Rewind, Replay : : Britain and the Video Boom, 1978-1992 / / Johnny Walker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2022
• VerfasserIn: Walker, Johnny,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 43 B/W illustrations 2 B/W tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Figures --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Rewind, Replay --; 1. We’ve Got It Taped --; 2. Shrugging Off the Recession --; 3. Threats and Benefits --; 4. Regulation and Adaptation --; 5. Independent Spirit vs Corporate Muscle --; Conclusion: Video Legacies --; Select Bibliography --; Select Film/TV/Videography --; Select Periodicals --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474454490; 9783110992809; 9783110992816; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110780390
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474454490
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Johnny Walker.

Charts the introduction and rise of video entertainment in Britain from the launch of Betamax and VHS in 1978 to the development of the video superstore in the early 1990sPresents the first book dedicated to Britain’s video boomConsiders the development of the video distribution industry in the UK, identifying the key playersAppraises the development of video shops and clubs, from the late 1970s to arrival of BlockbusterRewind, Replay explores the birth and maturation of the pre-recorded video entertainment business in the UK. Informed by archival research and the examination of contemporaneous trade periodicals, industrial documentation and ephemera, it scrutinises distributors, wholesalers and shops. It explores industry shifts previoulsy unconsidered in scholarship, including video rental, market rationalisation and the development of ‘sell-though’ videocassettes to identify the key factors that led to the video boom.