Who Killed Channel 9?: The Death of Kerry Packer's Mighty TV Dream Machine
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Author: Gerald Stone
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 304
"They stuffed the place up." That was the phrase Kerry Packer used in a lament shared with one of his most trusted advisers - his own succinct epitaph for the old Channel 9 spoken shortly before his death. Who 'they' were and what they did to warrant their boss' stinging disapproval is precisely what this book is about. How exactly do you kill a TV network that for three decades dominated the Australian television and media landscape? In this extraordinary book, Gerald Stone gives a truly eye-opening inside account of the death of a television network. The result is a drama far more riveting than anything on television, played out by an incredible cast of characters, most of them household names, some of them business legends, and all of them as you've never, ever seen them before.
Author: Gerald Stone
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 304
"They stuffed the place up." That was the phrase Kerry Packer used in a lament shared with one of his most trusted advisers - his own succinct epitaph for the old Channel 9 spoken shortly before his death. Who 'they' were and what they did to warrant their boss' stinging disapproval is precisely what this book is about. How exactly do you kill a TV network that for three decades dominated the Australian television and media landscape? In this extraordinary book, Gerald Stone gives a truly eye-opening inside account of the death of a television network. The result is a drama far more riveting than anything on television, played out by an incredible cast of characters, most of them household names, some of them business legends, and all of them as you've never, ever seen them before.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Gerald Stone
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 304
"They stuffed the place up." That was the phrase Kerry Packer used in a lament shared with one of his most trusted advisers - his own succinct epitaph for the old Channel 9 spoken shortly before his death. Who 'they' were and what they did to warrant their boss' stinging disapproval is precisely what this book is about. How exactly do you kill a TV network that for three decades dominated the Australian television and media landscape? In this extraordinary book, Gerald Stone gives a truly eye-opening inside account of the death of a television network. The result is a drama far more riveting than anything on television, played out by an incredible cast of characters, most of them household names, some of them business legends, and all of them as you've never, ever seen them before.
Author: Gerald Stone
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 304
"They stuffed the place up." That was the phrase Kerry Packer used in a lament shared with one of his most trusted advisers - his own succinct epitaph for the old Channel 9 spoken shortly before his death. Who 'they' were and what they did to warrant their boss' stinging disapproval is precisely what this book is about. How exactly do you kill a TV network that for three decades dominated the Australian television and media landscape? In this extraordinary book, Gerald Stone gives a truly eye-opening inside account of the death of a television network. The result is a drama far more riveting than anything on television, played out by an incredible cast of characters, most of them household names, some of them business legends, and all of them as you've never, ever seen them before.
Who Killed Channel 9?: The Death of Kerry Packer's Mighty TV Dream Machine