Name: - Thakar Aneri R

Roll no: - 01

P.G registration number:- 12101001

Paper no: - 15 Mass Communication and Media Studies

Topic: - T.V. Genres

Submitted to: - S.M.T.  S.B.Gardi Department of English

                            M.K. Bhavnagar University.

    Note on T.V. Genre

What is T.V. genre: -

                             TV genre refers to the type of TV show being broadcast. It                           can be news, quiz shows, comedy shows, series TV or documentaries. There are special programs which entertain, inform and educate viewers.

    Genre  means “Kind” or “Sort”

                 Genre is a term for any category of Literature or other form of Art and Culture, e.g. Music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audio or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by convention that changes over time as new genres are invented and the uses of old ones are discontinued. Often, works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions.

    List of T.V. Genre:-

    TV News

    TV Documentaries

    Talk shows

    Children’s Programmes

    ‘Talent Hunt’ shows

    Reality TV

    Religious programmes

    Soap Operas

    Tele Novella

    Other Genre.

    TV News: -   A television news cast, can’t match the wide coverage and in depth report of radio news. It is however the idea medium for presenting ceremonial events likes coronations. Swearing- in ceremony, arrivals and departures of VIP, signing of treaties, Parades inaugurations and sports. The other benefit is that most often the news that are telecast  are ‘Live’ they can be categorise as news bulletins, general news, Panel Discussion, major networks in India are Durdarshan NDTV, TV today , TV 18, under channel like NDTV, Aajtak,  NDTV India  DD News, Zee news Aajtak, Head line’s today. India TV, Times    now and CNBC.

                                

    TV Documentaries: -  TV documentaries like enema documentaries. Can feature any subject of interest to a number of viewers, Such as the state of pollution, poverty, cultural events etc... The aims of documentaries are...

    1 To enlighten

    2 To arouse

    3 To motivate

                           And sometimes it can be simply to entertain viewers.

It is based on truth and reality. No Hero and Heroine, but original Picture of life. The stress is on portraying real people the real situation and on activity rather than on talk. In a document the story that Dectates the film is exploited as a tool to document reality one can say that the Documentary is an essence the social construction of the ‘Reality’

                             The format of the TV Documentaries take the ‘Direct presentation’ of the sub stance of the problems or an experience or a situation TV channels Dedicated to the production and Screening of the Documentaries are Discovery, History, National geography, Animals Planets.

    Talk Shows:-

                      Talk shows are of a various types Interviews, Discussion, Panel Discussion. Sometimes they can have a live Audience in the Studio. For example: - Coffee with Karan, Aapki Adalat, and Satyamev Jayate

    Children’s Programmes:-

                                        The Programmes which are designed, for children’s entertainments and to educate them, where the Children are primary Audience for Example Cartoon, Quiz Programmes and Educational Programme. Channels like carton network, Pogo, Diseny TV.

    ‘Talent Hunt’ shows:-  The standard format of these programmes an elaborate introduction by the Anchor in Hindi or in English of the performer followed by ‘a live’ or ‘Recital’ or performance of various items. Which intern is following by the comments from the panel of judges and sometimes by audiences also generally Talent Hunt Shows are played out in lavish stage sets and they include different types of quize programme, song and dance programme, and acting competition and get National audience.

                             For Example DID (Dance India dance), Indian Ideal, Master Shaff.

    Reality TV: -  The format of reality TV has a candid or hidden microphone and or cameras. A vital element in reality TV is audience participation through voting via text message or phone calls, the sub categeries of reality  TV genre include documentary style shows, game shows self improvement shows, talk shows, and make over shows

    Examples of reality TV:-  Big Boss, Fear factor, and Khatro ke Khiladi  

                  

    Religious TV: - The Christian evangelical channel of U.S such as God TV, Miracle T.V. and T.B.N (Trinity Broadcasting Network) set the trend for other religious denomation. The major elements that make up religious programmes are discourses. Readings from Scriptures, rituals and services. Singing of Bhajans. Some religious channel have introduce programme of Ayurveda, Yoga, Vastu and Astrological fore cast. Examples like Skanskar, Aashtha, zee, Jain TV Power vision. Sometimes the channels do not produce their own programme but they sell television time to religious leader and sect that can afford to pay up front for time slots.

    Soap Operas:-  Domestically produced Indian language television Serial. Started at the mid eighties. For almost a decade since 1976. When the first commercials were allowed to be aid Indian TV was dominated by Hindi features films. And film based programme.

                                  The Sitcom (Situational comedy) comer in soap Operas. detective or other TV genre telecast were British, US, or german  television  Example “Ascent of Man” Civilization, Star track ‘the Fox’ german detective series Indian programme that proved to be popular were quize shows like ‘What’s the good word?

Examples of Sit com: - Tarak Mehta ka ulta Chasma, Hum Paanch and Lapata ganj.

Example of soap operas: - Hum Log, Kasm se, Geet, etc....

    Tele Novella: - Indian TV soap operas were directly inspired by the success of the maxicoas Televisa. A private commercial network. The Mexicans Telenovella was inspired by Peruvian Tele novella. “Simplimente Maria. It told a story of a migrant girl who gets rich because of her skills in sewing with a singer machine at that it was reported that the cells of sewing machines want up in Latin America.  

    Sports TV: - TV genre refers to the type of TV show being broadcast. It can be news, quiz shows, comedy shows, series TV or documentaries. There are special programs which entertain, inform and educate viewers.