New developments in independent television 1981-92 : channel 4, TV-am, cable and satellite
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New developments in independent television 1981-92 : channel 4, TV-am, cable and satellite
（Independent television in Britain, v. 6）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-449) and index
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Description
Success out of near disaster, finances taken to the edge of bankruptcy, resignations - this volume tells the dramatic stories of the major new commercial television developments in Britain between 1981-92. This is an authoritative account, from the people involved and from official documents, of the launches and first ten years of Channel 4 and TV-am, the expansion of cable television and early difficulties of satellite broadcasting.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART ONE: CHANNEL 4 The Fourth Channel: Conception to Birth Countdown to Countdown : Setting up the Channel and Getting on the Air Programmes, Reactions and Progress 1982-87: 'The Isaacs Years' Politics, Scheduling and Selling 1988-1992: 'The Grade Years' PART TWO: TV-AM Breakfast-time Contract: TV-am Financing, Ratings and Resignation Dyke to the Rescue Wizard of Oz From Packer to Bond Exit TV-am PART THREE: OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ITC Cable and Satellite
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