Inside the Rise of HBO

A Personal History of the Company That Transformed Television

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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There are two ages in the history of television: before HBO and after HBO. Before the launch of Home Box Office in 1972, the industry had changed little since the birth of broadcast network television in the late 1940s. The arrival of the premium cable channel began a revolution in the business and programming of TV. For the generation that has grown up with the vast array of viewing choices available today, it is almost inconceivable that our ever-expanding media universe began with a few hours of unimpressive programming on a single cable channel. Written by an insider, this is the story of HBO's reconfiguration of television and the company's continual reinvention of itself in a competitive and dynamic industry.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-07-10
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor292
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786497867

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Table of ContentsPreface delete 1Introduction delete 5Part I: Empire of the1. Towards Felix the Cat delete 112. Baby Steps delete 153. In the Beginning Was the Word: Radio delete 174. The Numbers Racket delete 225. The Wasteland delete 286. Greener Grass delete 54Part II: Wired7. Walson’s Mountain delete 638. The Green Channel delete 719. Into the Skies, Junior Birdmen! delete 78Part III: The Company10. Title Fights: The King of Pay TV delete 8911. The Movie Duels delete 9712. Fallout delete 10813. The Wall delete 11614. A Voice All Its Own delete 12715. Hard on Old Eyes delete 15216. Expanding the Brand delete 16017. Golden Age delete 18518. Fall and Rise delete 20719. Road Signs delete 224Appendix A: On the HBO Front Lines: Film Evaluator Youssef Kdiry delete 239Appendix B: Putting the Puzzle Together: Scheduler Jeff Kagan delete 243Appendix C: HBO Home Entertainment’s Henry McGee delete 259Bibliography delete 267Index delete 271

“Inside the Rise of HBO has much to recommend it: the writing is engaging, the anecdotes are well chosen, and Mesce’s fresh perspective adds a distinguishing personal touch to existing literature in the area of media industry studies. In Mesce, readers will find a lively author with a unique ability to illuminate media history from an insider’s perspective”—Journal of Popular Film and Television; “Mesce brings a very special expertise to laying out an informed and informative history of one of the most influential companies the entertainment industry in general, and the television industry in particular, has ever known. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented...a truly extraordinary corporate history and very highly recommended...a powerful account of the advent, evolution and golden age of paid television. No media collection should be without this thorough detailed history”—Midwest Book Review; “tells the pay network’s story as seen by a member of its communications staff for nearly 30 years”—Communications Booknotes Quarterly.