A European Television Fiction Renaissance

Premium Production Models and Transnational Circulation

Bibliographic Data

ID19927426
AuthorsDominic Holdaway, Cecilia Penati (0000-0002-2565-4268), Anna Sfardini (0000-0001-9026-6758)
EditorsLuca Barra (0000-0001-5454-9611), Massimo Scaglioni (0000-0002-9735-1565)
Year2020
Pages344
Publication date2020-11-29
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEuropean Television Fiction Renaissance (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780429326486
OpenAlexW4232084389
Open LibraryOL29543739M
ISBN9780429326486
LanguageEN
Citations received12

This chapter presents the results of a research study (September 2017–April 2018) on the production of premium scripted television series over the last ten years (2008–2017) in several Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK). The chapter maps out this scenario, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data. It provides first an overview of certain dimensions in each national context: volume (number of titles, numbers of seasons, total hours of original programming), players (channels, broadcasters, production companies, co-producers), and distribution platforms. It then turns to a more detailed analysis of the predominant genres and formats of scripted content in European countries, and of the origins of these products (original intellectual property or adapted, pre-sold property). In the final part of the chapter, we use network analysis to identify collaborative trends among the producers of scripted content. Taking into account the major broadcasters, production companies, and distributors, we examine the key “actors” from a social perspective in each national context, before combining these to consider cross-continental collaborations

Art · Art history · Literature · The Renaissance · Cinema and Media Studies · European history and politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Mass media · Production and direction · Television · Television programs

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