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Television documentaries as spearheads in public service television: Comparing scheduling practices on the linear channels and video-on-demand services of Danish TV 2 and DR

Nordicom Review
Volume 43 (2022): Issue 1 (January 2022)
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|Mar 2022

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Figure 1

Front page of DRTVComments: The top image depicts the top deck, or “carousel” (also referred to as hero-board), which displays the most current or important content. The lower image shows how additional decks are utilised to display additional content. The screenshots were taken 27 October 2020.
Front page of DRTVComments: The top image depicts the top deck, or “carousel” (also referred to as hero-board), which displays the most current or important content. The lower image shows how additional decks are utilised to display additional content. The screenshots were taken 27 October 2020.

Documentaries on linear channels

Linear channelWeek 44 (2020)Week 5 (2021)
Number of titlesShare of programming time (%)Number of titlesShare of programming time (%)
DR1218125
DR294609345
TV 2 (main channel)42153812

Documentaries in prime time, TV 2

Time airedTitleGenreRating (%)Share (%)
20:02–20:43Årgang 20 [Generation 20]Documentary925
20:53–21:22Når arven splitter os [When the inheritance tears us apart]Documentary1130
21:30–21:51Nyhederne [The News]News620

Documentaries in prime time, DR1

Time airedTitleGenreRating (%)Share (%)
20:00–20:59Et langsomt mord [A slow murder]Documentary511
21:00–21:26TV Avisen [TV News]News1234
21:28–22:25Christian Kjær – farvel og tak [Christian Kjær – goodbye and thanks]Documentary1447

Shuffling Danish documentaries to new tiles, TV 2 Play

DayTile 1Tile 2Tile 3Tile 4Tile 5Tile 6Tile 7Tile 8
SundayJeg er stammer [I stutter]Anbragt i helvede [Placement in Hell]Mit liv som luder [My life as a hooker]Rosas grønlandske familie [Rosa's family from Greenland]Misbrug [Abuse]Afhængig af fortiden [Addicted on the past]Opgøret med stoffer [A break with drugs]Niarns død [Niarn's death]
MondayTT-verdens farligste Motorcykelløb [The most dangerous motorbike race of the TT-world]The CaveMor laver porno UK [Mum is doing porn UK]Dr. MiamiMadeleine McCann#TrumpPolitichef og sexforbryder [Chief of police and sex offender]Lance
TuesdayTT-verdens farligste Motorcykelløb [The most dangerous motorbike race of the TT-world]The CaveMor laver porno UK [Mum is doing porn UK]Dr. MiamiMadeleine McCann#TrumpPolitichef og sexforbryder [Chief of police and sex offender]Lance
WednesdayFar var kvinde [Dad was a woman]Lever, elsker, savner [Livning, loving, missing]Dagen der forandrede alt [The day that changed everything]Jeg er stammer [I stutter]Daginstitutioner bag facaden [Behind the scenes of daycare institutions]Christians kamp [Christian's battle]De sjældne danskere [Rare Danes]Mit liv som luder [My life as a hooker]
ThursdayFar var kvinde [Dad was a woman]Lever, elsker, savner [Livning, loving, missing]Dagen der forandrede alt [The day that changed everything]Jeg er stammer [I stutter]Daginstitutioner bag facaden [Behind the scenes of daycare institutions]Christians kamp [Christian's battle]De sjældne danskere [Rare Danes]Mit liv som luder [My life as a hooker]
FridayRobin's wishValentinsdag i swingerklub [Valentine's Day in the swinger club]TT-verdens farligste Motorcykelløb [The most dangerous motorbike race of the TT-world]The CaveMor laver porno UK [Mum is doing porn UK]Dr. Miami––
SaturdayRobin's wishValentinsdag i swingerklub [Valentine's Day in the swinger club]TT-verdens farligste Motorcykelløb [The most dangerous motorbike race of the TT-world]The CaveHvor kommer dyremaden fra [The origin of animal food]Mor laver porno UK [Mum is doing porn UK]Dr. MiamiMadeleine McCann

Share of front page tiles promoting documentaries (per cent)

Streaming serviceWeek 44 (2020)Week 5 (2021)
DRTV2028
TV 2 Play1615
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2022-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
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Language: English
Page range: 79 - 93
Published on: Mar 12, 2022
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
scheduling practices,
linear television,
video-on-demand,
public service television,
television documentaries
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Communication science,
Mass communication,
Public and political communication

© 2022 Hanne Bruun, Benedicte Krogh Bille, published by University of Gothenburg Nordicom
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