Slow TV : an analysis of minute-by-minute television in Norway /
Slow TV refers to a form of broadcasting long events for their entire duration, preferably in real time. Popularized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), the form became a phenomenon in 2009 after NRK's broadcast of a seven-hour train ride between Bergen and Oslo. Since then, slow t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol, UK ; Chicago :
Intellect Books,
[2021].
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| Summary: | Slow TV refers to a form of broadcasting long events for their entire duration, preferably in real time. Popularized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), the form became a phenomenon in 2009 after NRK's broadcast of a seven-hour train ride between Bergen and Oslo. Since then, slow television programming has gained traction outside of Norway on television stations around the world and via streaming services like Netflix. In this academic study, Roel Puijk combines quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore different aspects of the Norwegian slow television phenomenon, from the programming's production and development to its viewing and ultimate reception. Puijk relates slow television to media events and media tourism, discussing its effects on cultural and economic developments and its evolving relationship to local and national identity. The result is an illuminating interdisciplinary study of media innovation and its effects on contemporary culture. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 232 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781789382013 1789382017 |