Abstract:
The recently developed microeconomic model of one-way international
flows in films and television programs is shown to be a specific
application of a more general model of trade in media products.
Predictions of the general model are consistent with…

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International co-production /co-venture is increasingly the mode of production used for television programs and feature films. Evidence suggests the principal benefit of this mode is that, through financial pooling, it permits the accumulation of substantial budgets. However, there are…

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The purpose of this paper is to help reclaim McLuhan's media and social / historical theories for critical theory, arguing that McLuhan employed a form of dialectical theory containing basic elements of dialectics developed by Hegel, Marx, and, later,…

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An experimental trial was conducted to determine: (1) if there was any demand for regular radio programming distributed as digital audio files over the Internet, (2) if the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was willing to distribute programming in this…

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Technological crises are predictable and inevitable, particularly in a high-risk industry such as mining. Corporations are advised to have a crisis communication plan to facilitate proactive behaviour. Such a plan presumes
a commitment to honesty, openness, and ethical behaviour.…

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The reception process of the exposition
medium cannot be dissociated from the interpersonal setting in
which the visitors are involved. This paper begins with a review
of the studies done on sociability in museums. It shows that
issues related…

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This paper discusses key concepts
in telecommunications policy: common carriage, natural monopoly,
universal service, and price setting. Three crucial points are
made. First, in light of historical practices that created and
sustained boundaries between the media industries, contemporary
trends…

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In addition to communication theories,
Harold Innis' examination of the modernization of higher learning
is a significant component of his later scholarship. A chief
objective of this analysis is to trace the development of Innis'
critique. It is important,…

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Public service broadcasting's purpose, the object of much debate in South Africa, may be defined as the provision of a universal service of excellent programming while maintaining public legitimacy through an editorial independence from both the government of the…

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In most discussions of Harold Innis'
work on communications, his contributions have been treated as
those of a general media theorist. His analyses of particular
media are commonly viewed simply as instances of his broader
account of how space-…