[ecrea] New book - The Format Age

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*/The Format Age: Television's/**//**/Entertainment Revolution/*
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*Jean K. Chalaby*

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I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book, */The Format
Age: Television’s Entertainment Revolution/*
<http://polity.msgfocus.com/c/11TYJdvI2avutN>*, *published by Polity
<http://polity.msgfocus.com/c/11TYMBXCNpJjNC>.

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Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in
recent years. Long confined to the fringes of the TV industry, they have
risen to prominence since the late 1990s. Today, they are a global
business with hundreds of programmes adapted across the world at any one
time, from mundane game shows to blockbuster talent competitions, from
factual entertainment to high-end drama. Based on exclusive industry
access, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the complex world of
the TV format from its origins to the present day.

Chalaby delivers a comprehensive account of the TV format trading system
and conceptualizes the global value chain that underpins it, unpicking
the corporate strategies and power relations within. Using interviews
with format creators, he uncovers the secrets behind the world’s most
travelled formats, exploring their narrative structure and cultural
meanings.

Early reviews of the book have been laudatory. Peter Bazalgette, Chair
of Arts Council England, called */The Format Age/ *“the most exhaustive
analysis yet undertaken of a modern TV phenomenon,” exploring “both the
economy and the culture of a global entertainment business which
delivers local value.” Toby Miller described it as “a great service to
our understanding of the international flow of culture” and “a judicious
theoretical and empirical intervention.”

For a table of contents, please refer to the book's page
<http://polity.msgfocus.com/c/11TYToRsjUaYrg>.

If you wish to purchase */The Format Age/ *at a 30% discount of the
regular retail price (£55.00 for the hardback and £16.99 for the
paperback), please set your browser to thebook’s page
<http://polity.msgfocus.com/c/11TYWNjn59oNL5>, click 'BUY' and enter the
promotion code *PY685* at checkout.

Kind Regards,

*Jean Chalaby*

	

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