Itv Cultures: Independent Television Over Fifty Years: Independent Television Over Fifty YearsThe book explores key tensions and conflicts which have influenced the ITV service. The contributors show that ITV has had to tread an uneasy line between public service and commercial imperatives, between a pluralistic regional structure and a national network, and between popular appeal and quality programming. A timeline of key events in the history of ITV is also included. |
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