J. Steemers

Creating Preschool Television

A Story of Commerce, Creativity and Curriculum

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Produktbeschreibung

"Around the world small children are captivated by programmes produced especially for them - from stalwarts like Sesame Street to recent arrivals such as Teletubbies. Focusing on the UK and US, this book shows how the pre-school television sector has shifted from a small localised industry to a complex, commercially-driven global business"--Provided by publisher.

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Small children are regularly captivated by programmes made especially for them - ranging from classics like Sesame Street to more recent arrivals such as Blues Clues and Teletubbies . This book examines the industry interests behind preschool television, and how commercial, creative and curricular priorities shape and inform what is produced.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-57440-3
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 419g
• ISBN-13: 9780230574403
• ISBN-10: 0230574408
• Artikelnr.: 28241981

Autorenporträt

JEANETTE STEEMERS is Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Westminster, UK. Her previous publications include Selling Television: British Television in the Global Marketplace (2004); European Television Industries (2005, with P. Iosifidis and M. Wheeler); and  Changing Channels: The Prospects for Television in a Digital World (ed., 1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Understanding Preschool Television as a Production Ecology Safe at Home: The Origins of Preschool Television as a Public Service Project Growing Up: The Rise of the Global Market in Preschool Programming Broadcaster Perspectives on Preschool Production Players in Rights Management and Production Production Preliminaries - Development and Research Production Checklists, Rules and Assumptions In Production Spinning Off Profits: Ancillary Exploitation and the Power of Retail Policy Interventions and the Crisis in Children's Television (co-written with Alessandro D'Arma) The Bigger Picture: Preschool Television in its Critical and Aesthetic Contexts (co-written with James Walters) Conclusions and Future Outlook Notes Bibliography Index