Television Across Asia: TV Industries, Programme Formats and Globalisation (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia)

This book explores the trade in television program formats, which is a crucially important ingredient in the globalisation of culture, in Asia. It examines how much traffic there is in program formats, the principal direction of flow of such traffic, and the economic and cultural significance of this trade for the territories involved, and for the region as a whole. It shows how new technology, deregulation, privatisation and economic recession have greatly intensified competition between broadcasters in Asia, as in other parts of the world, and discusses how this in turn has multiplied the incidence of television format remakes, with some countries developing dedicated format companies, and others becoming net importers and adapters of formats. This Book Explores The Trade In Television Programme Formats, Which Is A Crucially Important Ingredient In The Globalization Of Culture, In Asia. It Examines How Much Traffic There Is In Programme Formats, The Principal Direction Of The Flow Of Such Traffic, And The Economic And Cultural Significance Of This Trade For The Territories Involved, And For The Region As A Whole. It Shows How New Technology, Deregulation, Privatization And Economic Recession Have Greatly Intensified Competition Between Broadcasters In Asia, As In Other Parts Of The World, And Discusses How This In Turn Has Multiplied The Incidence Of Television Format Remakes, With Some Countries Developing Dedicated Format Companies, And Others Becoming Net Importers And Adapters Of Formats.--jacket. Television Formats In The World, The World Of Television Formats / Albert Moran -- Asia: New Growth Areas / Michael Keane -- Feeling Global: Japan In The Global Television Format Business / Koichi Iwabuchi -- A Local Mode Of Programme Adaptation: South Korea In The Global Television Format Business / Dong-hoo Lee -- Cloning, Adaptation, Import And Originality: Taiwan In The Global Television Format Business / Yu-li Liu And Yi-hsiang Chen -- Coping, Cloning, And Copying: Hong Kong In The Global Television Format Business / Anthony Fung -- A Revolution In Television And A Great Leap Forward For Innovation? China In The Global Television Format Business / Michael Keane -- Let The Contests Begin!: 'singapore Slings' Into Action: Singapore In The Global Television Format Business / Tania Lim -- Copied From Without And Cloned From Within: India In The Global Television Format Business / Amos Owen Thomas And Keval J. Kumar -- Closing The Creativity Gap: Renting Intellectual Capital In The Name Of Local Content: Indonesia In The Global Television Format Business / Philip Kitley -- Reformatting The Format: Philippines In The Global Television Format Business / Josefina M.c. Santos -- Distantly European? Australia In The Global Television Format Business / Albert Moran -- An Export/import Industry: New Zealand In The Global Television Format Business / Geoff Lealand -- Joining The Circle / Albert Moran And Michael Keane. Edited By Albert Moran And Michael Keane. Simultaneously Published In The Usa And Canada. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [205]-218) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 8 List of contributors......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Television formats in the world/the world of television formats......Page 14 Asia: new growth areas......Page 22 Feeling glocal: Japan in the global television format business......Page 34 A local mode of programme adaptation: South Korea in the global television format business......Page 49 Cloning, adaptation, import and originality: Taiwan in the global television format business......Page 67 Coping, cloning and copying: Hong Kong in the global television format business......Page 87 A revolution in television and a great leap forward for innovation? China in the global television format business......Page 101 Let the contests begin! 'Singapore slings' into action: Singapore in the global television format business......Page 118 Copied from without and cloned from within: India in the global television format business......Page 135 Closing the creativity gap renting intellectual capital in the name of local content: Indonesia in the global television format business......Page 151 Reformatting the format: Philippines in the global television format business......Page 170 Distantly European? Australia in the global television format business......Page 182 An export/import industry: New Zealand in the global television format business......Page 198 Joining the circle......Page 210 Bibliography......Page 218 Index......Page 232 International television formats and programme titles index......Page 234 Television formats in the world, the world of television formats / Albert Moran Asia: new growth areas / Michael Keane Feeling global: Japan in the global television format business / Koichi Iwabuchi A local mode of programme adaptation: South Korea in the global television format business / Dong-Hoo Lee Cloning, adaptation, import and originality: Taiwan in the global television format business / Yu-Li Liu and Yi-Hsiang Che Coping, cloning, and copying: Hong Kong in the global television format business / Anthony Fung A revolution in television and a great leap forward for innovation? China in the global television format business / Michael Keane Let the contests begin!: Singapore in the global television format business / Tania Lim Copied from without and cloned from within: India in the global television Format business / Amos Owen Thomas and Keval J. Kumar Closing the creativity gap: renting intellectual capital in the name of local content: Indonesia in the global television format business / Philip Kitley Reformatting the format: Philippines in the global television format business / Josefina M.C. Santos Distantly European? Australia in the global television format business / Albert Moran An export/import industry: New Zzealand in the global television format business / Geoff Lealand Joining the circle / Albert Moran and Michael Keane. This volume explores the trade in television programme formats, which is a crucially important ingredient in the globalization of culture, in Asia. It examines how much traffic there is in programme formats, the principal direction of flow of such traffic, and the economic and cultural significance of this trade for the territories involved and for the region as a whole. It shows how new technology, deregulation, privatization and economic recession have greatly intensified competition between broadcasters in Asia, as in other parts of the world, and discusses how this in turn has multiplied the incidence of television format remakes, with some countries developing dedicated format companies and others becoming net importers and adapters of formats