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Hollywood in the Information Age: Beyond the Silver Screen

Douglas Gomery, Janet Wasko

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1. Introduction: Hollywood and the Culture Industry. 2. The Way We Were: An Historical Look at Hollywood and Technology. 3. Film Production: In the Information Age. 4. The Big Boys: The Hollywood Majors. 5. The Wired Nation and the Electronic Super Highway: Cable Television, Pay Cable, Pay--Per--View and Beyond. 6. Talkina a Bout a Revolution: Home Video. 7. The Silver Screen: Theatrical Exhibition in the Information Age. 8. Hollywood Meets Madison Ave: The Commercialization of U. S. Films. 9. Around the World in Nanoseconds: International Markets for Filmed Entertainment. 10. Hooray for Hollywood: Moving into the 21st Century. Index.

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Key concepts: Hollywood, Entertainment, Exhibition, Commercialization, Advertising, Entertainment industry, Film industry, Media studies