Table of Contents

I. European Broadcasting: The Setting
1: The Emergence of Change
2: National Culture and the Iron Law of Hollywood Dominance: An Economic Critique
3: Basic Concepts for the New Television Environment
4: A Model for the Analysis of Broadcast Structures
5: Electronic Media and Their Impact
II. Television Systems of European Countries
6: Germany
7: France
8: United Kingdom
9: Italy
Television in the Benelux and Alpine Countries
10: Netherlands
11: Belgium
12: Luxembourg
13: Switzerland
14: Austria
Television in Scandinavia and the North Atlantic Countries
15: Sweden
16: Finland
17: Norway
18: Denmark
19: Iceland
20: Ireland
Television in the Mediterranean Countries and Eastern Europe
21: Spain
22: Portugal
23: Turkey
24: Israel
25: Greece
26: Television in Eastern Europe
III. The Evolution of European Broadcasting
27: Three Efforts at European Integration
28: Direct Satellite Broadcasting
29: Conclusion: The Evolutionary Stages of Broadcasting
Notes
References
Index

Reviews

"Television in Europe adds welcome breadth to this literature and undoubtedly will become a "must read" and reference work for further study of international television."--Journal of Economic Literature
"Interesting and important."--Telecommunications Policy
"Overall Noam has produced the best multi-country account to date of West European television in the 1980s. He is also excellent on the early television history (and its radio roots) across western Europe."--Prometheus
"...Crucial to anyone needing to become familiar with the history and development of television in specific nations."--The Journal of Media Economics
"Television in Europe adds welcome breadth to this literature and undoubtedly will become a "must read" and reference work for further study of international television."--Journal of Economic Literature
"Interesting and important."--Telecommunications Policy
"Overall Noam has produced the best multi-country account to date of West European television in the 1980s. He is also excellent on the early television history (and its radio roots) across western Europe."--Prometheus
"...Crucial to anyone needing to become familiar with the history and development of television in specific nations."--The Journal of Media Economics