Traces the history of broadcasting and the infludence developments in broadcasting have had over our social, cultural and economic practices. Examining the broa

No other technological innovation can be cited whose impact on the fabric of daily living has been as pervasive as that of television. A sole inventor does not

Richly researched and engaging, The Columbia History of American Television tracks the growth of TV into a convergent technology, a global industry, a social ca

Ever since Newton Minow taught us sophisticates to bemoan the descent of television into a vast wasteland, the dyspeptic chorus of jeremiahs who insist that tel

This book presents a balanced, thorough history of television to 1940, considering the factors technical, financial and social which influenced and led to the e