ABSTRACT
First Published in 1969. Written in 1950, this book seeks to answer the three questions of how is it that broadcasting in Great Britain came to be organised on a monopolistic basis? What has been the effect of the monopoly on the development of, and policy towards, competitive services such as wire broadcasting and foreign commercial broadcasting intended for listeners in Great Britain ? Finally, what are the views which have been held on the monopoly of broadcasting in Great Britain?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |65 pages
The Origins
chapter |27 pages
The Origin of the Monopoly
chapter |16 pages
The Sykes Committee
chapter |20 pages
The Formation of the Corporation
part |57 pages
Competitive Services
chapter |32 pages
Wire Broadcasting
chapter |23 pages
Foreign Commercial Broadcasting
part |73 pages
Public Discussion