A major change to the business of media over the past decade is the global production and distribution of drama and reality entertainment formats for television and digital media. This book draws on production and audience practices for international formats.

Annette Hill is Professor in Media and Communication at Lund University, Sweden, and Visiting Professor at Kings College London, UK. Her research focuses on audiences and popular culture, with interests in media engagement, everyday life, genres, production studies and cultures of viewing. She is the author of eight books, including Reality TV: Key Ideas (2015).

Chapter One: Pathways to Engagement; Chapter Two: An Analytic Dialogue; Chapter Three: Roaming Audiences: The Bridge; Chapter Four: Spectrum of Engagement: Got to Dance; Chapter Five: The Cool Heart of Nordic Noir; Chapter Six: Illegal Audiences: Utopia; Chapter Seven: Embedded Engagement: Reality Talent Shows; Chapter Eight: Authentic Reality TV: The Case of MasterChef; Chapter Nine: Warm Up Acts; Chapter Ten: Audiences as Pathfinders; Appendices