The boundaries of genres and of issues are being broken down like never before. The new generation of formats does not seem to care about genre traditions. Everything is possible; everything is hybrid. Is it a history documentary or an adventure computer game? Is it a dating show or a documentary on cultural change? Is it a programme on economy or just another reality show? In this session we will learn how formatted shows compare to traditional programmes, how they may reach a broader or even younger audience for public service channels and how at the same time these more or less established formulas of commercial broadcasters can be taken further to be distinctive and surprising, even educating.
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