The Master thesis Specifics of the tabloid Neue Kronen Zeitung and its position in the Austrian media market. Comparison of the most read Austrian and Czech daily newspapers tries to analyse the unusually strong position of the Austrian tabloid daily Neue Kronen Zeitung in the Austrian print media market and at the same time attempts to compare the Neue Kronen Zeitung with the Czech tabloid daily newspaper Blesk in detail. The first part of the thesis is mainly devoted to the daily newspaper Neue Kronen Zeitung, to its history and to the characteristics of the Austrian print media market. The theoretical part defines the most important aspects of the tabloid press. With regard to these aspects the Neue Kronen Zeitung is thoroughly analysed in the following part of the thesis, especially in terms of its layout, content, language, form and the way it addresses its readers. In conclusion, a comparison of the Austrian most read daily newspaper Neue Kronen Zeitung and the Czech most read daily newspaper Blesk is carried out. The cornerstone of the comparison is the realization of a content analysis which focuses on the political and foreign coverage of both newspapers. This content analysis should contribute to confirmation or disproof of the hypothesis that the characteristics of political and foreign...

This master thesis provides an extensive definition of transmedia storytelling systems and the fantasy genre, besides a short overview of publishing management, technology, and marketing. The focus of this master thesis is the practical relevance of transmedia storytelling systems for fantasy franchises, such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, or The Lord of the Rings. This thesis results in the perceptions that potential customers indeed consume storylines across different media types. Most of them only through media types with a low degree of participation. A smaller but significant amount of the customer consumes media types with a high degree of participation. These results are findings from a survey of more than 600 consumers surveyed of selected fantasy franchises.:1 Introduction 9 2 Overview of Publishing Technologies 11 2.1 Principles of publisher’s organization 11 2.2 Cross-media publishing 12 2.2.1 Setup and Integration of a cross-media publishing system 14 2.3 Publisher’s marketing 17 2.3.1 Publishing trademarks 20 2.3.2 Selection of marketing measures 21 3 Principles of Transmedia Storytelling 23 3.1 Transmediality 23 3.2 Transmedia Storytelling 25 3.3 Storyworlds 27 3.4 Transfictionality 29 3.5 Transmedia story systems 30 3.6 Summary 32 4 Examination of the Fantasy Genre 35 4.1 Definition of Fantasy 35 4.1.1 The secondary world 36 4.1.2 Metaphysical power 38 4.1.3 The heroic element 39 4.1.4 Demarcating Fantasy from related terms and genres 40 4.1.5 Summary 42 4.2 The German Fantasy market 43 4.2.1 Fantasy in TV, films, and series 43 4.2.2 Fantasy in books 45 4.2.3 Fantasy in computer games 46 4.2.4 In conclusion 49 5 Implementation of a Survey: Consumption of the Same Fantasy Narrative in Different Media Types 51 5.1 Methods and systematic 51 5.1.1 Description of the examples 53 5.1.2 Justification and classification 56 5.1.3 Gathering of personal data 58 5.2 Results of the survey 60 Inhaltsverzeichnis VII 6 Discussion of the Perceptions 67 6.1 Interpretation and discussion of the survey’s results 67 6.1.1 Interpretation and discussion concerning the target audience 67 6.1.2 Interpretation and discussion in terms of further media consumption 71 6.1.3 Interpretation and discussion in terms of the media type’s potential 79 6.1.4 Interpretation and discussion in terms of further results and perceptions 86 6.2 Strategic Theses for Publishing Houses and Media Agencies 88 6.2.1 Acquiring the right content 89 6.2.2 How to design a transmedia storytelling system? 91 6.2.3 After obtaining the right stories 93 6.2.4 The right publishing system 96 6.3 In conclusion 98 Bibliography 100 Source materials 102 Statistics 105 Attachement A1 107 Total Results 108 Attachement A2 117 Survey’s structure and results in Detail 118 / Diese Masterarbeit bietet neben einem kurzen Einblick in das Verlagsmanagement, allgemeine Produktionstechniken und Marketing-Strategien eine ausführliche Definition von transmedialen Storytelling-Systemen und des Fantasy-Genres. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Masterarbeit liegt auf der praktischen Relevanz von transmedialen Storytelling-Systemen für Fantasy-Franchises, wie Harry Potter, Game of Thrones oder Der Herr der Ringe. Das Ergebnis dieser Arbeit ist die Erkenntnis, dass potenzielle Kunden tatsächlich medienübergreifend Storylines konsumieren. Die meisten von ihnen jedoch nur über Medientypen mit einem geringen Partizipationsgrad. Ein kleinerer, aber wesentlicher Teil der Rezipienten konsumiert Medientypen mit einem hohen Partizipationsgrad. Diese Ergebnisse sind Erkenntnisse aus einer Befragung von mehr als 600 Rezipienten ausgewählter Fantasy-Franchises.:1 Introduction 9 2 Overview of Publishing Technologies 11 2.1 Principles of publisher’s organization 11 2.2 Cross-media publishing 12 2.2.1 Setup and Integration of a cross-media publishing system 14 2.3 Publisher’s marketing 17 2.3.1 Publishing trademarks 20 2.3.2 Selection of marketing measures 21 3 Principles of Transmedia Storytelling 23 3.1 Transmediality 23 3.2 Transmedia Storytelling 25 3.3 Storyworlds 27 3.4 Transfictionality 29 3.5 Transmedia story systems 30 3.6 Summary 32 4 Examination of the Fantasy Genre 35 4.1 Definition of Fantasy 35 4.1.1 The secondary world 36 4.1.2 Metaphysical power 38 4.1.3 The heroic element 39 4.1.4 Demarcating Fantasy from related terms and genres 40 4.1.5 Summary 42 4.2 The German Fantasy market 43 4.2.1 Fantasy in TV, films, and series 43 4.2.2 Fantasy in books 45 4.2.3 Fantasy in computer games 46 4.2.4 In conclusion 49 5 Implementation of a Survey: Consumption of the Same Fantasy Narrative in Different Media Types 51 5.1 Methods and systematic 51 5.1.1 Description of the examples 53 5.1.2 Justification and classification 56 5.1.3 Gathering of personal data 58 5.2 Results of the survey 60 Inhaltsverzeichnis VII 6 Discussion of the Perceptions 67 6.1 Interpretation and discussion of the survey’s results 67 6.1.1 Interpretation and discussion concerning the target audience 67 6.1.2 Interpretation and discussion in terms of further media consumption 71 6.1.3 Interpretation and discussion in terms of the media type’s potential 79 6.1.4 Interpretation and discussion in terms of further results and perceptions 86 6.2 Strategic Theses for Publishing Houses and Media Agencies 88 6.2.1 Acquiring the right content 89 6.2.2 How to design a transmedia storytelling system? 91 6.2.3 After obtaining the right stories 93 6.2.4 The right publishing system 96 6.3 In conclusion 98 Bibliography 100 Source materials 102 Statistics 105 Attachement A1 107 Total Results 108 Attachement A2 117 Survey’s structure and results in Detail 118

This study is about how videogamecompanies and Swedish newspapers represent masculinity and femininity in the covers of the games Assassins Creed 3, Grand Theft Auto 5, Bayonetta and Tomb Raider along with the reviews being done in conjunction with the game. The reviews has been published in the following newspapers: Aftonbladet, Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen and Göteborgsposten. The image that is formed in our society about how a man and a woman should be and behave will be the basics of this study. The covers of the games often represent what the game itself is about and what it contains and the reviews also conveys what the consumer who buys the game gets. The video game industry has grown in recent years to become one of the largest entertainmentindustries, but despite this, there has not been many studies on how this media represents masculinity and femininity. This is why this topic is both relevant and interesting to study. The method that will be used for this essay is a content analysis with semiotics studies as a basis, along with the terms denotation, connotation and stereotypes as tools for the above mentioned method. A couple of gender-related theories have also been used since the essay’s basic idea is to study how the video game industry and the swedish press presents the traditional gender roles and gender issues. The theories that have been chosen are: gender, power, interpreting bodies, gender perspectives in media and mass culture, massmedia and journalism and finally the theory of the media market. The purpose of this study can be summarized into how the gaming industry and the related reviews in the Swedish press present masculinity and femininity. The result of the analysis shows that the video game industry presents masculinity and femininity according to the traditional and stereotypical ideals that exist in today's society. The analysis of the reviews in Swedish press shows that in most cases feminist struggle is not discussed and gender issues are in general not addressed.

This thesis presents a complex view of the specifics of the media titles designed for college students in the Czech market, their historical development and current situation. It focuses closer on analysis of commercial media targeting university students. Titles named EuroCampus and Studenta (formerly Stip) were used in comprehensive analysis. The combination of suitably selected quantitative and qualitative methods of research of media content and opinions of audience provides important answers to questions such as: if students have knowledge of this kind of media titles, how the titles are perceived by this audience or if the editorial and advertising content brings original topics and interesting information which may be helpful after graduation. The theory of this thesis is defined by the current situation in the media market in the Czech Republic. Another important theoretical point is creating the typology of student media titles and analyze the history of publishing magazines EuroCampus and Studenta. The practical part is based on theoretical background of methodology explored by thematic agenda, content analysis of selected titles and in-depth interviews with the audience. Keywords Media for College Students, Media Market, Studenta, EuroCampus, Content Analysis, Thematic Agenda, Monitoring...

近年來，台灣運動商品化的趨勢愈演愈烈，儼然成為一個新興且醒目的文化與經濟活動。本文希冀經由資料的蒐集整理，並佐以對相關業者的訪談，勾勒大眾傳播媒體在其間所扮演的角色。首先，透過針對社會、運動與媒體等方面理論的探討，說明本文為何採取政治經濟學角度來分析此一問題；同時也嘗試與國內相關論述展開對話，指出本文認為有所不足之處。其次，藉著對於英、美經驗的初步剖析，歸納資本主義社會中媒體╱運動產製複合體的運作邏輯，大體來說不過是為了創造更多的利潤。媒體依靠運動轉播與報導，增加本身的發行量與廣告收入；運動組織則仰賴媒體增進其三種主要收入來源（門票、贊助商、轉播權利金），擴大本身的利基。另外，媒體以掌握運動組織經濟來源的方式，逐漸發揮對運動不可忽視的影響力。本文從這樣的認識出發，探究分析一九九○年代台灣本土職業運動產業草創以來，傳播媒體所發揮各項推波助瀾的功能，並描述媒體╱運動複合體的概況。由於市場結構的改變（尤其是廣電媒體），使得台灣的媒體與職業運動的結合，基於二者的利潤追求而愈發緊密。最後，本文提出一些關於媒體╱運動複合體利潤產生的觀點，以及限於時間與篇幅未能碰觸的相關面向，希望能作為將來進一步探討研究之用。

The thesis Media strategy trends with focus on the Czech Republic provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the use of media in marketing communications and trends in this area, complemented with future perspectives. The thesis aims to analyze the current trends in media strategies, to determine whether the new media share in the mediamix will continue to grow and also to compare global and local distinctions in this area.