COMMERCIAL COMPETITION TO GOVERMENT MONOPOLY IN TELEVISION
After enjoying a virtual monopoly of broadcasting media in the country for nearly 40 years, the Malaysian government decided to allow a private commercial TV station to operate in the country in 1984. This was a bold step and an exception to the rule in the control of broadcasting in the Asian Third...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit USM
1987
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/25450/1/COMMERCIAL_COMPETITION_TO_GOVERMENT_MONOPOLY_IN_TELEVISION.pdf |
| Summary: | After enjoying a virtual monopoly of broadcasting media in the country for nearly 40 years, the Malaysian government decided to allow a private commercial TV station to operate in the country in 1984. This was a bold step and an exception to the rule in the control of broadcasting in the Asian Third .
World region, where broadcasting is not only made subservient to governments, but also made to serve their specific interests. |
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