Media in China : consumption, content and crisis / edited by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Michael Keane and Yin Hong.

Multinational media companies increasingly look to China as a highly important market for the future, but with what degree of confidence should they do so? Media in China is about a new kind of revolution in China - a revolution in which rapidly commercializing media industries confront slow-changin...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Donald, Stephanie, 1961- (Editor), Keane, Michael, 1952- (Editor), Yin, Hong, 1961- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Summary:Multinational media companies increasingly look to China as a highly important market for the future, but with what degree of confidence should they do so? Media in China is about a new kind of revolution in China - a revolution in which rapidly commercializing media industries confront slow-changing power relations between political, social and economic spheres. This interdisciplinary collection draws on the expertise of industry professionals, academic experts and cultural critics. It offers a variety of perspectives on audio-visual industries in the world's largest media market. The contributors examine television, film, music, commercial and political advertising, and new media such as the internet and multimedia. These essays explore evolving audience demographies, new patterns of media reception in regional centres, and the gradual internationalization of media content and foreign investment in China's broadcasting industries. This book will of use to students and professionals involved in media and communication, as well as anyone interested in contemporary China.
Physical Description:1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes notes on contributors, bibliographical references (pages 215-231), and index.
ISBN:9781317973379
1317973372
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.