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  • The Format Age

    Television's Entertainment Revolution

    Series series Global Media and Communication
    Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years. Long confined to the fringes of the TV industry, they have risen to prominence since the late 1990s. Today, they are a global business with hundreds of programmes adapted across the world at any one time, from mundane game shows to blockbuster talent competitions, from factual entertainment to high-end drama. Based ... Read more

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  • Transnational Television in Europe

    Reconfiguring Global Communications Networks

    Today transnational TV networks count among television's most prestigious brands and rank among Europe's leading TV channels. This is the first, dynamically told story of the extraordinary journey of transnational television in Europe from struggling origins to its present day boom. It is based in extensive research into the international television industry and makes full use of its author's ... Read more

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  • Television in the Streaming Era

    The Global Shift

    by Jean Chalaby ...
    Series series Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains
    This ground-breaking study explores transformations in the TV industry under the impact of globalizing forces and digital technologies. Chalaby investigates the making of a digital value chain and the distinct value-adding segments which form the new video ecosystem. He provides a full account of the industry's global shift from the development of TV formats and transnational networks to the ... Read more

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