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Broadcasting finance in transition : a comparative handbook / edited by Jay G. Blumler, T.J. Nossiter. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1991. - 1 online resource (vi, 443 pages) : illustrations - - Communication and Society Ser. . - Communication and Society Ser. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: POLICY ISSUES; 1. Broadcasting Finance in Turmoil: An Introduction; 2. The Economics of Broadcasting; 3. Purity or Pragmatism: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Public-Service Broadcasting; II: THE ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF NATIONAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS; 4. Television in the United States: Funding Sources and Programming Consequences; 5. British Television: A Mixed Economy; 6. Broadcasting Structure and Finance: The Netherlands; 7. Politics, Culture and Technology: The Holy Trinity of Canadian Broadcasting.

Much of this study, which addresses the issue of alternative ways of financing public service broadcasting in the USA and Europe, has been based on the Peacock Committee on Financing the BBC, in which the author was involved.


English.

ISBN: 1429401494 (electronic bk.) 9781429401494 (electronic bk.) 160129669X 9781601296696 9780195050899 (Cloth) 0195050894 (Cloth) 1280440090 9781280440090 9786610440092 6610440093 0195364090 9780195364095 (alk. paper)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Broadcasting--Finance.
Television broadcasting--Finance.
Radiodiffusion--Finances.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Radio.
Broadcasting--Finance.
Television broadcasting--Finance.
Omroep.
Financiële aspecten.

Subjects--Index Terms: Broadcasting

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HE8689.6 / .B76 1991eb

Dewey Class. No.: 384.54/3