An Introduction to Television Studies

Cover
Half Title
Endorsement Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Using this book
Television Studies
The organisation of chapters
Bibliography
Chapter 1 Studying Television
Introduction
Beyond broadcasting
Television nations
Studying programmes
Television and society
Television audiences
Case study: television past and present
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 2 Television Style and Form
The language of television
Connotations and codes
Mise-en-scène
Image
Sound
Structure and editing
Case study: Bon Appétit’s Gourmet Makes
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 3 Television Narrative
Introduction
Identification
Story/plot
Structure
Narrative forms – serial
Narrative forms – series
Narrative forms – hybrid
Transmedia storytelling
Case study: Insecure
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 4 Television Histories
Introduction
Collecting the evidence
Inventing television technologies
Television institutions
Reception contexts
British approaches to commercial television
Professional cultures in a ‘Golden Age
Programmes and forms
The ten most popular programmes in March 1958
The ten most popular programmes in September 1964
The ten most popular programmes in November 1974
The ten most popular programmes in November 1984
Case study: a history of British youth television
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 5 Television Industries
Introduction
The funding structures of television
Public service broadcasting in the British market
Television regulation in the UK
The structure of television industries
Channel brands in digital and cable
Streaming platforms
British public service streaming: BBC iPlayer
Case study: ABC and Disney
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 6 Television Genres and Formats
Introduction
Identifying genre and format
The generic space of soap opera
The medical drama
Sitcom and the problem of humour
Genre hybridity and reality TV
Case study: adult animated series
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 7 Television Realities
Introduction
Factual television
Realism and television technologies
British soap opera and realism
Realism and ideology
News and liveness
The documentary mode
Case study: docudrama
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 8 Television Production
Introduction
Development
Pre-production
Production
Post-production
YouTube, user-generated content and the amateur-professional creator
Case study: ‘fixed rig’ observational documentary
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 9 Television Audiences
Introduction
The economics of watching television
Ratings: measuring audiences
Targeting audiences
‘Protecting’ audiences
Active audiences
Attention and involvement
Qualitative audience research
Fan audiences
Case study: data, algorithms and interfaces – shaping streaming audiences
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 10 Television Representation and Identity
Introduction
Intersectionality and othering
Representation and stereotype
Meaningful diversity and plastic representation
Ideology
Television as cultural forum
Reality television and identity
Who makes TV
Diversity as brand management
Case study: Chewing Gum
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 11 Television Cultures and Globalisation
Introduction
Global television
National television in global contexts
International unscripted format sales
The scripted format trade and localisation
Global power and streaming platforms
The global and local interrelationship
Case study: Hallyu and Korean drama
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Chapter 12 Television and Quality
Introduction
Identifying ‘quality
Channels and brands in American television drama
Television and authorship
The ‘cinematic’, legitimating television and complex serial drama
Visual style and the Doctor Who brand
Period drama as prestige genre
Case study: The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Summary of key points
Bibliography
Glossary of key terms
Index