Research Guides: Television Studies: Production and Industry Information

Selected TV Industry Trade Journals

Broadcasting

Journal of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers

Sponsor

Television

Variety

Online | Media History Digital Library (dates: 1905-1961)
Online | Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive (dates: 1905-2000)
Online | Variety.com (dates: 1990s-current, but not complete coverage of all content)

Business Source Complete
An excellent source for current articles about the entertainment industry, particularly financial information
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Indexing and full text of academic journals in the fields of journalism, mass media, and communication. Some coverage of film, rhetoric and communication disorders.

Complete Television, Radio & Cable Industry
Provides data on over 22,000 companies and stations in the United States and Canada, as well as over 72,000 executives in the media industry. KNIGHT REFERENCE HF6146 .R3 B72

Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
Archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000.
Core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, broadcasting and theater are all included, together with film fan magazines and music press titles. Magazines have been scanned cover-to-cover in high-resolution color, with granular indexing of all articles, covers, ads and reviews.

Film & Television Literature Index
Indexes journal and magazine titles for film and television reviews, scholarly and critical analysis of cinema and television, and articles of popular interest about film and television.
Subject coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.

IMDb - Internet Movie Database
A popular source for information about movies, television, and celebrities.

Los Angeles Times (1881-1997)
Excellent source for industry news, interviews, publicity, and gossip.

Media History Digital Library
Full-text digital reproductions of early media industry and fan magazines, including Photoplay, Hollywood Reporter, and much more.
**Tutorial available: View a Media History Digital Library tutorial

New York times (digital reproduction, 1851-2015)
Digital reproduction of the NY Times, with full page and article images as well as searchable full text back to the first issue.