Introduction Ralph Negrine 1. Cable Television in the United States: A Story of Continuing Growth and Change Vernone Sparkes 2. Cable at the Crossroads: An Analysis of the Canadian Cable Industry André H. Caron and James R. Taylor 3. Cable Television in the Low Countries Kees Brants and Nick Jankonski 4. Cable Television in Great Britain Ralph Negrine 5. Cable Television in France Claude-Jean Bertrand 6. Cable Television in West Germany Michael Schacht and Rolf-Rüdiger Hoffman 7. Cable Television in Australia: A Study of Repose Geoffrey Caldwell 8. Television and Cable Policy in Japan: An Essay Michael Tracey. Glossary