New Flows in Global TV

New Flows in Global TVprovides a pioneering investigation into television distribution worldwide and the global trade in television program formats. Topics include explorations of how shows likeWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?andBig Brotherare reformatted for audiences in diverse markets such as Argentina, South Africa, the Middle East, and China; the international circulation ofDallasin the 1980s; and Australian and United Kingdom programming exports in the last decade. Moran argues that distribution is the crucial link in a chain that dictates the consumption and purchase of television content. Consequently,New Flows in Global TVwill be a key text for scholars of global media, providing comprehensive insight into the cultural, social and economic exchanges underlying media programming.

Albert Moran is professor in the School of Arts, Media, and Culture at Griffith University in Brisbane