Book DescriptionFor nearly fifty years television has been at the center of world culture. The Encyclopedia of Television is the first major reference work to provide description, history, analysis, and information on more than 1100 subjects related to television in its international context. The focus of the materials is on television in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia; twenty essays offer historical and descriptive discussions of television in other countries and regions around the world. More than 300 critics and scholars of television provide illustrated essays covering programs, people, and topics.