Skip to main content
Taylor & Francis Group Logo
Advanced Search

Click here to search books using title name,author name and keywords.

  • Login
  • Hi, User  
    • Your Account
    • Logout
Advanced Search

Click here to search books using title name,author name and keywords.

Breadcrumbs Section. Click here to navigate to respective pages.

Chapter

Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland

Chapter

Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland

DOI link for Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland

Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland book

Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland

DOI link for Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland

Commercial Television, Multicultural Drama and Migrant Audiences in Finland book

ByMari Maasilta
BookMedia in Motion

Click here to navigate to parent product.

Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2011
Imprint Routledge
Pages 20
eBook ISBN 9781315594484

ABSTRACT

This chapter explores the potential of a prime-time drama to promote multiculturalism and ethnic diversity in national commercial television and to respond to the needs of migrant viewers. A multicultural drama on prime-time television is usually described as risk programming' for commercial television, but the popularity of Mogadishu Avenue proved that the multicultural approach can also lead to a commercial success. The chapter shows that the migrants in Finland do not watch Finnish serials because they are too Finnish orientated' and have little to offer for migrant audiences. In Mogadishu Avenue, the production company had a lot of freedom to make its own decisions without the interference of the distribution channel. The humour in Mogadishu Avenue stems from a discursive conception that national cultures are intrinsically different from one another, and that these differences necessarily lead to conflicts and cultural contradictions whenever Finns and migrants meet.

T&F logoTaylor & Francis Group logo
  • Policies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Cookie Policy
  • Journals
    • Taylor & Francis Online
    • CogentOA
    • Taylor & Francis Online
    • CogentOA
  • Corporate
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
  • Help & Contact
    • Students/Researchers
    • Librarians/Institutions
    • Students/Researchers
    • Librarians/Institutions
  • Connect with us

Connect with us

Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067
5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG © 2021 Informa UK Limited