Switching Channels

by Richard E CAVES, Karen Guo

Overview

Media critics invariably disparage the quality of programming produced by the U.S. television industry. But why the industry produces what it does is a question largely unasked. It is this question, at the crux of American popular culture, that Switching Channels explores.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674029293
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	06/30/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	376
File size:	915 KB

About the Author

The author was born and raised in Arizona along the border between California and Arizona and is familiar with the Colorado River in that area. He is a former history student and a retired attorney in the state of Arizona. His resume now includes some 9 books on Create Space and KDP. Four of these are westerns, four are thriller/mystery/police stories, two are tales of dark characters and their dastardly deeds.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface Introduction PART ONE TV PROGRAMS AS CREATIVE GOODS 1 The Market for Broadcast Network Programming 2 Syndication 3 The Public Broadcasting System PART TWO SWITCHING CHANNELS AND PROGRAM QUALITY 4 The Squeeze on Broadcasters’ Rents 5 Cable Networks and Upgraded Cable Programming 6 Broadcast Networks, Stations, and Rents PART THREE BARGAINING TABLES AND MEDIA CONGLOMERATES 7 Program Supply, Integration, and the Fin-Syn Rules 8 Broadcast Stations: Lengthening the Chains 9 Cable Networks and Cable Operators:Ownership Links and Carriage Decisions Epilogue Appendix A: Determinants of Affiliates’ Compensation Appendix B: Gains for Chains in Radio Notes Selected References Index