Cable visions : television beyond broadcasting / edited by Sarah Banet-Weiser, Cynthia Chris, and Anthony Freitas.
| Other author | Banet-Weiser, Sarah, 1966- |
| Other author | Chris, Cynthia, 1961- |
| Other author | Freitas, Anthony. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | vii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The moms 'n' pops of CATV / Megan Mullen -- A taste of class : pay-TV and the commodification of television in postwar America / John McMurria -- Cable's digital future / François Bar and Jonathan Taplin -- If it's not TV, what is it? the case of U.S. subscription television / Amanda D. Lotz -- Where the cable ends : television beyond fringe areas / Lisa Parks -- Discovery's wild discovery : the growth and globalization of TV's animal genres / Cynthia Chris -- Tunnel vision and food : a political-economic analysis of Food Network / Cheri Ketchum -- Target market black : BET and the branding of African America / Beretta E. Smith-Shumade -- Monolingualism, biculturalism, and cable TV : HBO Latino and the promise of the multiplex / Katynka Z. Martínez -- Gay programming, gay publics : public and private tensions in lesbian and gay cable channels / Anthony Freitas -- The Nickelodeon brand : buying and selling the audience / Sarah Banet-Weiser -- Cable watching : HBO, The Sopranos, and discourses of distinction / Dana Polan -- Bank tellers and flag wavers : cable news in the United States / Toby Miller -- Dualcasting : Bravo's gay programming and the quest for women audiences / Katherine Sender -- "I'm rich, bitch!!!" : the comedy of Chappelle's Show / Christine Acham -- Worldwide wrestling entertainment's global reach : Latino fans and wrestlers / Ellen Seiter. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007009176 |
| ISBN | 9780814799499 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814799493 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814799505 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814799507 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HE8700.72.U6 C355 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |