1st Edition

Business of Digital Television

By Chris Forrester Copyright 2000
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    Essential reading for anyone involved in broadcasting. The Business of Digital Television presents an overview or the digital television industry. Chris Forrester examines the key technologies and developments of the marketplace, with comments on the future from leading industry experts.



    Written in an accessible style for the non-engineer, Forrester covers the issues that are most pertinent to strategic direction, providing, broadcasting professionals with essential facts, data and commentary in one single source.

    You will:
    Discover trends in digital TV technology
    Gain knowledge about the international marketplace
    See an analysis of the financial models
    Understand the importance of partnerships
    Find out the key drivers for change
    Gain an insight into emerging technologies in the future


    Introduction, the TV Pioneers, From Dumb box to television that's alive, The analogue televion business today, The adoption of digital, Cable, satellite or digital television? Where is digital today? Is new content still king? Selling digital television, The economy of niches, Webcasting to the TV, or TV on the PC? The future - the brave new world of just more of the same?, References.

    Biography

    Chris Forrester

    "Written in an accessible style this book is well documented, its statistics are comprehensive and up to date. The essential facts, data and commentary are all brought together in one single source likely to interest a large and diverse audience."
    Bohdan Jung, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
    The International Journal on Media Managment, Vol. 3, No.1, Spring 2001