American television on British screens : a story of cultural interaction / Paul Rixon.
American television on British screens : a story of cultural interaction / Paul Rixon.
American television on British screens : a story of cultural interaction / Paul Rixon.
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Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N384.55094/8
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English
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vii, 211 p. ; 22 cm.
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1. Theories of cultural assimilation -- 2. Re-evaluating British television history : from I Love Lucy to Desperate Housewives -- 3. The economic rationale : push and pull factors -- 4. Broadcasters as active mediators -- 5. The black art : scheduling American programmes -- 6. Discourse of televisio...
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Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
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England
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2006.
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"American programmes have always been part of British television, from I Love Lucy in the 1950s to more recent 'must see' programmes such as Lost. They have been used throughout the schedules, playing in prime-time and in the afternoon and late-night slots. However, many British critics, broadcasters and scholars alike have in the past tended to ma...
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American television on British screens : a story of cultural interaction / Paul Rixon.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N384.55094/8
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74VKKRZKbvdl
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9781403941206 :
1403941203 (hbk.) :
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384.550941
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991021835229702626
