Customer Reviews (2)

Excellent synopsis... perhaps due for another edition?
As with the previous reviewers comments, this is a great synopsis of the broadcasting world in Malaysia. It would benefit from a revised edition, particularly to reflect the efforts of RTM to expand to the new media formats (Internet broadcasting, etc.)

Excellent history, but requires updating.
The book provides excellent background knowledge which is useful to anyone in the region's broadcast history, or anyone interested in regional broadcast network developement.The research is in depth, and explores all governmental and cultural influences which steered the path of broadcast in the Malaysian-Indonesian archipelago.However, the information requires updating for Malaysia at least, as the addition of two new private terrestrial stations (Metrovision and NTV in Kuala Lumpur) and the two competing Pay TV services (Mega TV [cable] and Astro [satellite]), and the planned privatization of RTM2.For history, Broadcasting in the Malay World is a valuable reference, but hopefully Drew McDaniel will be authoring an updated version in the near future to reflect the current state of the industry in the archipelago. ... Read more

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Contrary to modern theories of developing nations, Brunei Darussalam, which has a very high rate of literacy, is also one of the few countries where the traditional elite retains absolute political power. Professor Gunn's comprehensive study, which assesses the state's efforts to implement national language policies, explores the aspects of the complex relationship between language and power including the oral tradition, the rise of Islamic literacy, print culture and mass literacy, and the electronic media and its effects. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Radio Television Brunei (Radio Televisyen Brunei, or RTB) is the state broadcaster of Brunei. Radio Brunei made its first broadcast on May 2, 1957, with a television service starting in 1975. Radio Television Brunei also monopolies the free-to-air television in the country, and also radio until 1999, when the country's only commercial radio station, KRISTALfm was founded. The service was officially opened on May 2, 1957 with Hari Raya Message from His Majesty, Al-Marhum DYMM Paduka Seri Baginda Maulana Al-Sultan Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien. There was one studio which broadcast for 45 minutes each evening from 8.00 to 8.45 p.m. The range of the single 1.2Kw transmitter was only five miles around the capital Brunei Town. Radio Brunei first transmitted programmes in 1957. By 1974 there were 171 staff and three transmitting sites giving almost 100% coverage of the country and beyond. Television was introduced in 1975 with Channel 5 test transmissions commencing on March 1st from Bukit Subok. The service was officially opened by His Majesty DYMM Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on July 9, 1975. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Countries and Their Cultures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1010 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Covers the broad range of popular religious culture of the United States at the close of the twentieth century. Beliefs, practices, symbols, traditions, movements, organizations, and leaders from the many traditions in the pluralistic American community are represented. Also includes cults and phenomena that drew followers, such as Heaven's Gale and UFOs. ... Read more