"The television industry is changing, and with it, the small screen's potential to engage in debate and present valuable representations of American history. Founded in 1972, HBO has been at the forefront of these changes, leading the way for many network, cable, and streaming s…
It's not TV: watching HBO in the post-television era
Argues that HBO, as part of the leading edge of television, is at the center of television studies' interests in market positioning, style, content, technology, and political economy. This book gives readers a space wherein they find sustained investigations and varied responses…
It's not TV: watching HBO in the post-television era
It's Not TV argues that HBO, as part of the leading edge of television, is at the center of television studies interests in market positioning, style, content, technology, and political economy. Each essay focuses on a specific key term in television studies, drawing on a partic…