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The changing role of a video-on-demand service in the strategies of public service media: A production study of Danish TV 2 Play and its impact on the production culture of the schedulers, 2016–2022 Cover

The changing role of a video-on-demand service in the strategies of public service media: A production study of Danish TV 2 Play and its impact on the production culture of the schedulers, 2016–2022

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|Aug 2023

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Key shifts in BVoD roles, focus in the production culture, new content demands, and adaptation strategies

Role of BVoDFocus of the schedulersNew demands on contentStrategies in order of importance
2016Peripheral activity Catch-up and time shiftingLinear channels and the promotional use of social media
  • Resistance strategy

  • Public service identity and the content strategy

2019Attracting and retaining young audiencesLinear channels and the BVoD as a new channelClose link between TV 2 Zulu and TV 2 PlayPremium content each weekDanish language television: fiction, reality, human interest documentaries
  • The 52-weeks-strategy

  • Mimicry strategy

  • Differentiation strategy

  • Public service identity and the content strategy

  • Resistance strategy

2022A “front door” to all TV 2's content and a platform service for the mainstreamSynergy between on-demand and linear viewing of bull's-eye contentPremium content every dayTrans-programming content instead of channelsDanish language television: fiction, reality, human interest documentaries, lifestyle, quiz and game shows, news, and sports
  • The 365-strategy “Strategy 2025 – Play for all”

  • Public service identity and the content strategy

  • Differentiation strategy

  • Mimicry strategy

  • Resistance strategy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2023-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 235 - 252
Published on: Aug 19, 2023
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

© 2023 Hanne Bruun, published by University of Gothenburg Nordicom
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