{"product_id":"australian-tv-book","title":"Australian TV Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eTelevision is the most pervasive mass medium of the industrialised world. It is blamed for creating alienation and violence in society, yet at the same time regarded as trivial and unworthy of serious attention. It is the main purveyor of global popular culture, yet also intensely local.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian TV Book\u003c\/i\u003e paints the big picture of the small screen in Australia. It examines industry dynamics in a rapidly changing environment, the impact of new technology, recent changes in programming, and the ways in which the television industry targets its audiences. The authors highlight what is distinctive about television in Australia, and how it is affected by international developments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Australian television today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuart Cunningham is Professor of Media and Journalism at Queensland University of Technology. Graeme Turner is director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. They are editors of the leading textbook \u003ci\u003eThe Media in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e and authors of many other works on the media.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588903461102,"sku":"9781865080147","price":53.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781865080147.jpg?v=1721215695","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/australian-tv-book","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}