Independent Television in Britain: Volume 6 New Developments in Independent Television 1981-92: Channel 4, TV-am, Cable and Satellite

Bonner, P.; Aston, L.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-12-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333647745

DOI: 10.1057/9780230287136

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 483