Media Globalization and the Discovery Channel Networks
Author:   Ole J. Mjos (University of Bergen, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   v. 4
ISBN:  

9780415992466


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 July 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ole J. Mjos (University of Bergen, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780415992466


ISBN 10:   041599246
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 July 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Media Globalization and Televisual Culture 2. The Rise of Discovery: ‘The world’s number one non-fiction media company’ 3. Discovery the Brand: Image, Reputation, Promise 4. The Globalization of Factual Entertainment 5. Discovery’s Localization Strategies 6. Global Resonance: Television Programing for the World 7. Negotiating the Global and the National through Televisual Culture 8. The Duality of Globalization in Discovery Appendices Bibliography Index

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...The strongest aspect of this book is its excellent, specific history of Discovery channel's rise. This is good, solid empirical work the kind of which academics oftentimes call for but rarely undertake...Overall, this book is an excellent, specific case study of the rise of Discovery. It spells out the specifics of globalizing television better than any other recent book. It can be of particular use to students in classes on globalization and television. --Global Media Journal, Spring 2012


...The strongest aspect of this book is its excellent, specific history of Discovery channel's rise. This is good, solid empirical work the kind of which academics oftentimes call for but rarely undertake...Overall, this book is an excellent, specific case study of the rise of Discovery. It spells out the specifics of globalizing television better than any other recent book. It can be of particular use to students in classes on globalization and television. --Global Media Journal, Spring 2012


...The strongest aspect of this book is its excellent, specific history of Discovery channel's rise. This is good, solid empirical work the kind of which academics oftentimes call for but rarely undertake...Overall, this book is an excellent, specific case study of the rise of Discovery. It spells out the specifics of globalizing television better than any other recent book. It can be of particular use to students in classes on globalization and television. --Global Media Journal, Spring 2012


Author Information

Ole J. Mjos is a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway.

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