{"product_id":"three-blind-mice-how-the-tv-networks-lost-their-way-paperback-1","title":"Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Auletta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to network television in the 1980s? How did CBS, NBC, and ABC lose a third of their audience and more than half of their annual profits? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKen Auletta, author of Greed and Glory on Wall Street, tells the gripping story of the decline of the networks in this epically scaled work of journalism. He chronicles the takeovers and executive coups that turned ABC and NBC into assets of two mega-corporations and CBS into the fiefdom of one man, Larry Tisch, whose obsession with the bottom line could be both bracing and appalling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuletta takes us inside the CBS newsroom on the night that Dan Rather went off-camera for six deadly minutes; into the screening rooms where NBC programming wunderkind Brandon Tartikoff watched two of his brightest prospects for new series thud disastrously to earth; and into the boardrooms where the three networks were trying to decide whether television is a public trust or a cash cow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich in anecdote and gossip, scalpel-sharp in its perceptions, \u003ci\u003eThree Blind Mice\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a revolution in American business and popular culture, one that is changing the world on both sides of the television screen.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to network television in the 1980s? How did CBS, NBC, and ABC lose a third of their audience and more than half of their annual profits? \u003cbr\u003eKen Auletta, author of Greed and Glory on Wall Street, tells the gripping story of the decline of the networks in this epically scaled work of journalism. He chronicles the takeovers and executive coups that turned ABC and NBC into assets of two mega-corporations and CBS into the fiefdom of one man, Larry Tisch, whose obsession with the bottom line could be both bracing and appalling. \u003cbr\u003eAuletta takes us inside the CBS newsroom on the night that Dan Rather went off-camera for six deadly minutes; into the screening rooms where NBC programming wunderkind Brandon Tartikoff watched two of his brightest prospects for new series thud disastrously to earth; and into the boardrooms where the three networks were trying to decide whether television is a public trust or a cash cow. \u003cbr\u003eRich in anecdote and gossip, scalpel-sharp in its perceptions, Three Blind Mice chronicles a revolution in American business and popular culture, one that is changing the world on both sides of the television screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Auletta\u003c\/b\u003e has been the Annals of Communication columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1992. He is the author of seven previous books, including three national bestsellers. In ranking him as America's premier media critic, the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e concluded, No other reporter has covered the new communications revolution as thoroughly as has Auletta. He has written for various newspapers and magazines, and appeared regularly as a television interviewer and analyst. He started writing for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1977. He grew up in Coney Island and now lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.48 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710191137075,"sku":"9780679741350","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WnZxZDJHVUVqRlVxWnpiYmNzVkdhZz09_9a7f9fc1-c36d-4522-99ba-e8e351db19cb.webp?v=1763485281","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/three-blind-mice-how-the-tv-networks-lost-their-way-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}