Economic, Legal and Cultural Dynamics of TV Format Flows in the Asia/Pacific Region

亚太地区电视格式流动的经济、法律和文化动态。全球化影响着所有的民族国家，尤其是通过电视系统。人们对这些变化的扩展情况知之甚少，特别是思想和技术的转移所起的作用，特别是节目格式。这项对亚洲和太平洋国家电视系统的国际层面的调查，对当代经济、法律和文化主权的复杂模式进行了比较分析。通过研究国家、次区域和地区的电视抄袭潮流，将对电视产业、媒体政策和法律保护产生重要的借鉴意义。一本分析格式流含义的书将成为该领域的里程碑。

Economic, Legal and Cultural Dynamics of TV Format Flows in the Asia/Pacific Region. Globalisation affects all nation-states, especially through TV systems. Little is known about the extended circumstances of these changes, especially the role played by transfer of ideas and techniques, particularly program formats. This investigation of the international dimension of national TV systems in Asia and the Pacific develops a comparative analysis of complex patterns of contemporary economic, legal and cultural sovereignty. By studying national, sub-regional and regional currents in TV "copycatting", we will generate significant lessons for TV industries, media policy and legal protection. A book analysing the meaning of format flow will become a landmark in the field.