Assignment task:
As Albert Moran (2015: n.p.) argues in one of your recommended readings, "[whether] in the form of reality, quiz show, infotainment programming, makeover, talent show, sitcom or drama, the advent of the television program format seems to signal the triumph of media globalization even while asserting the continued importance of local or domestic programming." With research into television formats and the close analysis of an example of Australian format television (that is not Married at First Sight), answer Moran's question: "How can the TV program format best be understood in the rapidly changing mediascape of present-day international television?
1. Identify and describe the business models of Australian media firms, and schemes of industry regulation and support. 2. Evaluate social, economic, and political factors that shape the contexts in which Australian media industries operate. 3. Critically assess industry, government, citizen, and consumer perspectives in debates about Australian media industries.