dc.contributor.advisor |
Popovich, Mark N. |
en_US |
dc.contributor.author |
Elder, Russell A. |
en_US |
dc.coverage.spatial |
n-us-in |
en_US |
dc.date.accessioned |
2011-06-03T19:32:36Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-06-03T19:32:36Z |
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dc.date.created |
1979 |
en_US |
dc.date.issued |
1979 |
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dc.identifier |
LD2489.Z72 1979 .E43 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/182074 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This thesis has explored the opinions of pay-cable television subscribers in Muncie, Indiana relative to the claims of pro- and anti-deregulation forces. These claims include charges that an unregulated cable industry will drive theater owners bankrupt, deprive over-the-air television of revenue base, price low-income groups out of the television entertainment market, and proclaimed pay-cable as an open, willing market for performing arts and other cultural programming. This study disproved all the claims except:(1) that pay-cable is depriving theater owners of significant numbers of patrons, and (2) that there was a significant decrease in the watching of regular network programming as a result of HBO subscription.A secondary purpose of this research was to establish criteria and concepts for an in-depth study of the cable television industry and its relationship and effects on commercial over-the-air television. |
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dc.format.extent |
iv, 51 leaves ; 28 cm. |
en_US |
dc.source |
Virtual Press |
en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Cable television -- Indiana -- Muncie. |
en_US |
dc.title |
Exploratory research toward determining the present pay-cable programming effect on the entertainment habits, and the opinions on future content of expanded programming, of pay-cable subscribers in Muncie, Indiana |
en_US |
dc.description.degree |
Thesis (M.A.) |
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dc.identifier.cardcat-url |
http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/263226 |
en_US |