Since its introduction in the early 1960s, Spanish-language television in the United States has grown in step with the Hispanic population. Industry and demographic projections forecast rising influence through the 21st century. This book traces U.S. Spanish-language television's development from the 1960s to 2013, illustrating how business, regulation, politics, demographics and technological change have interwoven during a half century of remarkable change for electronic media. Spanish-language media play key social, political and economic roles in U.S. society, connecting many Hispanics to their cultures of origin, each other, and broader U.S. society. Yet despite the population's increasing impact on U.S. culture, in elections and through an estimated $1.3 trillion in spending power in 2014, this is the first comprehensive academic source dedicated to the medium and its history. The book combines information drawn from the business press and trade journals with industry reports and academic research to provide a balanced perspective on the origins, maturation and accelerated growth of a significant ethnic-oriented medium.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138024304
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214360352
Product Key Features
Author
Kenton T. Wilkinson
Publication Name
Spanish-Language TV Shows in the United States: Fifty Years of Development
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, Business
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
314 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
567g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Kenton T. Wilkinson
Series Title
Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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