| Description |
xiv, 594 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Digital Destiny -- Ch. 2. From Show Biz to Show Bits: Digital Technology in the Media and Entertainment Industry -- Ch. 3. Digitology 101 -- Ch. 4. High-Definition Television: Or How DTV Came into Being Because HBO Needed Cash -- Ch. 5. Digital Shape-Shifting: The Many Forms of DTV -- Ch. 6. Two-Facing TV: The Interactive Promise -- Ch. 7. From Network TV to Networked TV: The Convergence of Television and Telecommunication -- Ch. 8. Fiber Fever: The Growth of Global Networks -- Ch. 9. Wired Bitpipes I -- Ch. 10. Wired Bitpipes II: Next-Generation Networks -- Ch. 11. Wireless Bitpipes: The Invisible Infrastructure -- Ch. 12. Living Digitally -- Ch. 13. From Reel (Movies) to Real (Networks) -- Ch. 14. Cache Flow: From Bitstreams to Revenue Streams -- Ch. 15. Brave New WWWorld |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Broadband communication systems.
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Digital television.
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| LC no. |
00048432 |
| ISBN |
0240803574 |
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