Copycat TV: Globalisation, Program Formats and Cultural Identity FROM THE PUBLISHER
Addressing both the scope and the significance of television program format transfer-the practice of using the basic idea of a program to produce a new version of that program-this book details this rapidly growing area of the international television distribution system. Also addressed is the remaking of a program by the television industry of another nation, highlighting issues of meaning and cultural identity of national audiences.
About the Author:Albert Moran is a senior researcher at Griffith University.