peacetime Patent Pooling; The First Broadcasting Station; 2.5 Broadcasting Becomes an Industry; The Radio Group; The Telephone Group; The First Commercials; Conflicts; New Arrangements; Birth of NBC; Birth of CBS; 2.6 Government Regulation; 1912 Radio Act; 1927 Radio Act; 2.7 Depression Years, 1929-1937; Role of Broadcasting; Roosevelt and Radio Network Developments2.8 Early Radio Programs; Comedy; Daytime Drama; News; Music; Live Performance vs. Recording; Recording's Triumph; Content Regulation; 2.9 That Little Black Box-The Development of FM Radio; 2.10 The War Years; Entertainment Programming; Wartime News; 2.11 Radio Responds to Television; Radio Network Decline; Rock to the Rescue; FM's Rise to Dominance; AM's Struggle; 2.12 Early TV Development; Mechanical vs. Electronic Scanning; TV's Debut; Postwar Pause; 2.13 TV Takes Off; Growing Pains; The Freeze and Sixth Report and Order; Channel-Allotment Plan; UHF Problem Compatible ColorTV Networking and Recording; Ceiling on Networks; 2.14 Television's Golden Age, 1948-1957; Programs as Motivators; TV vs. Hollywood; Competitive Strategies; 2.15 Looking Back, Looking Forward; chapter 3 Cable and Newer Media; 3.1 Emergence of Cable; Extending TV Coverage; CATV; Program Augmentation; Broadcaster Fears; Cable Regulation; 3.2 Cable's Ascendancy; Domsats and TVRO Antennas; Turner and Superstations; HBO and Pay Cable; Cable Programming; 3.3 Advanced Cable Services; Interacting with TV; Pay-per-View; Digital Cable; Video on Demand (VOD); Broadband Internet Access Cable TelephonyHigher Costs: Fewer Owners; 3.4 Programs via Satellite; Big Dish TVROs; Direct-to-Home Satellites; DBS Programming; Advanced DBS Services; Satellite Radio; 3.5 Niche Services; Wireless Cable/Broadband Radio Service; MATV/SMATV; Utility Companies; 3.6 Telephone Companies; 3.7 The Internet; Internet Origins; Internet Activities; 3.8 Electronics Revolution; Transistors; The Chip; 3.9 Consumer Media; Audio Cassettes and CDs; MP3 and MP3 Players; MP3 Music Wars; VCRs: Giving the Viewer Control; Videodisc Players; Digital Video Disc; PVR/DVR; 3.10 Broadcasting: Changing Course … (more)
- Edition:
- Tenth edition
- Publisher Details:
- London New York : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 384.540973
Broadcasting -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Telecommunications
Broadcasting
Broadcasting - United States
United States
Electronic books
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781317347927
1317347927 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780205608133
0205608132 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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