Unit name | Television Broadcasting |
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Unit code | FATV30001 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Piper |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
none |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will explore television programming in relation to its production and cultural contexts, initially by comparing the vision and practice of early British television (in the so-called 'golden age' of the 1950s/60s) with the present complexities of the international television industry and contemporary consumer culture. Students will also consider how commissioning decisions are made, and how notions of 'quality' and expectations of public service shift in an increasingly plural environment that includes non-broadcast provision of television programming. Lectures and seminars will be supplemented by screenings of a range of programmes that may be seen to reflect the broader contextual changes of industry, markets, and the public sphere. Students will deepen their understanding of practical creative decision making at various levels of the broadcasting industry by researching broadcaster requirements and working on commercially viable group TV programme proposals to be presented/submitted at the end of the unit.
Unit Aims
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Weekly 2 hour Lectures, workshops, seminars;
plus weekly 2-3 hour screenings.
2500 word essay (50%)
20 minute group presentation (50%)
Bourdieu, P. (1998) On Television and Journalism (trans. Parkhurst Ferguson, P.) London: Pluto Press
Chalaby, Jean K. (2015)The Format Age: Television's Entertainment Revolution, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Gomery, D. & Hockley, L. (eds) (2006) Television Industries, London: BFI
Hilmes, M. (2012) Network Nations: A Transnational History of British and American Broadcasting, London: Routledge.
Parks, L. & Kumar, S. (eds) (2003) Planet TV: A Global Television Reader New York University.