{"product_id":"the-format-age-televisions-entertainment-revolution-hardback-9781509502585","title":"The Format Age; Television's Entertainment Revolution (Hardback) 9781509502585","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Format Age\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTelevision's Entertainment Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean K. Chalaby (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509502585, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Format Age is the most exhaustive analysis yet undertaken of a modern TV phenomenon. It explores both the economy and the culture of a global entertainment business which delivers local value. And it explains why and how it came about.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bazalgette, Chair of Arts Council England\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With his customary élan, Jean Chalaby has done a great service to our understanding of the international flow of culture. The Format Age is a judicious theoretical and empirical intervention. Bravo!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eToby Miller, University of California, Riverside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFew 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 on exclusive industry access, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the complex world of the TV format from its origins to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChalaby delivers a comprehensive account of the TV format trading system and conceptualizes the global value chain that underpins it, unpicking the corporate strategies and power relations within. Using interviews with format creators, he uncovers the secrets behind the world’s most travelled formats, exploring their narrative structure and cultural meanings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eTables and Figures\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003ePart One: Birth of a New Trade\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 TV Formats as an Anglo-American Invention \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 The Making of an Entertainment Revolution\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 The Advent of The Super-Formats\u003cbr\u003ePart Two: Production and Globalization \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 The Formation of the Global Format Trading System\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Nations and Competition: Upgrading Strategies in the TV Format Commodity Chain\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 A Globalized Intellectual Property Market: The International Production Model\u003cbr\u003ePart Three: TV Formats: Structuring Narratives\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Journeys and Transformations: Unscripted Formats in the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Talent Competitions: Myths and Heroes for the Modern Age \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 Drama without Drama: The Late Rise of Scripted Formats\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Trade, Culture and Television\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Communications and Interviews by the Author\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441780257048,"sku":"9781509502585","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509502585.jpg?v=1785024593","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-format-age-televisions-entertainment-revolution-hardback-9781509502585","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}