Olympic Television: Broadcasting the Biggest Show on Earth

by James R. Angelini, Andrew C. Billings, Paul J. MacArthur

Book Overview

As the Olympic spectacle grows, broadcast coverage becomes bigger, more complex, and more sophisticated. Part sporting event, part reality show, and part global festival, the Olympics can be seen as both intensely nationalistic and a celebration of a shared sense of international community. This book sheds new light on how the Olympic experience has been shaped by television and expanded across multiple platforms and formats.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138930326
• ISBN13: 9781138930322
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"