Download full text
(external source)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i3.427
Exports for your reference manager
Still 'Watching' TV? The Consumption of TV Fiction by Engaged Audiences
[journal article]
Abstract There is no denying that television, as a medium and an institution, has drastically changed in the age of digitization and convergence. For audiences, this has not only opened up multiple opportunities to watch television content at other
times and on other devices, but also to interact with its c... view more
There is no denying that television, as a medium and an institution, has drastically changed in the age of digitization and convergence. For audiences, this has not only opened up multiple opportunities to watch television content at other
times and on other devices, but also to interact with its cross-media extensions. However, while much has been written about the new opportunities for audience engagement, we do not know much about the actual adoption of new technologies nor the motivations underlying such uses. Therefore, this paper draws on empirical audience research to address the key question: how do viewers engage with contemporary TV fiction? Through empirical audience research, using various qualitative research methods, three different aspects of the reception of cross-media TV fiction will be
discussed: (1) how do viewers watch the TV episodes of contemporary TV fiction?, (2) how do viewers engage with the cross-media extensions of TV fiction?, and (3) how do viewers experience the social dimensions of contemporary TV fiction?
We focus on a particular group, that of 'engaged' viewers, who are actively involved by personalizing their viewing practices, by communicating about it, by consuming cross-media elements of TV fiction, or producing TV fiction-related content. Our findings suggest that even this group does not make full use of all the available technological opportunities to personalize TV viewing, and that the classical TV text, linear viewing, and the social aspect of viewing remain of key importance. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
television; audiovisual media; mass media; digitalization; technological change; spectator; media behavior; media; utilization; media consumption; media service; interactive media; television broadcast; television program; television series; Belgium
Classification
Broadcasting, Telecommunication
Impact Research, Recipient Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 176-184
Journal
Media and Communication, 4 (2016) 3
Issue topic
(Not Yet) The End of Television
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution