Combining institutional textual and audience analysis, this book introduces students to the factors which have shaped television's development in contemporary Europe, and invites them to assess the issues that are at stake in its future.

Preface - Jan Wieten, Graham Murdock and Peter DahlgrenPART ONE: TELEVISION ENVIRONMENTS: TRADITIONS AND TRANSITIONSIntroduction - Peter DahlgrenThe Status of TV Broadcasting in Europe - Kees Brants and Els De BensKey Trends in European Television - Peter DahlgrenDigital Futures - Graham Murdock European Television in the Age of ConvergencePART TWO: TELEVISION TRENDS: ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENTATIONIntroduction - Graham MurdockProgramming and Channel Competition in European Television - Taisto HujanenPopular Drama - Albert Moran Travelling Templates and National FictionsProgramme Making across Borders - Aur[ac]elie Laborde and Michel Perrot The Eurosud News MagazineTelevision Audiences - Winfried SchulzPART THREE: TELEVISION GENRES: BORDERS AND FLOWSIntroduction - Jan WietenMusic Television - Keith Roe and Gust De Meyer MTV-EuropeArts Television - Marit Bakke Questions of CultureBreakfast TV - Jan Wieten Infotainers at DaybreakTalk Shows - Graham Murdock Democratic Debates and Tabloid TalesTelevision Current Affairs - Greg McLaughlin The Case of Northern Ireland Television News - Sari N[um]asi The Case if the French Road Blockades