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the bridge
industry
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granted funding by the Copenhagen Filmfund, a Danish company
Season 3 had more funding from Creative Europe Media, who have them the resources to achieve a high-budget, high-quality feel to the show.
When production values seem higher, it often makes the show more appealing to audiences and also to other countries when trying to distribute it globally.
In Sweden, The Bridge was broadcast on a channel called the SVT 1, it's a large public service broadcasting channel in Sweden
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SVT as a channel has their own production studios in Malmo, which is very useful because The Bridge was able to use those production studios- using in-house resources saved money for The Bridge.
In Denmark, The Bridge was broadcast on DR1, which stands for Denmark Radio 1.
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In England, The Bridge was broadcast on BBC Four
9pm on a Saturday, which is peak viewing slot. It's also a slot that the BBC4 dedicate to showing foreign language drama so it's a great way of targeting fans of this genre.
as they are funded regardless of how many people watch, they can afford to take more risks and broadcast more niche content.
industry theories
hesmondhalgh
The series was remade for a US audience, and again for a UK/France audience, reflecting Hesmondhalgh's ideas about companies maximising their profit and minimising risk by reusing successful formats.
The show was released on Netflix in countries like Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Canada, so the producers are aware that digital streaming is becoming highly popular and a great way of teaching new audiences
context
product context
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The drama is set in Sweden, the title refers to the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden and is a metaphor for the collaboration between the two police forces which commenced after a body was discovered in the middle of the bridge in the first episode of the first series.
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media language
narrative
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In The Bridge, there are elements of a flexi-narrative. The characters are complex, storylines interweave, and the audience is challenged through enigma and engagement with complex characters.
binary oppositions
- the nuclear vs the non-nuclear family
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