Primetime : network television programming.[Introduction to programming -- Creating, buying, and selling : the personnel structure of the television industry. The creative team ; The buyers : network television management ; The sellers of primetime television programming -- Developing series for primetime television. Developing series concepts ; From concept to pilot production ; From pilot production to series -- Network decision-making strategies in primetime television : new and current series. Network decision factors : testing and scheduling ; Current programming -- Developing other projects for primetime television. Miniseries, TV movies, and specials -- The pragmatic side of primetime television. Constraints on creativity ; Business

Blum, Richard A. ; Lindheim, Richard D.

ISBN 10: 0240517563 / ISBN 13: 9780240517568

Published by Boston : Focal Press, 1987, 1987

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xii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0240517563 (pbk.); 9780240517568 (pbk.) LCCN: 87-328 ; LC: PN1992.55; Dewey: 791.45/0973; 384.55/44/0973 ; OCLC: 15107937 ; Contents; Introduction to programming -- Creating, buying, and selling : the personnel structure of the television industry. The creative team ; The buyers : network television management ; The sellers of primetime television programming -- Developing series for primetime television. Developing series concepts ; From concept to pilot production ; From pilot production to series -- Network decision-making strategies in primetime television : new and current series. Network decision factors : testing and scheduling ; Current programming -- Developing other projects for primetime television. Miniseries, TV movies, and specials -- The pragmatic side of primetime television. Constraints on creativity ; Business deals, license fees, and syndication -- The history and impact of technology on programming trends. The effects of technology on television programming. ; ex-library, stamps, labels ; VG.

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• Title: Primetime : network television programming.[Introduction to programming -- Creating, buying, and selling : the personnel structure of the television industry. The creative team ; The buyers : network television management ; The sellers of primetime television programming -- Developing series for primetime television. Developing series concepts ; From concept to pilot production ; From pilot production to series -- Network decision-making strategies in primetime television : new and current ...
• Publisher: Boston : Focal Press, 1987
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240517563
• ISBN 13: 9780240517568
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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A worthy text on broadcast management. The authors focus on three groupscreators, programmer/sellers, and producer/sellersand explain the intricacies of these groups interactions with each other and the networks: Creators sell themselves as talent; producers sell their projects to network programmers; networks sell audiences to advertisers; and then networks resell programs to syndicates. The authors provide detailed examples, including sample scripts and production schedules, and up-to-date annotations. Students can easily make use of the material here; nonstudents may learn some insider relationships. For college libraries. Abraham Z. Bass, Journalism Dept., Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb
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