TV Formats Worldwide (Book)
Localizing Global Programs
This book redresses the balance of reality shows and the program format as a central mode of business and culture in the new television landscape. It explores topics such as reality TV, makeover programs, sitcoms, talent shows, fiction serials, broadcaster management policies, production decision chains and audience participation processes.
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Beginning around 2003, the growth of interest in the genre of reality shows has dominated the field of television studies. However, concentrating on this genre has tended to sideline the even more significant emergence of the program format as a central mode of business and culture in the new television landscape. TV Formats Worldwide redresses this balance and heralds the emergence of an important, exciting, and challenging area of television studies. Topics explored include reality TV, makeover programs, sitcoms, talent shows, and fiction serials, as well as broadcaster management policies, production decision chains, and audience participation processes. This seminal work will be of considerable interest to media scholars worldwide.
Albert Moran is a senior lecturer in media at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. His current research covers international trade in TV formats, media geographies, and Australian screen history.
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