Hesmondhalgh theory

TheoryQuoteKilling / No offence
The media is a high risk business“the cultural industries constitute a particularly risky business”cultural references, ie locations filmed in, native language/actors
Media businesses rely on changing audiences consumption“audience tastes continuously adapt making it difficult to produce material that guarantees satisfaction”The Killing was originally an American Tv show, DR (Dutch) and ZDF Enterprises (German) made their own version
Remakes“the media industry further reduces risk by recycling archived material that has enjoyed successes” ^
The media is resilient on marketing functions“controlling messages delivered by reviewers or publicity partners of other companies is very difficult”

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