Example(s) of European television
Four days in July by Call Number: Jones Media DVD #5205In the Ulster province of Ireland two families are depicted in their every day life, from July 11th to July 13. The year is not specified. One family is Catholic, the other is Protestant. Their ways are quite different, but both wives are pregnant, and both have their baby on the same day, July 12th.
Internet resource(s)
- EUscreen
The EUscreen portal gives public access to thousands of items of film and television clips in nineteen different languages. It brings together clips and programmes about politics, fashion, music, lifestyle, cooking, culture and more from the early 20th century to the present day.
Introduction
Television broadcasting in Europe has 2 main call number ranges and 2 other relevant ranges.
- HE 8700.9 .E78 found on Berry Level 3.
- PN 1992.3 .E8 found on Baker Level 4.
- HE 8700.4 same as #1
- TK 6638 .E8 (this is the technical side of television) found on Berry Level 4.
Relevant subject headings for searching the online catalog include:
- television broadcasting [name of country]Insert name of country ...
- television broadcasting policy [name of country]Insert name of country ...
- cable television [name of country]Insert name of country ...
Introductory reading(s)
These are just some of the titles on European television in our collections.
Contemporary world television by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1992.5 .C625 2004ISBN: 9781844570096What is happening today in the world of world television? With intense commercialization and more open national markets, along with technological convergence and greater concentration of ownership, the international TV landscape is changing at a bewildering pace and in a host of different ways. Contemporary World Television presents a unique overview of the global issues raised by these transformations in television. It looks at how they have affected the public interest and society across the globe and how the role of television as a nation-builder is experiencing erosion and evolution. ...
A European television history by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1992.3 .E78 E87 2008ISBN: 9781405163408European Television History brings together television historians and media scholars to chart the development of television in Europe since its inception. The volume interrogates the history of the medium in divergent political, economic, cultural and ideological national contexts. Taking a comparative approach to the topic, the volume is organized around a set of common questions, themes, and methodological reflections. ...
Popular television in authoritarian Europe by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1992.3 .E85 P67 2013ISBN: 9780719082399This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two.
Television in Europe by Call Number: Baker-Berry HE 8700.9 .E8 N63 1991ISBN: 9780195069426This book deals with the evolution of powerful monopoly institutions in the communications field--the public broadcasters--and the dramatic changes that took place in the late 1980s throughout Europe, and transformed the media landscape. It provides a comprehensive view of European broadcasting systems, using the perspective of economics and policy analysis. The introductory part offers a framework for understanding media and the forces of change affecting them. The main section is a unique series of chapters covering the broadcast and cable television systems of almost thirty European countries.
Selected book title(s)
European television industries by Call Number: Baker-Berry HE 8700.9 .E8 I57 2005ISBN: 9781844570607This book critically evaluates models, frameworks, debates and observations relating to the future of the medium.
European television in the digital age: issues, dynamics, and realities by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1992.3 .E78 P37 2002ISBN: 9780745628721European Television in the Digital Age traces the development of digital television and provides a clear, concise account of the dynamics and realities of the changing face of television in Europe. The book synthesizes an array of empirical research and case study work, summarizes theoretical arguments, and provides an up-to-date analysis of the European audiovisual landscape. ...
Television and totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia: from the first democratic republic to the fall of communism by Call Number: Baker-Berry HE8700.9.C94 S76 2019ISBN: 9781501324758The story of Czechoslovak television is in many respects typical of the cultural and political developments in Central Europe, behind the Iron Curtain. Martin Stoll, with unprecedented access to the Military Historical Archives in Prague, provides contextual insights into the issues of introducing television in the whole Socialist Bloc (save China, Mongolia and Cuba), from the introduction of television broadcasting in Czechoslovakia in 1921 through to the 1968 occupation and the Velvet Revolution in 1989 - encapsulating an important point in media history within two totalitarian states. ...
Transnational television in Europe: reconfiguring global communications networks by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 1992.3 .E78 C47 2009ISBN: 9781845119539Today transnational TV networks count among television's most prestigious brands and rank among Europe's leading TV channels. This is the first, dynamically told story of the extraordinary journey of transnational television in Europe from struggling origins to its present day boom. It is based in extensive research into the international television industry and makes full use of its author's remarkable access to leading industry figures, from Sky and Turner to Discovery and BBC World. ...
TV socialism by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780822360995In TV Socialism, Anikó Imre provides an innovative history of television in socialist Europe during and after the Cold War. Rather than uniform propaganda programming, Imre finds rich evidence of hybrid aesthetic and economic practices, including frequent exchanges within the region and with Western media, a steady production of varied genre entertainment, elements of European public service broadcasting, and transcultural, multi-lingual reception practices.
Other library resource(s)
European television from Oxford Bibliographies Online by Call Number: Electronic resourceISBN: 9780199791286European television has a double connotation: it characterizes both the history and current existence of multiple television institutions and channels across Europe as well as the phenomenon of transnational, European television. Reaffirming the concept of Europe as “unity in diversity” and acknowledging the contested nature of Europe as a discursive character, both television and Europe can best be defined as projects that need to be continuously renegotiated and reinvented. Both “Europe” and “television” as concepts are constructed entities whose identities vary depending on the topic of inquiry and the roster of questions of those investigating the phenomena.- Global television industry from Oxford Bibliographies Online by Call Number: Electronic resourceISBN: 9780199791286Television was introduced as an experimental technology in the 1920s and 1930s in Europe, Asia, the former Soviet Union, and the Americas, but it was not until after World War II that it was widely adopted as a form of mass communication around the globe.
Find scholarly articles and selected journal title(s)
Articles and other writings about television in Europe can be found in many publications. Our collection includes several journal titles which looks exclusively at European television. You can also use Film & Television Literature Index to find articles or use the search box at the top of the page.
Film & television literature indexCall Number: Electronic resourceThis index covers over 300 journal and magazine titles for film and television reviews, scholarly and critical analysis of cinema and television, and articles of popular interest about film and television. About half the journals and magazines are film periodicals and the other half cover film and television with some regularity. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Web of science citation databases by Call Number: Electronic resourceThe online version of 3 separate ISI indexes: Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index and, Social Sciences Citation Index.
