02208cam a2200397 a 4500 4963090 BJBSDDR 20250508125046.0 ta 970620s1998 maua b 001 0 eng 97027532 0205200133 (pbk.) 9780205200139 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC eng eng n-us--- HE 8700.72 P269c 1998 384.55/5/0973 Parsons, Patrick R. 41876 The cable and satellite television industries / Patrick R. Parsons and Robert M. Frieden. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998. xii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-362) and index. Preface 1 Converging Lines 1 2 Brief History of Cable and Satellite Television 19 3 How It Works: The Technology 68 4 Distribution, Competition, and Convergence: "The Waltz of the Elephants" 115 5 Content and Control: "It's the Programming (and Services)" 157 6 Multichannel Business Operations: The Real World 204 7 Law and Regulation 257 8 Television without Frontiers 295 9 Social Issues in Cable and Satellite Television: The Broadband Society 317 App. A Selected Programming Networks 349 App. B Selected Programming Network Ownership 353 Bibliography 357 Index 363 Captures the scope and detail of the impact of new technologies in the world of television and examines the convergence and competition of emerging television industries. Cable television United States. Televisión por cable Estados Unidos 41954 Artificial satellites in telecommunication United States. Satélites artificiales en telecomunicaciones Estados Unidos 15735 Television broadcasting United States. Transmisión televisiva Estados Unidos 41955 Frieden, Robert M 41878 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123342 123342 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-05-06 0 HE 8700.72 P269c 1998 00000192773 2025-05-06 00:00:00 1 2025-05-06 BK