Three blind mice : how the TV networks lost their way / Ken Auletta.
| Author/creator | Auletta, Ken |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st trade ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Random House, ©1991. |
| Description | xii, 642 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A fateful dinner party, October 25, 1986 -- A "little shirttail company" takes over ABC, 1984-85 -- Tisch finds an excuse to invest in CBS, 1985 -- GE swallows NBC, 1985 to August 1986 -- ABC: the clash of cultures, 1985 to summer 1986 -- The creeping takeover of CBS, winter to summer 1986 -- ABC: more Sancho Panza than Machiavelli, September to December 1986 -- NBC: a new queen bee, September to December 1986 -- CBS: managing by the numbers, September to December 1986 -- ABC: marrying two companies, January to September 1987 -- NBC: managing through insecurity, winter 1987 -- CBS: Tisch cuts news - and himself, March 1987 -- NBC News gathers facts on itself, March 1987 -- CBS: Tisch goes Hollywood, May 1987 -- NBC: Tartikoff in his sandbox, 1987 -- Two scorpions in a bottle: the network/affiliate "partnership" -- ABC: a happier place to work - the second half of 1987 -- "Creative destruction": NBC in the second half of 1987 -- What's the frequency, Larry?: CBS in the second half of 1987 -- The producers: Paltrow and Spelling -- Tabloid TV -- ABC, NBC, and CBS take different routes, 1988 -- Tartikoff: "It's easier when you don't know you're guessing" -- ABC, NBC, and CBS, summer 1988 through 1989 -- Three blind mice, 1990-91 and beyond. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [623]-626) and index. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Auletta, Ken. Three blind mice. 1st trade ed. New York : Random House, c1991 |
| LCCN | 90052925 |
| ISBN | 0394563581 |
| ISBN | 9780394563589 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1992.3.U5 A96 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |