Table of Contents Introduction: McTelevision in the Global Village... Chapter 1: History without Nation: Global Fiction... Chapter 2: Clear, Strong Brands: British Television as a Marketing Tool... Chapter 3: The 3 C's: Children, Citizenship and Co-Production... Chapter 4: Global Truths: Documentaries for the World... Conclusion: Transculturation or the Expansion of Modern Capitalism... Works Cited...

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Discuses how the importation of global television in the United States affects the nature of programming

About the Author

Barbara J. Selznick is an Associate Professor in the School of Media Arts, The University of Arizona and author of Sure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema.

Reviews

"Global Television is well focused, disciplined, imaginative, and original; the global outlook and free ranging expertise across borders are signature virtues. It promises to be a blueprint for the emergent field of globally-centric media studies." Thomas Doherty, American Studies Department, Brandeis University "An interesting treatment of this phenomenon. Summing Up: Recommended" CHOICE, December 2008