Editorial Reviews
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“With this volume the prolific Slide completes his unofficial trilogy of "what's what" historical dictionaries, following The American Film Industry and The International Film Industry. More than 1,000 entries briefly and concisely describe "production companies, distributors, organizations, genres, technical terms, and much, much more," the latter including such diverse topics as "T 'N' A" and "Couch Potatoes" (among the missing: "Sound Bites" and "Lexiconing"). Entries for still-active companies or organizations include addresses: bibliographies are frequent. Emphasis is on the US but other countries receive varying degrees of treatment. The appendix "provides brief biographical essays on the three major network figures in American television history: Leonard H. Goldenson, William S. Paley, and David Sarnoff." The name and program indexes are essential: the Emmy Award for instance, has neither separate entry nor cross-reference, but the index leads to its treatment under "The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences." Much of this information can be found in more specialized sources, but Slide has compiled a commendable ready reference.”–
“As the title implies, the business of television rather than its programming is the focus of this historical dictionary. Its entries briefly relate the histories of production companies, networks, cable stations, industry associations, and public interest pressure groups. The focus is on the American television industry from its origins through early 1991, but it also selectively covers the industry worldwide. A few anomalous entries crop up, anomalous not so much because of their nature as because of their rarity. . . . Slide has produced another hit, another basic source on one of America's basic industries.”–
“. . . an essential reference tool for any scholar, student, or librarian in the study of the television industry.”–
“. . . will serve as an essential reference tool for any scholar, student, or librarian in the study of the television industry.”–
Book Description
"As the title implies, the business of television rather than its programming is the focus of this historical dictionary. Its entries briefly relate the histories of production companies, networks, cable stations, industry associations, and public interest pressure groups. The focus is on the American television industry from its origins through early 1991, but it also selctively covers the industry worldwide. . . . Because entries relate only essential facts, many are amplified by brief bibliographies of books and articles, many of the latter from trade magazines. An appendix profiling Goldenson, Paley, and Sarnoff, the guiding spirits of ABC, CBS, and NBC, respectively, precedes a brief bibliography and the names index. Slide has produced another hit, another basic source on one of America's basic industries." Wilson Library Bulletin
The Television Industry
The Television Industry,Anthony Slide,Greenwood Press,0313256349,Communication,Dictionaries,History,History: World,Language Arts & Disciplines,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Television & Video,Television Broadcasting,United States,Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication
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