Table of Contents
1. Introduction Part 1: The Americas> 2. Canadian TV Goes Global: Within and Beyond Cultural Imperialism 3. U.S. Entertainment Media: Expansion across Platforms, Industries and Borders 4. Mexico: A Historically Asymmetrical Media Context 5. Subjective Camera, Direct Address, and Audience Participation: Velho Chico and a New Brazilian Telenovela Aesthetics Part 2: EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) 6. Media Policy in the European Union: A Synoptic Overview of the Legislative Framework and a Critical Review of Some Current Issues 7. The Entertainment Landscape of the United Kingdom: Exploring British Television, Radio, and Film 8. Entertainment Industries in France 9. German Entertainment Media Industry: Characteristics and Market Break Down 10. From Bootlegging Hollywood to Streaming Battle Rap: The Transformation of the Russian Entertainment Industry 11. Entertainment Industry in Spain 12. Entertainment: The Golden Resource of Italian Cultural and Media Industries 13. Turkey in Global Entertainment: From the Harem to the Battlefield 14. Entertainment Media Industry in Egypt: Overview, Challenges and Future Performance 15. Nollywood: Prisms and Paradigms 16. Entertaining the Nation: Incentivizing the Indigenization of Soap Opera in South Africa Part 3: Asia and Oceania 17. Media Culture Globalization and/in Japan 18. China’s Entertainment Industry 19. Beyond Hallyu: Innovation, Social Critique, and Experimentation in South Korean Cinema and Television 20. The Marketization of Bollywood 21. Australian Entertainment Industries 22. Conclusion: A Snapshot and a Springboard for the Exploration of World Entertainment Media