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Publication Date: January 22, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0851709885 | ISBN-13: 978-0851709888

This volume presents an overview by leading media scholars, which traces the history of broadcasting in two major centres of television development and export: Great Britain and the USA. It identifies tendencies that both unite and differentiate these traditions.

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Michele Hilmes is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has written several books on broadcast history, including Only Connect: a Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United States (2001) and Radio Voices: American Broadcasting 1922 to 1952 (2001). Associate Editor Jason Jacobs is Senior Lecturer in the School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies at Griffith University, Queensland and author of Body Trauma TV: The New Hospital Dramas (bfi 2003).

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Paperback: 175 pages
Publisher: British Film Institute (January 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851709885
ISBN-13: 978-0851709888
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #716,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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