This book is the first to offer a global perspective on the unique contemporary media phenomenon of transnational television channels. It is also the first to compare their impact in different regions of the globe. Revealing great richness and diversity across some of the world's main geocultural regions (Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Greater China and Latin America), international contributors with in-depth industry knowledge examine the place of these channels in the process of globalization, their impact on the nation-state and on regional culture and politics. The book also considers audiences and geocultural TV markets, providing new ways of thinking about the emerging transnational media order._x000D__x000D_Contributors include Asu Aksoy, Jean K. Chalaby, William Crawley, Luiz Guilherme Duarte, Daya Kishan Thussu, Joseph Man Chan, Graham Mytton, David Page, Kevin Robins, Naomi Sakr, John Sinclair, Joseph Straubhaar, Ruth Teer-Tomaselli, Andre-Jean Tudesq_x000D__x000D_The book is essential for those engaging with the complexities of pan-regional or global TV. - Media Week