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EUROFICTION
Television Fiction in Europe

(edited by Milly Buonanno)

2002 Edition
685 EUR
220 pages

Thematical Coverage:

The EUROFICTION report is an excellent and unprecedented tool to understand production- and programming trends and pattern of TV fiction programmes on European television. The report focuses on:

  • All 2001 domestic first-run programmes
  • The national production level by hour, title and episode
  • Co-productions
  • Programme slots
  • Different programme genres and formats
  • Main characteristics of scripts
  • Most and least successful programmes of the year
  • Evolution of indicators since 1996

Geographical Coverage:

  • The five big European TV markets: Germany, France Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom
  • Updates on Turkey, Switzerland and the Netherlands
  • New reports:
    - on Poland and Portugal (2002 report)
    - on Canada, Greece and Sweden (2001 report)
    - on Turkey and the Netherlands (2000 report)

Detailed Content: 2002 Edition - 2001 Edition

Press Releases:

The Publication
6 Reasons to Purchase EUROFICTION Television Fiction in Europe

1

Unique
Eurofiction. Television Fiction in Europe examines the different European markets according to a set of pre-established, homogeneous criteria and assures a 100% comparability from one country to the other.

2

Comprehensive
Eurofiction. Television Fiction in Europe includes all the different genres of fiction programmes, such as: comedies, dramas, action/crime, etc.

3

Exhaustive
Eurofiction. Television Fiction in Europe is based on an exhaustive analysis of all first run fiction programmes, including the following indicators:
- Programming (date/weekday/time)
- Length
- Format: TV movies, miniseries, series, open/closed serials
- National production or co-production
- Genre: general drama, comedy, action/crime, other
- Audience data: ratings, share

4

Reliable
Eurofiction. Television Fiction in Europe is the result of the work of the EUROFICTION project, an independent research and monitoring programme co-ordinated by the Italian Fondazione Hypercampo. The Eurofiction workgroup consists of five national teams: the University of Firenze, the University of Campobasso and the Osservatorio sulla Fiction Italiana for Italy, INA and the CSA for France, the University of Siegen for Germany, the BFI and David Graham Associates for the United Kingdom and the Università Autonoma di Barcelona for Spain.

5

 Transparent
The methodology is clearly outlined and only "first hand data" are at the origin of the analysis.

6

 Historical Series
Eurofiction. Television Fiction in Europe is based on the data from the years 1996 to 1999, allowing to clearly outline recent trends.

The Authors/Sources
The 2002 EUROFICTION Team:
DE Gerd Hallenberger, Coordinator, teaches in the Media Studies course at the University of Siegen.
Andreas Kaiser (Universität Siegen)
Florian Gersie (Universität Siegen)
Frank Unland (Universität Siegen)
Robert Wörnle (Universität Siegen)
ES Lorenzo Vilches, Coordinator, Professor of Communication's Theory at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Director of the Master's Programme in Film and TV Scriptwriting (UAB).
Charo Lacalle, Professor of "Semiotics" at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ;
Carlos Arnanz, Audience Analyst at Radio TV Española. Head of Marketing, Audience and Contents at Corporación Multimedia;
Sonia Algar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ;
Marta Ortega, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ;
Sonia Polo, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
FR Régine Chaniac, Coordinator, works in the "Direction de la Recherche" at Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA). Associated researcher at the CNRS (Laboratoire "Communication et politique");
Jean-Pierre Jezequel works in the "Direction de la Recherche" at the Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA). Expert-consultant auprès du SIS (Service d'information stratégique) at EBU;
Laurent Letailleur, is "chargé de mission" at the Direction des programmes, Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA).
GB Richard Paterson, Coordinator, Head of Knowledge at the British Film Institute (BFI). Honorary Professor of Media Management at the University of Stirling.
Maria Sourbati, British Film Institute.
IT Milly Buonanno, Coordinator, editor of the EUROFICTION report, is Professor of Sociology of Communication at the Department of Political Sciences and Sociology (University of Firenze) and at the Faculty of Sociology (University of Rome). Director of "Osservatorio sulla Fiction Italiana" (OFI);
Giovanni Bechelloni, Head of the Communication Programme, Faculty of Political Sciences, at the University of Firenze (PhD, Master) and President of Fondazione Hypercampo;
Anna Lucia Natale (University of Campobasso);
Fabrizio Lucherini, PhD. student at the University of Firenze and Vice-Director of the Osservatorio della Fiction Italiana (OFI);
Tiziana Russo (Osservatorio sulla Fiction Italiana).
Other contributors to the 2002 Report:
CH Ursula Ganz-Blättler, teaches Sociology of Audiovisual Media as well as Mass Communications, Department of Sociology at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).
NL Sonja de Leeuw, Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands).
PL

Hanna Andrezejczyk, Head of Audience Research at Polish Television (TVP S.A.), member of the Group of European Audience Researchers (GEAR/EBU) and European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR) (Poland).
PT

Isabel Ferin, Professor and Researcher, Department of Communications Studies at the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa;
Francisco Rui Cádima, Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Director of Obercom - Observatório da Comunicação;
Catarina Burnay (Universidade Católica Portuguesa);
Leonor Gameiro (Universidade Católica Portuguesa);
Marta Fernandes (Obercom - Observatório da Comunicação).
SE Susan Holmberg, PhD in Political Science from the University of Washington and teaches mass communication at Göteborg University;
Kent Asp, Professor for Journalism and Mass Communication at Göteborg University (Sweden).
TR Sevilay Celenk, Research Assistant at the Faculty of Communications of the University of Ankara, Turkey.

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