Bill Mesce

Inside the Rise of HBO

A Personal History of the Company That Transformed Television

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Produktbeschreibung

There are two ages in the history of television: before HBO and after HBO. Before the launch of Home Box Office in 1972, the industry had changed little since the birth of broadcast network television in the late 1940s. The arrival of the premium cable channel began a revolution in the business and programming of TV. For the generation that has grown up with the vast array of viewing choices available today, it is almost inconceivable that our ever-expanding media universe began with a few hours of unimpressive programming on a single cable channel. Written by an insider, this is the story of HBO's reconfiguration of television and the company's continual reinvention of itself in a competitive and dynamic industry.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780786497867
• ISBN-10: 0786497866
• Artikelnr.: 42195641

Autorenporträt

Bill Mesce, Jr., is an adjunct instructor at several New Jersey universities and colleges, and an author, screenwriter, and playwright. He lives in Linden, New Jersey.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface delete
1 Introduction delete
5 Part I: Empire of the 1.
Towards Felix the Cat delete
11 2.
Baby Steps delete
15 3.
In the Beginning Was the Word: Radio delete
17 4.
The Numbers Racket delete
22 5.
The Wasteland delete
28 6.
Greener Grass delete
54 Part II: Wired 7.
Walson's Mountain delete
63 8.
The Green Channel delete
71 9.
Into the Skies, Junior Birdmen! delete
78 Part III: The Company 10.
Title Fights: The King of Pay TV delete
89 11.
The Movie Duels delete
97 12.
Fallout delete
108 13.
The Wall delete
116 14.
A Voice All Its Own delete
127 15.
Hard on Old Eyes delete
152 16.
Expanding the Brand delete
160 17.
Golden Age delete
185 18.
Fall and Rise delete
207 19.
Road Signs delete
224 Appendix A:
On the HBO Front Lines: Film Evaluator Youssef Kdiry delete
239 Appendix B:
Putting the Puzzle Together: Scheduler Jeff Kagan delete
243 Appendix C:
HBO Home Entertainment's Henry McGee delete
259 Bibliography delete
267 Index delete
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