A critical cultural materialist introduction to the study of global entertainment media. In Global
Entertainment Media, Tanner Mirrlees undertakes an analysis of the ownership, production …

This history of British and American television drama since 1970 charts the increased
transnationalisation of the two production systems. From The Forsyte Saga to Roots to …

Featuring scholarly perspectives from around the globe and drawing on a legacy of
television studies, but with an eye toward the future, this authoritative collection examines …

From the early days of television, international connections have played an important role in
establishing national broadcasters. Television was always transnational, although it is …

Sean Connery was one of cinema's most iconic stars. Born to a working-class family in
Edinburgh, he held jobs as a milkman and an artist's model before making the move into …

Highlander: The Series was first shown from 1992 to 1998; during those years, and in
subsequent years, due to reruns and delayed broadcasts worldwide, the series built a cult …

Assuming they had not yet changed the channel or gone to sleep, an estimated 34 million
viewers were tuned into the 2016 Academy Awards when Brie Larson took home the Oscar …

abstract This paper explores the ambivalence of psychological reactions to immortality.
Immortal characters seem to assuage existential anxiety, by facilitating the desire for death …

Transnational production is an increasingly important aspect of the media business.
Transnational media production is especially susceptible to the cultural discount, the loss of …