Download or read book From Satellite to Single Market written by Richard Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Collins explores public service television's role in fostering pan-European cultural identity. Based on extensive primary research, interviews with participants and analysis of key European programmes, this book documents the growth of the public service satellite television network which was backed by the European Union, and its eventual alliance with Rupert Murdoch's commercial Sky network.