Canadian television today /

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Author / Creator:Beaty, Bart.
Imprint:Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2006]
©2006
Description:1 electronic resource (xii, 168 pages).
Language:English
Series:Op/positions ; v. 1
Op/positions.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13419419
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Other authors / contributors:Sullivan, Rebecca, 1966-
ISBN:1552382222
9781552382226
1552386740
9781552386743
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156) and index.
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Summary:This book takes an in-depth look at the formidable challenges facing the Canadian television industry at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The current consensus within the industry alternates between a paternalistic model that promotes national culture and identity, and a laissez-faire approach that calls for a large-scale de regulation of the industry. To better understand why the industry is confronted with this difficult choice, the authors begin by exploring a number of key political decisions that have helped shape the way television is integrated into the Canadian social fabric. Firs.
Other form:Print version: Canadian television today Calgary : University of Calgary Press, c2006. 9781552382226 (pbk.)