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Adaptation of Foreign Television Formats for the Audience of Channel One (Seasons 2011-2012 and 2012-2013): Transformation of Approaches

Student: Popovskaya Larisa

Supervisor: Artur S. Tarasenko

Faculty: Faculty of Media Communications

Educational Programme: Master

Year of Graduation: 2014

<p>Foreign television formats have appeared on Russian TV from the beginning of 90<sup>th</sup> of XX century, got their niche and become quite popular for Russian audience. Adaptation is a necessary process for foreign TV formats.</p><p>The aim of Master thesis is to find the transformation of approaches to foreign TV formats adaptation for Russian audience of Channel One.</p><p>Further tasks were fulfilled within our research:</p><p>- analysis of the terms &ldquo;format&rdquo; and &ldquo;TV format&rdquo;;</p><p>- identification of main elements and components of TV format;</p><p>- following the evolution of TV format adaptation;</p><p>- comparing the elements of each original TV format and its Russian adaptation of seasons 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 separately by criteria: structure and d&eacute;cor, topical preferences and limitations, plot, format characters and types of hosts;</p><p>- identification and formulation of the adaptation approaches of seasons 2011-2012 and 2012-2013;</p><p>- comparing TV format adaptation approaches of seasons 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.</p><p>The methods used in research are analysis of contents, structural analysis, comparison, functional analysis, synthesis.</p><p>Hypothesis of the research consists in presence of transformation of TV format adaptation approaches from season to season even in the framework of one TV channel.</p><p>The empirical basis for this Master thesis is the licensed TV shows of season 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 at Channel One, such as &ldquo;Bolshye Gonki&rdquo;, &ldquo;Prizrak Opery&rdquo;, &ldquo;Golos&rdquo;, &ldquo;Odin v odin&rdquo; and many others with their foreign analogues.</p><p>Our research resulted in the identified TV format adaptation approaches for the audience of Channel One and their transformation from season to season. This transformation appears in episode d&eacute;cor, in its structure, in topical preferences, in plot and in characters and hosts selection. The hypothesis of our research is confirmed.</p>

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