Independent Television in Britain

Success out of near disaster, finances taken to the edge of bankruptcy, resignations - this volume tells the dramatic stories of the major new commercial television developments in Britain between 1981-92. Success out of near disaster, finances taken to the edge of bankruptcy, resignations this volume tells the dramatic stories of the major new commercial television developments in Britain between 1981 92. This is an authoritative account, from the people involved and from official documents, of the launches and first ten years of Channel 4 and TV am, the expansion of cable television and early difficulties of satellite broadcasting.