East Meets West

Ibroscheva, Elza; Stover, Maria

doi:10.18146/2213-0969.2017.jethc119

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“…Those recent studies, however, dealt with other Eastern European television systems and only a few television programmes from the mid-seventies or later periods were used as examples with regard to Hungary. Some of the studies discuss transnational comparisons, crossing the national borders in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union (Mihelj and Huxtable, 2014) while others (Ibroscseva and Stover, 2017;Grzelewska et al, 2001) focus on presenting several aspects or periods of national television development. The cross-border studies undertook a difficult task.…”

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“…Such changes happened in Bulgarian television when Ivan Slavkov (husband of the sole daughter of Party Secretary Todor Zhivkov) was appointed as the head of the Television organisation. Under his guidance, Bulgarian television prioritised and increased the share of cultural programmes and became critical to the conduct of daily affairs in Bulgarian society (Ibroscseva and Stover, 2017). During the 1968 Prague Spring and the preceding months, general director Jiri Pelikan gradually pulled Czechoslovak television from under ideological and political control.…”

Section: The Development Of Hungarian Television As An Institutionmentioning

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The endeavour for political and professional freedom in Hungarian television during the 1956 October revolution

Rajcsányi

2023

Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Te

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This study tracks the activities of Hungarian Television’s Executive Committee, elected during the October 1956 revolution, which played a key role in the establishment of said television. The work of the Executive Committee included the development of a new television programme policy and structure, as well as the first transmissions of sports events, operas and theatrical performances, the renewal of newscasts and the introduction of entertainment and scientific programmes. It had a long-lasting impact and provided a solid basis for the future operation of Hungarian television.

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Section: The Development Of Hungarian Television As An Institutionmentioning

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The endeavour for political and professional freedom in Hungarian television during the 1956 October revolution

Rajcsányi

2023

Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Te

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“…Due to space constraints, this study will not examine in detail the commercialization of the Bulgarian news space after the fall of communism or the continued absence of independent and informative news sources since these developments have been documented in a 2017 VIEW article by the authors and other in-depth studies. 24 Examining the trajectory of the Gospodari show, on the other hand, provides us with an opportunity to use it as a case study to focus attention on the role of news parody in this Eastern European society after the fall of communism.…”

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Lords of the Air: A Cultural Analysis of the Bulgarian TV Show Gosporadi na Efira

Stover

Ibroscheva

2022

VIEW Journal

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This article explores the trajectory of one of the most popular comedy shows in Bulgaria, using a cultural-historical analysis approach. While Gospodari na Efira started as the Bulgarian version of an Italian news parody show, it assumed its own trajectory to become a distinct amalgamation of social satire, political humor and investigative journalism. The show's formula for success can be linked to its status of an institution, earning legitimation through the trust of audiences at a time when other institutions in Bulgaria were failing to fulfill their responsibilities.

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Gender on Bulgarian Television

Ibroscheva

Stover

2020

The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication

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Gender ideologies were essential elements of the socialist project and provided important mechanisms to support the ideal of women's emancipation and equality between the sexes. Television content was seen as a critical tool to promote the new social order and was strategically used for its educational and cultural potential to mobilize and propagate an image of the woman as a producer of goods and reproducer of the labor force. In the West, TV has also been shown to support gender stereotypes aligned with the social expectations of men and women in a given period. A historical overview of the gender stereotypes on Bulgarian television during socialism and in the postsocialist transition illustrates that while portrayals of women in the early days of socialism focused on the “tough girl” female heroine who successfully manages the double burden of motherhood and work, as socialism began to falter, the image of the TV woman began to change, although never directly challenging the ideology of gender equality. Analysis of current Bulgarian female TV characters demonstrates that in the postsocialist period, a new heroine has emerged, stripped of socialist consciousness and fully immersed in the realities of the market, using her sexuality as a currency and actively retrenching from public life and political participation.

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East Meets West

Cited by 5 publications

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The endeavour for political and professional freedom in Hungarian television during the 1956 October revolution

The endeavour for political and professional freedom in Hungarian television during the 1956 October revolution

Lords of the Air: A Cultural Analysis of the Bulgarian TV Show Gosporadi na Efira

Gender on Bulgarian Television

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