VIEW Issue 9: TV Formats and Format Research: Theory, methodology, history and new developments
During the last 15 years format research has grown into a notable, distinct field of academic investigation alongside the dramatic expansion of the trade in TV formats.
This special issue of VIEW builds on existing format scholarship to deepen our understanding of the history and the continuing growth of the TV format business from a European perspective
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Editorial John Ellis, Andrea Esser, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez Lozano
Discoveries
Transforming 'Female' Programmes: Don’t Tell the Bride from International TV to Italian Digital Channels for Women Cecilia Penati
Remembering Operación Triunfo: a Latin Music Reality Show in the Era of Talent Shows Paola Savini
Rising Star: a Game-Changing Format in a Dying Genre. The Highs and Lows of a Format's Birth Merav Schiffmann
Will the Sun Rise? Japan’s Limited Role in the Global Format Business Takeshi Murakoshi
Explorations
Television Format As a Site of Cultural Negotiation: Studying the Structures, Agencies and Practices of Format Adaptation Heidi Keinonen
Measuring Transnationalism: Comparing TV Formats using Digital Tools Edward Larkey, Landry Digeon, Ibrahim Er
Aesthetic Proximity: the Role of Stylistic Programme Elements in Format Localisation Jolien van Keulen
Meet the Predators: the Branding Practices behind Dragons’ Den, Shark Tank, and Höhle der Löwen Sabine Baumann, Ulrike Rohn
Critically Acclaimed and Cancelled: FX's The Bridge, Channel as Brand and the Adaptation of Scripted TV Formats Michael L. Wayne