If You Are the One and SBS
The Cultural Economy of Difference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5715944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wanning Sun (0000-0002-8687-3739, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author), Jing Han (0000-0003-3442-8454, Western Sydney University, Australia; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 175 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-19 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x20906894 |
| OpenAlex | W3008045325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
If You Are the One ( IYATO) is China's most popular television dating show. Since Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) bought it 6 years ago, the show has attracted a cult following among English-speaking viewers. SBS subsequently purchased several other Chinese reality shows, and the Seven Network launched its own version of IYATO. But none of these programmes have proven to be as enduringly popular as IYATO. Taking an industry studies approach, this article draws on the inside knowledge of one of the authors, and on interviews with several other SBS employees, to shed light on the media industry's thinking behind importing cultural products from China, particularly against the backdrop of fear and anxiety about China's influence. We also ask why IYATO has endeared itself to Australia's English-speaking viewers in ways that the majority of Chinese media content has not, despite the Chinese government's myriad soft power initiatives
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |