This study examined the significance of the factors that are commonly cited as being responsible for the reliance on imported television programs, American and British in particular, as they apply to Jordan Television (JTV). The subjects of the study were primarily the information policy makers in Jordan, the foreign program broadcasters at JTV, the television program censors, and the local television program producers in Jordan. / The data of the study were collected by means of standardized interviews, participant observation, and document review. The subjects of the study were all interviewed. A variety of financial and legal documents, as well as television program schedules, were reviewed. The investigation was carried out in the course of a 3-month period covering the months of January, February, and March of 1985. / The results of the study indicate that neither of the two most commonly cited factors for the reliance on foreign television programs, namely the low cost of these programs and their popularity among the audience, seems to be significant in the case of JTV. JTV nonetheless relies heavily on foreign programs. The broadcasters' training background and the large number of episodes available of some foreign television programs do not seem to contribute to such a reliance either. / Other factors seem to contribute to the increasing reliance of JTV on foreign television programs. Among these factors are Jordan's geographic proximity and political relationship to Israel and Syria, and the regular increases in JTV's transmission time. The popularity of the foreign television programs, American and British in particular, among JTV's broadcasters, the broadcasters' familiarity with the language of these programs, and the foreign programs' efficient distribution network seem to contribute to the increase in JTV's reliance as well. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-06, Section: A, page: 1915. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75838 |
| Contributors | RIFAI, ZIAD D., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 315 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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