Author: Galperin, Hernan
Title: New Television, Old Politics : The Transition to Digital TV in the United States and Britain
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, (2006). Reprint. orig.boards. 24x15cm, xv,311 pp. Series: Communication, society, and politics.. Minor rubbing. A large stain to rear cover. VG. ¶ Contents: A Political Economy of Digital TV: Why Digital TV?; The American Road to Digital TV: The genesis of Broadcast Regulation in the US HDTV comes to America; A new bargain; A long journey; The British Road to Digital TV: The European context; The birth and evolution of Analog TV in the UK; Being first: the Digital TV race; Murdoch-phobia?; Digital TV and the New Labour Part; New Television, Old Politics: One goal, many paths; Explaining national variations in Digital TV policies; Conclusion: the regulation of digital communications and the resilience of national regimes ["Digital TV offers many advantages over analog TV, but the transition process is complex and costly. This book explains how the process is unfolding in the U.S. and Britain and explores the changes in the legal framework and the industry structure associated with it. It is a unique study about the technological, political, and social factors shaping the emergence of the Information Society in the U.S. and Europe" - Publisher's description].

Keywords: Digital Television, Mass Communications, Broadcasting, Economics, Comparative, Great Britain, United States, Economic,