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Television Production

By: Martin Rolf Herbers
In: The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society
Edited by: Debra L. Merskin
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies, Media & Society, Mass Communication
Keywords:television

Television content comes in many forms and genres, ranging from news programs to episodes of soap operas. Nevertheless, underneath the variety of content lies a foundation of production routines that are mostly similar, disregarding the actual genre. The entry provides an overview of the general television production routines not only from an organizational point of view but also from the view of post-Marxist theory.

Television Production: Organizational Perspective

The production of television content is a complex process with a variety of influences on different levels. Nevertheless, among this variety of influences on the production process, some underlying fault lines can be found, which are constitutive of the general production process that is independent from the actual program. The influences can be found on macro-, meso-, and microstructural ...

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  Herbers, M. (2020). Television production. In D. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE international encyclopedia of mass media and society (Vol. 1, pp. 1743-1745). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n673
  
  Herbers, Martin Rolf. "Television Production." In The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, edited by Merskin, Debra L., 1743-45. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n673.
  
  Herbers, M. 2020. Television Production. In: Debra L. Merskin Editor, 2020. The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1743-1745 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n673> [Accessed 18 May 2021].
  
  Herbers, Martin Rolf. "Television Production." The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. Edited by Debra L. Merskin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020, pp. 1743-45. SAGE Knowledge. 18 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n673.
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