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Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen J Wasko

Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen By J Wasko

Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen by J Wasko

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aeo This book is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990s. aeo The author considers Hollywood in its entirety -- home videos, cable tv and other communication technologies. She examines the impact of such technologies in areas such as distribution, production, exhibition, marketing and merchandising.

Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen Summary

Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen by J Wasko

This is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990a s, focusing on the development of new communication technologies such as cable and home video and examining their impact on the production and distribution of motion pictures.

Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen Reviews

a This book is a timely contribution to the debate on the Information Super Highway and the globalization of media markets. Full of up--to--date information, it is essential reading for all those studying current developments in the media.a Nicholas Garnham, University of Westminster a Looking for a rudder to steer through the shifting currents of moviedom in the information age? Waskoa s ... treatise may be just the thing.a Box Office a Wasko provides a full analysis of the major ways the Hollywood movie business is maintaining its monopoly on film making. This is an important look at the lucrative business of big movie making. Recommended.a The Readera s Review

About J Wasko

Janet Wasko is the author of many books and articles including, Movies and Money, The Political Economy of Information (editor with Vincent Mosco, University of Wisconsin Press, 1988) and Communications and Democracy (editor with Slavko Splichal, Ablex Publishing Corp., 1993).

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Hollywood and the Culture Industry. 2. The Way We Were: An Historical Look at Hollywood and Technology. 3. Film Production: In the Information Age. 4. The Big Boys: The Hollywood Majors. 5. The Wired Nation and the Electronic Super Highway: Cable Television, Pay Cable, Pay--Per--View and Beyond. 6. Talkina a Bout a Revolution: Home Video. 7. The Silver Screen: Theatrical Exhibition in the Information Age. 8. Hollywood Meets Madison Ave: The Commercialization of U. S. Films. 9. Around the World in Nanoseconds: International Markets for Filmed Entertainment. 10. Hooray for Hollywood: Moving into the 21st Century. Index.

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GOR003681231
9780745603193
074560319X
Hollywood in the Information Age - Beyond the Silver Screen by J Wasko
J Wasko
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Polity Press
19940827
320
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