Television Across Europe : A Comparative Introduction Book

Preface - Jan Wieten, Graham Murdock and Peter Dahlgren PART ONE: TELEVISION ENVIRONMENTS: TRADITIONS AND TRANSITIONS Introduction - Peter Dahlgren The Status of TV Broadcasting in Europe - Kees Brants and Els De Bens Key Trends in European Television - Peter Dahlgren Digital Futures - Graham Murdock European Television in the Age of Convergence PART TWO: TELEVISION TRENDS: ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENTATION Introduction - Graham Murdock Programming and Channel Competition in European Television - Taisto Hujanen Popular Drama - Albert Moran Travelling Templates and National Fictions Programme Making across Borders - Aur[ac]elie Laborde and Michel Perrot The Eurosud News Magazine Television Audiences - Winfried Schulz PART THREE: TELEVISION GENRES: BORDERS AND FLOWS Introduction - Jan Wieten Music Television - Keith Roe and Gust De Meyer MTV-Europe Arts Television - Marit Bakke Questions of Culture Breakfast TV - Jan Wieten Infotainers at Daybreak Talk Shows - Graham Murdock Democratic Debates and Tabloid Tales Television Current Affairs - Greg Mc Laughlin The Case of Northern Ireland Television News - Sari N[um]asi The Case if the French Road Blockades