TV formats worldwide [[electronic resource] ] : localising global programs / / edited by Albert Moran

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456586003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol, : Intellect Books, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-45572-9; 9786612455728; 1-84150-355-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MoranAlbert
• Disciplina: 791.45
• Soggetti: Television broadcasting; Television programs; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Modelling and Theory-Building; Part III: Institutional Approaches; Part IV: Comparative Cross-Border Studies; Part V: National Imaginings; Afterword; Notes on Contributors; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Beginning around 2003, television studies has seen the growth of interest in the genre of reality shows. 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