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Blockbusters : hit-making, risk-taking, and the big business of entertainment / Anita Elberse New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
Call No: 203 ELBAuthor: Elberse, Anita Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Henry Holt and CompanyPubDate: 2013PhysDes: 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmSubject: INDUSTRY, FILM. USA ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA ; WARNER BROS. ; SPORT ON TV ; MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT Summary: Explores "what's behind the phenomenal success of entertainment businesses such as Warner Bros., Marvel Entertainment, and the NFL--along with such stars as Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and LeBron James--[and] which strategies give leaders in film, television, music, publishing, and sports an edge over their rivals"--Dust jacket flapISBN: 9780805094336Contents: Betting on blockbusters -- Launching and managing blockbusters -- Investing in superstars -- How superstars use their powers -- Will digital technology end the dominance of blockbusters? -- Will digital technology threaten powerful producers? -- The future of blockbuster strategies -- No business like show business?
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Cinema examined : selections from Cinema journal / Richard Dyer MacCann, Jack C. Ellis New York: Dutton, 1982.
Call No: 67(04) CINAuthor: MacCann, Richard Dyer ; Ellis, Jack C., 1922 CorpAuthor: Cinema JournalEdition: 1st edPlace: New YorkPublisher: DuttonPubDate: 1982PhysDes: xiii, 300 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cmSubject: INDUSTRY, FILM. USSR ; SAMURAI FILMS ; CHAPLIN, CHARLES ; VISCONTI, LUCHINO ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA ; BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915) ; GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE (US, Gregory La Cava, 1933) ; WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (US, Mike Nichols, 1966) ; CET OBSCUR OBJET DU DESIR (FR/SP, Luis Bunuel, 1977) Notes: Includes bibliographical referencesISBN: 0525474641 (pbk.) : $9.95LON: abn83062603; 2630261
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Don't write off free to air and cable television just yet in Australian Financial Review [Companies and markets] (31/8/2015) p.19
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Gloves come off as Netflix and Hollywood fight for dominance in The Australian (27/03/2017) p.22
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The great audience / by Gilbert Seldes Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, [1970, c1950].
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How to watch television / edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell New York: New York University Press, 2013.
Call No: 67(04) THOAuthor: Thompson, Ethan ; Mittell, Jason Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: New York University PressPubDate: 2013PhysDes: x, 396 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmSubject: AESTHETICS ; AUDIENCES ; CRITICISM, TV. ; CULTURAL IMPERIALISM ; FEMINISM AND TV ; INDUSTRY, TV. ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA ; NATIONAL CULTURE AND TV ; POLITICS AND TV ; YOUTUBE Summary: "We all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it "good" or "bad". Rather, criticism uses the close examination of a television program to explore that program's cultural significance, creative strategies, and its place in a broader social context. How to Watch Television brings together forty original essays from today's leading scholars on television culture, writing about the programs they care (and think) the most about. Each essay focuses on a particular television show, demonstrating one way to read the program and, through it, our media culture. The essays model how to practice media criticism in accessible language, providing critical insights through analysis - suggesting a way of looking at TV that students and interested viewers might emulate. The contributors discuss a wide range of television programs past and present, covering many formats and genres, broadcast and cable, providing a broad representation of the programs that are likely to be covered in a media studies course. While the book primarily focuses on American television, important programs with international origins and transnational circulation are also covered. Addressing television series from the medium's earliest days to contemporary online transformations of television, How to Watch Television is designed to engender classroom discussion among television critics of all backgrounds." -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Includes indexISBN: 9780814763988Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction: an owner's manual for television: Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell --; I. TV form: aesthetics and style -- 'Homicide': realism: Bambi L. Haggins -- 'House': narrative complexity: Amanda D. Lotz -- 'Life on Mars': transnational adaptation: Christine Becker -- 'Mad Men': visual style: Jeremy G. Butler -- 'Nip/Tuck': popular music: Ben Aslinger -- 'Phineas & Ferb': children's television: Jason Mittell -- 'The Sopranos': episodic storytelling: Sean O'Sullivan -- 'Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!': metacomedy: Jeffrey Sconce; II. Television representations: social identity and cultural politics -- '24': challenging stereotypes: Evelyn Alsultany -- 'The Amazing Race': global othering: Jonathan Gray -- 'The Cosby Show': representing race: Christine Acham -- 'The Dick Van Dyke Show': queer meanings: Quinn Miller -- 'Eva Luna': Latino/a audiences: Hector Amaya -- 'Glee'/'House Hunters International': gay narratives: Ron Becker -- 'Grey's Anatomy': feminism: Elana Levine -- 'Jersey Shore': ironic viewing: Susan J. Douglas; III. TV politics: democracy, nation, and the public interest -- '30 Days': social engagement: Geoffrey Baym and Colby Gottert -- 'America's Next Top Model': neoliberal labor: Laurie Ouellette -- 'Family Guy': undermining satire: Nick Marx -- 'Fox & Friends': political talk: Jeffrey P. Jones -- 'M*A*S*H': socially relevant comedy: Noel Murray -- 'Parks and Recreation': the cultural forum: Heather Hendershot -- 'Star Trek': serialised ideology: Roberta Pearson -- 'The Wonder Years': televised nostalgia: Daniel Marcus; IV. TV industry: industrial practices and structures -- 'Entertainment Tonight': tabloid news: Anna Helen Petersen -- 'I Love Lucy': the writer-producer: Miranda J. Banks -- 'Modern Family': product placement: Kevin Sandler -- 'Monday Night Football': brand identity: Victoria E. Johnson -- 'NYPD Blue': content regulation: Jennifer Holt -- 'Onion News Network': flow: Ethan Thompson -- 'The Prisoner': cult TV remakes: Matt Hills -- 'The Twilight Zone': landmark television: Derek Kompare; V. TV practices: medium, technology, and everyday life -- 'Autotune the News': remix video: David Guerney -- 'Battlestar Galactica': fans and ancillary content: Suzanne Scott -- 'Everyday Italian': cultivating taste: Michael Z. Newman -- 'Gossip Girl': transmedia technologies: Louisa Stein -- 'It's Fun to Eat': forgotten television: Dana Polan -- 'One Life to Live': soap opera storytelling: Abigail de Kosnik -- 'Samurai Champloo': transnational viewing: Jiwon Ahn -- 'The Walking Dead': adapting comics: Henry Jenkins; Contributors -- Index
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The image / Daniel J. Boorstin Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1961.
Call No: 401 BOOAuthor: Boorstin, Daniel J. Source: UKPlace: Harmondsworth, MiddlesexPublisher: PenguinPubDate: 1961PhysDes: 314 p. ; 19 cmSubject: INDUSTRY, FILM. USA ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA Summary: Study on the fabrication in media and entertainment in America.Notes: Includes indexLanguage: English
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Is Television News Real? in Lumiere (October, 1972) iss.17 p.32-33
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"LOS ANGELES: ENTERTAINMENT TOWN" 16 November 1998.
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Networking in Canberra Times [TV Guide] (20/07/2015) p.2
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIAAuthor: Idato, Michael PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: GREG COOTE SCHOLARSHIP ; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA Summary: Snippets of reports about: Donald Trump and the show The Apprenctice, TV show Sherlock, the Greg Coote Scholarship, Foxtel, Woody Allen's plans to relase a TV project on Amazon, Madeleine Albright to appear on Madam Secretary, obiturary for Neil Lawrence
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"NEW YORK: ENTERTAINMENT TOWN" 12 October 1998.
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'Something in Common' begins filming in Australasian Cinema (Friday, 31/5-6/6/1985) vol.14 iss.9 p.5
Subject: INDUSTRY, TV. USA Summary: Report on the commencing of filming on 'Something In Common'
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The sponsor : notes on a modern potentate / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.
Call No: 411.2.009 BARAuthor: Barnouw, Erik Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1978PhysDes: 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmSubject: ADVERTISING. TV ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA ; SOCIETY AND TV. USA Summary: "Erik Barnouw, leading historian of broadcasting in the United States, in The Sponsor confronts the touchy, far-reaching issue of how the television industry has gradually meshed itself into the needs and wishes of sponsors - influencing programming, news and documentaries, and shaping American culture, mores and politics." -Book blurbNotes: Name "M.S. Counihan" written in top right corner of first page.; "$4" sticker on front cover, "5.95" sticker on back coverISBN: 0195026144Contents: But first, this message... -- Part one Rise -- On the eve of the sponsor -- The first 400 -- New system -- Monopoly games -- National -- The dispossessed -- Uprising -- Two worlds -- Senator Truman -- Transition -- Qualms -- Changing the guard -- Going public -- Demographics -- Do you agree or disagree...? -- Part two Domain -- The inner fortress - the "commerical" -- The outer defences - "entertainment" -- The satrapies - "public service" -- Sphere of influence - "culture" -- Part three Prospect -- Problem: success -- The medium and the biosphere -- The new liberation -- Genie from the tube -- Jobs wanted -- The circuses -- Empires -- Fringe medium -- Notes -- Index
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Television : the business behind the box / Les Brown New York: Harvest, 1971.
Call No: 70 BROAuthor: Brown, Les Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: HarvestPubDate: 1971PhysDes: viii, 374 p. ; 22 cmSubject: TELEVISION. USA ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA ; BROADCASTING. US ; RATINGS. USA Summary: The author gives an account of a year in the American TV business. He analyzes the differences between ABC, CBS and NBC; the executive-suite intrigues; the role fear plays in programing; the bitter conflict between the networks and their affiliate stations; and the largely transient titans who control the most powerful communications medium ever known. He also explains the numbers rating game, the complex strategies used to plan a TV season, the often intimidating function of the FCC, and the curious nature of "public" television. [ Taken from the back of the book]ISBN: 0156884402Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006
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TV strikes back at online rivals in The Australian [Business News] (30/04/2015) p.25
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; INDUSTRY, TV. USAAuthor: Vranica, Suzanne ; Perlberg, Steven PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: INDUSTRY, TV. USA Summary: Comcast NBCUniversal presented a talk to advertisers about how marketers can use new data and analytics tools to target their ads more effectively on the companies shows. It taps into huges databases of information on what products people buy and matches it against data from set-top boxes that tracks the programs people watch on TV.
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Watching TV : four decades of American television / Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik US: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982.
Call No: 70"198" (73) CASAuthor: Castleman, Harry ; Podrazik, Walter J. Source: USPlace: USPublisher: McGraw-Hill Book CompanyPubDate: 1982PhysDes: 314 p. : ill. ; 29 cmSubject: TELEVISION. USA ; INDUSTRY, TV. USA Summary: " To be understood, American television must be viewed as the embodiment of contradiction-a miracle of spectacular technical achievement imprisoned by the demands of its mundane day-to-day operations. So called "high-class" programming almost always competes with mass appeal presentations because, with 365 days a year to fill, programmers cannot possibly stock each moment of each day with uplifting culture, In spite of all its limitations, this mundane miracle still produces great moments of popular culture and, to varying degrees, special moments of brilliance that rekindle the awe felt by the first TV owners. Yet, in the game of American television, the bottom line has always been high ratings and, to this day, it still is."-INTRODUCTIONNotes: includes indexISBN: 007010268
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