Television in the Multichannel Age: A Brief History of Cable Television

By Megan Mullen

Book Overview

Television in the Multichannel Age is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the history of multichanneltelevision in all its forms - from cable to direct-to-homesatellite and beyond. Chapter by chapter, the book traces theevolution of cable television from its pre-historical origins inthe late 1940s to the communications satellites and DBSdistribution systems of the modern digital age, both in the U.S.and internationally.

Guides the reader through the history of multichanneltelevision from its origins in the '40s to the modernage
Discusses factors that influence today's televisionlandscape including government policy-making, emergingtechnologies, and the public's programming tastes
Concentrates on domestic multichannel technologies whileconsidering global impacts of these technologies
Includes newly discovered oral history transcripts, personalinterviews, government documents, and never before seenphotographs
Presents a fascinating history of media that have come to playcritical roles in today's society, and in doing so invitesthe reader to speculate on the future of multichanneltelevision

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405149701
• ISBN13: 9781405149709
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"