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TV: Final index

1)   Introduction to TV Drama 2)   Capital: CSP case study and analysis 3)  Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 4)   Film industry assessment LR 5)  Deutschland 83: CSP case study and analysis 6)   Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 7)   TV: Industry contexts

TV: Industry contexts

  Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . If the website is blocked or forcing you to register  you can access the text of the article here . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? The   traditional audience used to be small, niche and arthouse focused . Watching subtitled foreign dramas was once seen as unusual or weird appealing mainly to a limited group of dedicated viewers rather than the mainstream public. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? Iuzzolino argues that the key appeal is the quality and popularity of the shows in their home countries , with the storytelling. He emphasises that these are not nich...