Commercial reform and the political function of Chinese television

Xu, Minghua

doi:10.1016/j.tele.2013.09.002

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“…The Group is responsible to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT). This body sets general policy guidelines for broadcasting, attempting to maintain what they see as appropriate cultural standards as well as ensuring political conformity (Li 2016;Xu 2013;Feng et al 2009). The satellite channel is distributed all over China, not just in Zhejiang Province, and is the major mechanism through which the Group establishes a nation-wide audience.…”

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“…Instead, they have a range of relationships with production companies to which they outsource part of their programme-making (Keane 2007;Xu 2013;Lu 2005). The result of this outsourcing is that, while Zhejiang Satellite TV retains a core of creative personnel, whose expertise is crucial to the realization of a show, much of the production is carried out by employees who have a more or less transitory relationship with the broadcaster and who have their own professional norms and goals.…”

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Localization as negotiation: Producing a Korean format in contemporary China

Zeng

Sparks

2017

International Journal of Digital Television

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This article analyses the localization, as Hurry Up, Brother, of the Korean celebrity reality game show format Running Man by the Chinese broadcaster Zhejiang Satellite TV. Based upon field work involving participant observation and interviews with Chinese and Korean production personnel, the article explores the complex forces involved in realizing the final, highly successful, project. It is argued that localization involves the interplay of complex forces, the outcome of which is a process of negotiation. In particular, the article analyses in detail two major players in this production, Korean format consultants and the Chinese production team. It details the distinctively Korean practice of licensing a format without recourse to a formal specification of production details, and Chinese television professionals' response to these practices. It is shown that the more informal methods employed result in a transfer of decision-making power from the Korean company to the Chinese company in the course of the production. As a television format show produced in China, the production of Hurry Up, Brother necessarily involved interaction with political forces as well as cultural differences between China and Korea. The article concludes with considering the findings for our concepts of globalization, localization and hybridization.

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Localization as negotiation: Producing a Korean format in contemporary China

Zeng

Sparks

2017

International Journal of Digital Television

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“…The importance of the role of mass media in the communication process is efficient in reaching the audience. Ideally, television as a mass media functions as a medium of information, education, and influence (Romli, 2017;Xu, 2015). In addition, according to McQuail, media operates in the public sphere based on the interests of users, where the messages in it are professional and free of interest values (Susanto, 2017).…”

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Ambiguity of Television’s Religious Broadcasting Programs: Between Education or Reality

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Ummatin

2022

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A peaceful life is one of the essential hopes of every individual. This hope was captured as an opportunity by the media industry to produce religious broadcast television programs. Religious programs get viewers' attention shown through high ratings that can attract advertisers. The problem that occurs is related to broadcast quality. The function of the media is as a means of education and information. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive study to describe the results of the study. The results showed an imbalance of religious broadcast content, which tended to Islamic content. Some programs even display horror and mystical which is not in accordance with the religious content. Almost all religious program broadcasters are stuck on the strength of the program name and the figure of the messenger. This imbalance shows the ambiguity of the function of mass media as an educational medium.

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2022

Growth Mechanisms and Sustainable Development of the Chinese Economy

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Commercial reform and the political function of Chinese television

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Localization as negotiation: Producing a Korean format in contemporary China

Localization as negotiation: Producing a Korean format in contemporary China

Ambiguity of Television’s Religious Broadcasting Programs: Between Education or Reality

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