Television Policy Research Articles

National television policy: Monitoring structural complexity

International flows of television programmes are a multimillion-dollar industry about which little is known. In the absence of reliable and well-defined data, policy making in this area becomes virtually impossible at either the national or international levels. An algebraic topological language and approach makes it possible to define structures of television programming at various levels of generality useful for both scientific and policy-making purposes. The interrogation of such hierarchical structures, which may incorporate culturally relative but ideologically pertinent values, constitutes monitoring a complex and dynamic system to make well-informed decisions about future directions. With the aid of modern computers, data-management systems, and analytical software it is possible to see international television flows in any degree of detail required.

Regulation

FTC Trade Regulation: Advertising Rulemaking, and New Consumer Protection (Practising Law Institute, 810 Seventh Ave., New York 10019—$20.00, paper; Course Handbook 303 of 1979) The First Amendment Meets the Second Revolution by William H. Read (March 1979, Working Paper W-79-3, 27 pp.) Executive Summary of Findings of the State Cable Television Regulation Project by Konrad K. Kalba, et al.(December 1978, Publication P-78-11, 20 pp.) Regulatory Politics: State Legislatures and the Cable Television Industry by Konrad K. Kalba, et al. (August 1978, Publication P-78-2, 121 pp.) The States Regulate Cable: A Legislative Analysis of Substantive Provisions by Philip R. Hochberg (July 1978, Publication P-78-4, 135 pp.) Taxation, Regionalization and Pole Attachments: A Comparison of State Cable Television Policies (August 1978, Publication P-78-5, 126 pp.) The Regulation of Cable Television Subscriber Rates by State Commissions by Larry S. Levine (July 1978, Publication P-78-6, 96 pp.) The Economic Impact of State Cable TV Regulation by Yale M. Braunstein et. al. (October 1978, Publication P-78-7, 75 pp.) Federal Preemption of State Regulation in Cable Television, by Philip R. Hochberg (November 1978, Publication P-78-8, 39 pp.) States, Stakeholders and the Cable: The Evolution of Regulatory Policies by Konrad K. Kalba (December 1978, Publication P-78-9) Chronology of Cable Television Regulation: 1947-1978 by Anne E. Birinyi (October 1978, Publication P-78-10, 20 pp.)

Cable Television, UHF Broadcasting, and FCC Regulatory Policy

Cable Television, UHF Broadcasting, and FCC Regulatory Policy

The Economic Effect of Television-Network Program "Ownership"

Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Economic Effect of Television-Network Program "Ownership"Robert W. CrandallRobert W. Crandall Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Law and Economics Volume 14, Number 2Oct., 1971 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/466715 Views: 6Total views on this site Citations: 3Citations are reported from Crossref PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Steven S. Wildman, Karla Salmon Robinson Networking Programming and Off-Network Syndication Profits: Strategic Links and Implications for Television Policy, Journal of Media Economics 8, no.22 (Apr 1995): 27–48.https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327736me0802_4Benjamin J. Bates The Role of Theory in Broadcast Economics: A Review and Development, Annals of the International Communication Association 10, no.11 (May 2016): 146–171.https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.1987.11678642James L. Baughman Television in the 'Golden Age': An Entrepreneurial Experiment, The Historian 47, no.22 (Feb 1985): 175–195.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6563.1985.tb00657.x

Television as a Political Issue in Britain

Since its return to power in 1951 the Conservative party of Great Britain, in its programme to restrict the influence of government in the economy and ensure greater scope and freedom for private enterprise, has projected television for the first time into the arena of partisan politics. And with the emergence of television as a political issue public attention has been focused on the relative merits of public service versus commercial television. The Government's announcement in May, 1952, that “in the expanding field of television provision should be made to permit some element of competition” touched off a controversy of unusual intensity and breadth of interest. Two years later the debate culminated in action by Parliament permitting the introduction of commercial competition.From the beginning, opposition to commercial television was vehement and articulate because of the strong conviction that television (to a far greater extent, indeed, than sound broadcasting) is a force, potentially at least, capable of revolutionizing the lives of men and reshaping the course of civilization. Thus, Herbert Morrison, deputy leader of the parliamentary Labour party, declared in December, 1953, just prior to Parliament's approval of the Government's proposal, that the debate on television policy was the most important since the war. Statements concerning the gravity of the change came from diverse groups—the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the universities, the Labour party, a substantial segment of British industry, and even the Conservative Government itself.

Television as a Political Issue in Britain

SINCE its return to power 1951 the Conservative party of Great Britain, its programme to restrict the influence of government the economy and ensure greater scope and freedom for private enterprise, has projected television for the first time into the arena of partisan politics. And with the emergence of television as a political issue public attention has been focused on the relative merits of public service versus commercial television. The Government's announcement May, 1952, that in the expanding field of television provision should be made to permit some element of competition touched off a controversy of unusual intensity and breadth of interest. Two years later the debate culminated action by Parliament permitting the introduction of commercial competition. From the beginning, opposition to commercial television was vehement and articulate because of the strong conviction that television (to a far greater extent, indeed, than sound broadcasting) is a force, potentially at least, capable of revolutionizing the lives of men and reshaping the course of civilization. Thus, Herbert Morrison, deputy leader of the parliamentary Labour party, declared December, 1953, just prior to Parliament's approval of the Government's proposal, that the debate on television policy was the most important since the war.1 Statements concerning the gravity of the change came from diverse groups-the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the universities, the Labour party, a substantial segment of British industry, and even the Conservative Government itself.

Book Review: A Television Policy for Education

Book Review: A Television Policy for Education

A Television Policy for Education: Proceedings of the Television Programs Institute Held under the Auspices of the American Council on Education at Pennsylvania State College, April 21-24, 1952. Carroll V. NewsomVision in Television: The Origins and Potentialities of Educational Television. Hazel Cooley

<i>A Television Policy for Education: Proceedings of the Television Programs Institute Held under the Auspices of the American Council on Education at Pennsylvania State College, April 21-24, 1952</i>. Carroll V. Newsom<i>Vision in Television: The Origins and Potentialities of Educational Television</i>. Hazel Cooley

A Television Policy for Education. Carroll V. Newsom

<i>A Television Policy for Education</i>. Carroll V. Newsom

A Television Policy for Education: Proceedings of Television Programs Institute Held under Auspices of American Council on Education at Pennsylvania State College, April 21-24, 1952.

This is a report of proceedings at the meeting of the Television Programs Institute, held under the auspices of the American Council on Education at Pennsylvania State College in April, 1952. The views expressed come from a wide variety of American and Canadian sources and are worth the consideration of everyone who has an interest in educational television. This refers particularly to physicians who are medical society officers and who are alert to the necessity for prompt, intelligent, and adequate use of television by the medical profession. The participants in the meeting were outstanding leaders in television, and their ideas are worthy of serious consideration.