Copycat television
Subtitle: globalisation, program formats and cultural identity
By: Albert Moran.
Publisher: University of Luton Press; Libbey & Company, Limited, John
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Popular culture; Television broadcasting -- Social aspects; Television programs -- Plots, themes, etc
Other titles: Copycat TV
Description: This book has a double purpose. First, it describes the phenomenon of television program formats or ideas and their national adaptation in sufficient detail for the reader to grasp what is a central dynamic of the contemporary global television scene. Second, it explores the wider cultural meaning of the practice of cross-border format adaptation and the necessary modifications that must be made to theories of global culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-196) and indexes.