Television: a biography

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A critical history of the first six decades of the television era traces television's evolution from an immobile piece of furniture with limited sponsored programming to a diverse, on-demand content provider.

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Full title :Television : a biography / David Thomson.

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Publication Date:2016.

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Publisher(s):Thames & Hudson
Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9780500773710, 0500773718
oclc:on1114508660
LC Classification:HE8700.4
Dewey Decimal:302.234509

Intro; Title Page; About the Author; Other titles of Interest; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: The Elephant in the Room?; Part One: The Medium; 1. Buy the Numbers; 2. Where Are You Going, Fugitive?; 3. Norma's Sessions; 4. Oh, Donna!; 5. Gently "On": A New Age of Television People; 6. The Sit and the Situation; 7. Commercials; 8. Wasteland; 9. Is That an Oasis?; Part Two: The Messages; 10. A Play, for Today?; 11. Talking Heads; 12. Policeman, Save My Life; 13. The News, or Isn't There Anyone?; 14. Women, Wives, and Wonderers; 15. The Loneliness of the Role Model; 16. Mr. President

17. Live?18. Documentary?; 19. Long Form; 20. Laugh On/Laugh Off; 21. Eternally On; A Note on Sources; Index; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits; Copyright

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