TV formats worldwide localising global programs (Intellect, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Chapter 7: Collaborative Reproduction of Attraction and Performance:The Case of the Reality Show IdolChapter 8: Auditioning for Idol: The Audience Dimension of Format Franchising; Part IV: Comparative Cross-Border Studies; Chapter 9: Adapting Global Television to Regional Realities: Traversing the Middle East Experience; Chapter 10: How National Media Systems Shape the Localization of Formats: A Transnational Case Study of The B.