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Latin American Television Industries

London: British Film Institute (bfi);Palgrave Macmillan (2013), 205 pp.

Contains illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 176-197, index

Series: International Screen Industries

ISBN 9781844573882

Signature commbox: 200:40-General 2013

"John Sinclair and Joseph D. Straubhaar provide a comprehensive account of television production, distribution and reception in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin American countries, showing how Mexican and Brazilian programmes have dominated in the region, and placing regional output in the context of the global television industry." (Publisher description)
Introduction: Latin American Television Industries, 1
1 The Development of Broadcasting in Latin America as a Region, 9
2 The Dominant Markets: Mexico, 36
3 The Dominant Markets: Brazil, 63
4 Emergent Producers and Markets in Latin America [Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Chile], 92
5 Iberoamerica and the Lusophone Space as Global Television Markets, 116
6 National Television Systems in the Global Era, 140
Conclusion: Latin American Television. Summary and Prospect, 169