TV news and social audience in Europe (EU5): On-screen and Twitter Strategies

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS12420181317

Keywords:

Social Audience, Television, Europe, Evening News, Second Screen, Twitter

Abstract

Social networks have altered how viewers watch television and consume information. This new context has obliged broadcasters to adapt their practices to reach viewers in all platforms. In this article, we focus on how the evening news programmes from the general-interest DTT channels in the five main European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) appeal to their social audience. This concept, although ambiguous, refers to the activity of viewers on social networks in relation to the contents broadcast by the television industry in its multiple forms. We analyse both the screen strategies and their activity on their official Twitter accounts. Although the evening news is the anchor of the prime time and one of the main assets to instil the channels with prestige and influence, the conclusions point to a certain neglect of the social audience from the industry in these key programmes. But mostly, our research reveals how the specificities of the format and the nature of the content distinguish the evening news from other live TV shows.

Author Biographies

Matilde Delgado, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Associated Professor Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Senior Researcher GRISS

Celina Navarro, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Researcher GRISS Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising

Nuria Garcia-Muñoz, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Associated Professor Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Senior Researcher GRISS

Pau LLuís, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

PhD. Candidate Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising

Elisa Paz, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

PhD. Candidate Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising

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Published

2018-11-26

How to Cite

Delgado, M., Navarro, C., Garcia-Muñoz, N., LLuís, P., & Paz, E. (2018). TV news and social audience in Europe (EU5): On-screen and Twitter Strategies. Observatorio (OBS*), 12(4). https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS12420181317

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Vol. 12 No. 4 (2018)

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