Reflections on a Global Screen

Synopsis: Two of the most potent forces for cultural globalisation are television and film, the growth of which has been accompanied by the dominance of Hollywood and Los Angeles as the major production sites. Until recently film, cable and telephone networks were seen as separate businesses offering quite distinct products and services. We are now, however, on the brink of a new information era in which cable offers the possibility of transmitting vast quantities of images and data on an interactive basis. The programme looks at the major struggle between the media and telecommunicaiton industries for ownership and control of the ‘information highways’ of the future.
Series: Shape of the World, The: Explorations in Human Geography, Course D215
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Geography
Keywords: cable and satellite television services; computer networks; film and television production; human geography; telecommunications

Producer

Eleanor Morris

Cast

Doreen Massey

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