Early in 2009, Denis and I had coffee outside a little café in Padua, Italy. We were attending
a symposium organized by the European Journal of Communication on the consequences …

This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues
which are at the forefront of today's globalized society. The human species is divided into …

Wir leben in einer Zeit grundlegenden, vielfältigen und schnellen Wandels, in dessen
Verlauf sich auch die Bedeutung der Kommunikationsmedien verändert. Es ist das Anliegen …

The book is essentially for a student of mass communication or may be of interest to the
communications expert into communications reserach, theory or operations research. The …

After two decades of 'dual broadcasting'in Europe, the demise of public service broadcasting
(PSB) is not yet as serious as forecast. In recent years, public broadcasters in some …

Contributing to a rethink of Public Service Media, this book combines theoretical insights
and legal frameworks with practice, examining theory and policy development in a bottom …

The human species is divided into some 6,000 groups, each one of which speaks a different
language and does not understand any of the others. Yet this fragmentation is overcome by …

The last decade has witnessed the growth of TV formats such as Big Brother or The X Factor,
developed in one market and sold internationally for local adaptation. This article reveals the …

Anti-Americanism, 323, 324 Antitrust law, 360-361 Appropriation: of content, 106; cultural,
95, 96; of meaning, 165, 247; of signifying practices, 191; of television production …

Hollywood Abroad is the first book to examine the reception of Hollywood movies by non-
American audiences. Although numerous books on film history have analyzed the ways in …