Overview

The importance of contemporary television broadcasting for the shaping and development of national cultures and identities is increasingly evident. Television as the privileged medium for the dissemination of information and for mass entertainment has irreversibly altered the manner in which nations perceive themselves and each other. This volume explores the multiple and complex ways in which audiovisual developments in two important European states have impacted on the life styles and attitudes of the population at large and its governing elites. This is the first study that is devoted to the highly significant roles played by France and Britain in the formulation of European audiovisual policy and that provides a truly comparative analysis of the contemporary audiovisual scene in the two countries. It consists of four complementary sections: an overview of the audiovisual landscapes in Britain and France; an analysis of television programming; an account of the new cable and satellite media, and an assessment of European audiovisual integration. Overall, this volume offers a constructive contribution to the continuing debate on national and European broadcasting.

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Author:   Michael Scriven ,  Monia Lecomte
Publisher:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Imprint:   Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781571817549

ISBN 10:   1571817549
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 April 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Acknowledgements Editorial Note List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: REGULATORY AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES Chapter 1. Television and the State Raymond Kuhn and James Stanyer Chapter 2. Independent Regulatory Authorities Herve Isar Chapter 3. Two Conflicting Notions of Audiovisual Liberalisation Serge Regourd Chapter 4. The Future of Public Broadcasting Jean-Claude Sergeant PART II: PROGRAMMING STRUCTURES Chapter 5. Two Programming Models Regine Chaniac Chapter 6. Cinema and Television: From Enmity to Interdependence Lucy Mazdon Chapter 7. Quality, Culture and Education Susan Emanuel PART III: THE NEW MEDIA Chapter 8. Satellite Television Peter Goodwin Chapter 9. Cable Television Jean-Claude Sergeant Chapter 10. Beyond Digital Television Patrick Vittet-Philippe PART IV: THE CHALLENGE OF EUROPE Chapter 11. Multimedia Multinationals: Canal Plus and Reuters Michael Palmer Chapter 12. The Europeanisation of Programming Alex Taylor Chapter 13. Broadcasters' Involvement in Cinematographic Co-productions Anne Jackel Chapter 14. The European Union Audiovisual Policies of the U.K. and France Richard Collins Select Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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Michael Scriven is Professor of European Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol, and has published extensively in the field of French and European intellectual history, culture, and politics. He is a co-editor of Sartre Studies International.

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