Course: Contemporary tendencies in TV broadcasting

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Course title Contemporary tendencies in TV broadcasting
Course code KDU/STTV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Rufer Bílá Anna, Mgr.
  • Bojda Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jirsa Tomáš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: changes in TV genres and formats changes in TV media - what is TV today regarding programme, technology, media laws, market, institution VoD services, online TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu etc. changing the audiences in the ontext of programming, contemporary Quality TV changes in topics, content and TV style

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
  • Attendace - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 33 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The topics of the lecture are focused on contemporary TV trends: TV viewers a definition of contemporary TV non-linear TV - Netflix, VoD services and such media law and its changes changes in TV style and aesthetics TV genre and formats in contemporary TV
Students will learn how contemporary TV operates and why.
Prerequisites
No preexisting courses needed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Seminar Work, Written exam, Video essay

ERASMUS students are welcomed to join the course, however since it is lectured in Czech they will get list of tasks including reading academic papers and watching episodes of TV shows which they need to fullfill acordingly. If you want to join the course, you need to contact the lecturer asap - Jana Jedlickova, jana.jedlickova@upol.cz. She will create an individual plan for you to be able to fullfill the requirements of the course.
Recommended literature
  • Antenna.
  • Cinepur.
  • CST online.
  • Česká média.
  • Flow TV.
  • IndieWire.
  • JustTV.
  • Marketing & Media.
  • Media Industries in Middle East 2016.
  • Mediaguru.cz.
  • Television Think Tank FB page.
  • The Euro TV Place.
  • The Guardian.
  • Blake, J. (2017). Television and the second screen. New York.
  • Brembilla, P. - De Pascalis, I. A. (eds.). (2020). Reading Contemporary Serial Television Universes. London.
  • Bruun, Hanne. (2020). Re-scheduling Television in the Digital Era.
  • Gray, J. - Sandvoss, C. - Harrington, L. (eds.). (2007). Fandom. Identities and communities in a mediated world.. New York.
  • JENKINS, H. Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture. Studies in culture and communication. New York:Routlege, 1992. 343 s. ISBN 0-415-90571-0..
  • Johnson, C. (2012). Branding television. New York.
  • Johnson, C. (2019). Online TV. London.
  • Levy, B. (2019). Television development. How Hollywood Creates New TV Series. New York.
  • Lotz, Amanda. (2018). We Now Disrupt This Broadcast. How Cable Transformed Television and The Internet revolutionized.. Cambridge, London.
  • Marinescu, V., Branea, S., Mitu, B. (eds.). (2014). Contemporary television series. Narrative Structures and Audience Perception. Newcastle upon Tyne.
  • Ross, Sharon, Marie. (2008). Beyond the Box. Television and the Internet.. Malden, Oxford, Carlton.
  • Shimpach, S. (2020). The Routledge Companion to Global Television. New York.
  • Turner, G. - Tay, J. (eds.). (2009). Television studies after TV. London.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film, Theatre, TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Television and Radio Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter