This essay collection explores the phenomenon of "teen TV" in the United States, analyzing the meanings and manifestations of this category of programming from a variety of perspectives. Part One views teen television through an industrial perspective, examining how networks such as WB, UPN, The CW, and The N have created a unique economic framework based on demographic niches and teen-focused narrowcasting. Part Two focuses on popular teen programs from a cultural context, evaluating how such programs reflect and at times stretch the envelope of the cultural contexts in which they are...

Beyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of profound technological change.

• Charts the revolution in television viewing that is currently underway in living rooms across the world
  
• Probes how the Internet's development has altered how television is made and consumed
  
• Looks at a range of topics and programmes - from voting practices on American Idol to online forums for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans
  
• Offers a fresh and innovative perspective that...

Beyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of profound technological change.

• Charts the revolution in television viewing that is currently underway in living rooms across the world
  
• Probes how the Internet's development has altered how television is made and consumed
  
• Looks at a range of topics and programmes - from voting practices on American Idol to online forums for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans
  
• Offers a fresh and innovative perspective that...