Re-Visioning Television: Policy, Strategy and Models for the Sustainable Development of Community Television in South Africa
Key Guidance
Cape Town: HSRC Press (2006), 211 pp.
Contains tables, glossary pp. 209-211, bibliogr. pp. 213-217
ISBN 0-7969-2160-1
Signature commbox: 151:40-Community 2006
"This book, compiled by South African experts in community broadcasting with the assistance of many key figures in the sector, traces the two-decade campaign for local-level television in South Africa. It highlights the development of policy, reviews existing international models and spells out the technical, financial and managerial challenges that face this nascent sector. Policy-makers, community television station managers and staff, development analysts and funders, media academics and students, press officers, organisations wishing to access local TV together with anyone interested in community media in the developing world generally, and community television specifically, will find this book important reading." (HSRC website)
1 Introduction to community television, 1
2 Regulatory overview, 15
3 Lessons from community radio, 37
4 CTV in South Africa today, 43
5 Partnerships, 67
6 Signal distribution, 97
7 Production, 103
8 Programming, 125
9 Audience research, 141
10 Rural CTV, 145
11 Future technical directions for CTV, 153
12 Business models, 165
13 Conclusion, 185
14 Case study: CTV Cape Town business model, 187
Appendix A: Local CTV scoping report, technical parameters University of Cape Town, 203
Appendix B: Local CTV scoping report, technical parameters University of the Western Cape, 206
2 Regulatory overview, 15
3 Lessons from community radio, 37
4 CTV in South Africa today, 43
5 Partnerships, 67
6 Signal distribution, 97
7 Production, 103
8 Programming, 125
9 Audience research, 141
10 Rural CTV, 145
11 Future technical directions for CTV, 153
12 Business models, 165
13 Conclusion, 185
14 Case study: CTV Cape Town business model, 187
Appendix A: Local CTV scoping report, technical parameters University of Cape Town, 203
Appendix B: Local CTV scoping report, technical parameters University of the Western Cape, 206
