Coming together
Thedatingchannel.com and the future of television
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20207816 |
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| Authors | Gareth Palmer (University of Salford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-121 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Media Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-2753 • E-ISSN: 2040-0926 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/jmpr.7.2.109_1 |
| OpenAlex | W4248268411 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
I begin with a very brief discussion of how the meaning of interactive television has developed over the past 20 years. I then consider the ways in which communities have usually been represented in television utilising old models of interactivity through forms such as access television Following this, I focus specifically on the dating channel (DC) as a platform for portraits of the self, and the community. I conclude by considering the wider implications of adopting DC as a model for other users. My over-arching aim is to help develop the relatively unexplored connections between convergence, interactivity and the community, connections which we need to explore to help fashion a media which engages citizens in a democratic and responsible way rather than surrendering interactivity to commercial forces and the hesitant gestures of public service broadcasters
Business · Gesture · Interactive television · Interactivity · Media studies · Multimedia · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Marketing
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| Highly cited | No |
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