Hollywood in the Information Age

Hollywood in the Information Age

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Zusammenfassung

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.

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Hollywood in the Information Age by Janet Wasko

This is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990'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.
'This book is a timely contribution to the debate on the Information Super Highway and the globalization of media marketsFull of up-to-date information, it is essential reading for all those studying current developments in the media.' Nicholas Garnham, University of Westminster

'Looking for a rudder to steer through the shifting currents of moviedom in the information age? Wasko's ... treatise may be just the thing.' Box Office

'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.' The Reader's Review

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).
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780745603193
ISBN 10 074560319X
Titel Hollywood in the Information Age
Autor Janet Wasko
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 1994-08-27
Seitenanzahl 320
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