Content is King - An Interpretation of Chinese Television Genre Programs

Author: Hu Zhifeng
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: This book is a collection of essays, featuring 10 selected research papers on television program types, which have been reorganized and integrated. The content primarily involves dramas, television news programs, talk shows, dance programs, service programs, and television advertisements, among others. It follows the basic principles of television program types, addresses important real-world issues, and adopts unique research perspectives. Typical case analyses are provided, such as the differences in pre-broadcast evaluations of dramas, the models of Chinese drama genres, and the value orientation of television advertising culture, among others. From the perspective of the practice and academic research of Chinese television production and dissemination, the research in this book can only be considered a starting point. Television practice is ever-evolving, television theory is constantly emerging, and television criticism offers diverse perspectives. Therefore, the classification of television programs may be an endless topic. The significance of this book does not lie in providing definitive conceptual definitions, but rather in closely observing the realities of television production and dissemination, starting from specific issues, and striving to present fresh and unique perspectives while aiming for a certain degree of foresight.