"This is the colorful and dramatic biography of two of America's most controversial entrepreneurs: Moses Louis Annenberg, 'the racing wire king, ' who built his fortune in racketeering, invested it in publishing, and lost much of it in the biggest tax evasion case in United States history; and his son, Walter, launcher of TV Guide and Seventeen magazines and former ambassador to Great Britain."--Jacket.

This volume is a collection of time-series statistics of electronic media in the U.S.; chiefly broadcasting and cable, with some information on newer technologies. Intended as a revised edition of The Mass Media Aspen Institute Guide To Communication Industry Trends (Praeger, 1978), the present work draws heavily on the earlier book but corrects, greatly updates, and considerably expands upon it.