Screen Encounters with Britain

AHRC-funded research project @KingsCollegeLon @kingscmci - how transnational video-on-demand (Netflix/Youtube) affects Europeans' digital encounters with the UK

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

For those in 🇳🇱!
Ben je tussen de 16 en 34 jaar? We willen weten waar jongeren in Nederland graag naar kijken en wat ze van Britse films en series vinden. Deze King's College London enquête is anoniem en duurt ongeveer 10-12 min. Bedankt voor je deelname!  https://t.co/xLO9mdBjZx

[Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn]

Given the success of #Adolescence (aka Britain's best TV drama since Happy Valley), check out our @ScreenBritain research, where we investigated the transnational soft power of #BritishTV and film! Ft Availability, Motivations, Values, Diplomacy, & Brexit! doi:10.18742/pub01-177

[Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn]

🚨New Report!🚨 Our @screenbritain Final Report—funded by @ahrcpress at @KingsCollegeLon—is out!📺

Key takeaway? European audiences love British humour for being "ironic" and "unique"! 🇬🇧😂
🔗 https://t.co/61iYj9fdHh

Terrific media coverage (including The Times, C21, etc)👇

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📢Our Italy Report for "Screen Encounters with Britain" (@ahrcpress @KingsCollegeLon) is out! Discover who's watching UK shows, how they discover them, what *feels* British, and how this all shapes their views & actions toward the UK #MediaResearch https://t.co/gYCN36jfZ2

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📢Article out! "Comparative VOD catalogue research: Circulation, presence and prominence of British content in Europe" (Convergence) https://t.co/VxLfXQhbdn VoDs shape content discovery, but despite 15,000 UK titles on EU platforms, only a fraction are easily found or recalled...

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Making the final edits to our upcoming chapter "Public Service Media and Entertainment: The Challenge of Engaging Younger Audiences", from @AndreaEsser9, @matthewhilborn, and @jeanettesteemer 📺🎞️ Watch this space!

[Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn]

Short summary of the findings from our @ScreenBritain Netherlands Report, on what young Europeans make of Britain and its digital screen culture... 📺📽️🇳🇱🇬🇧
https://t.co/uW6JQEkx09

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Happy publication day! Our Netherlands Interim Report is out 📽️📺
Esser, A., Hilborn, M., & Steemers, J. (2024). "Screen Encounters with Britain - Interim Report Netherlands: What do young Europeans make of Britain and its digital screen culture?" https://t.co/IsvMDtZR9d

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Hugely enjoyed last week's Roundtable on our Netherlands Interim Report for "Screen Encounters with Britain" (AHRC, 2022-24), published very soon... Watch this space! #ukfilm #britishfilm #britishtv #uktv

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Today's the day - looking forward to presenting our Roundtable this afternoon on our Netherlands Interim Report 🇳🇱
Excited to discuss the status and appeal of British screen content with industry and academic partners!

[Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn]

Our Italy @ScreenBritain survey is live! Please pass on to friends/family:

- aged 16-34
- residing in 🇮🇹 for min 5 yrs

It's about Europeans' digital encounters with UK TV & film, probing 'soft power' post-Brexit #ukfilm #film
Grazie mille! https://t.co/goVRJQASSQ

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

As scholars working on the impact of British TV and film, it's been fascinating to observe the real-world effect of "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" in recent weeks.
This piece, from Mark Lawson, profiles 12 other shows that shook Britain: https://t.co/b6d7HsH2kx

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Today our @jeanettesteemer and @matthewhilborn are speaking at @ECREA_eu 'Methods in Cultural Production and Media Industries Research Conference'!
Our paper, 'A four-pronged approach to catalogue research', looks at Lumiere, JustWatch, Landing-Page Research, and Social Media

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Ben je tussen de 16 en 34 jaar? We willen weten waar jongeren in Nederland graag naar kijken en wat ze van Britse films en series vinden. Deze King's College London enquête is anoniem en duurt ongeveer 15 minuten. Bedankt voor je deelname!  https://t.co/xLO9mdBRP5

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Our Netherlands survey is out 🇳🇱! Please share with anyone living in the Netherlands - they may be non-Dutch nationals, or with a minority background, living there for min 5 years. Thank you / Bedankt! 🙏

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

For 🇳🇱 folk:
Ben je tussen de 16 en 34 jaar? We willen weten waar jongeren in Nederland graag naar kijken en wat ze van Britse films en series vinden. Deze King's College London enquête is anoniem en duurt ongeveer 15 minuten. Bedankt voor je deelname! https://t.co/xLO9mdBjZx

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

For 🇳🇱 folk:
Ben je tussen de 16 en 34 jaar? We willen weten waar jongeren in Nederland graag naar kijken en wat ze van Britse films en series vinden. Deze King's College London enquête is anoniem en duurt ongeveer 15 minuten. Bedankt voor je deelname! https://t.co/xLO9mdBjZx

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

That's a wrap! What a fantastic Roundtable for our Germany Interim Report - such stimulating questions from all colleagues and partners 📽️🎞️ On we go to the Netherlands!

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Putting the final touches to our Interim Report for Germany - out 🔜! On Thursday we have an exciting Roundtable with industry + academic partners to discuss our findings... "Screen Encounters with Britain: What do young Germans make of Britain and its digital screen culture?"

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

Today we presented our research on 🇩🇰 and 🇩🇪 in our 'Screen Encounters with Britain Research Workshop'! So exciting to hear from MA students at the Babelsberg Konrad Wolf @Filmuni, too! Feeling stimulated and buoyed up!

[Screen Encounters with Britain @ScreenBritain]

On Friday we rounded off our week in Denmark with a special lecture at @AarhusUni_int! We shared our findings on how young Danes encounter British TV & film, and what soft power (perceptions, impressions) is shaped by these interactions... Onwards and upwards!