ECONOMIC FACTORS : TELEVISION INDUSTRY

Responses will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the economic context in which
television production takes place by referring to some of the following:

 the significance of different ownership and/or funding models in the television
industry (i.e. whether media companies are privately or publicly owned, whether they
are publicly or commercially funded etc.)
 the growing importance of co-productions (including international co-productions) in
the television industry today
 the way in which production values are shaped by economic factors
 the impact of risk aversion on television production (e.g. in terms of the
commissioning and financing of programmes)
 the different sources of funding available to producers working in the television
industry today


 In discussing the influence of economic factors on The Bridge, responses
may, for example, explore some of the following:

 how the settings, cast and crew reflect the economic context in which The Bridge
was produced (e.g. the fact that the series was co-financed by Sveriges Television
and Danmarks Radio)
 the significance of the grant received from the Copenhagen Film Fund for the third
season of The Bridge (e.g. the fact that more Danish crew members were employed
on the third season than on the previous two because of the financial support of the
CFF)
 the importance of the €1 million grant received from Creative Europe MEDIA in terms
of supporting and maintaining the programme’s high production values (Creative
Europe provide financial backing for high quality, high budget European TV drama
series)
 the fact that some of the scenes set in Copenhagen were shot in Malmo in order to
minimise production costs

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