TTLV: The process of adapting foreign reality TV shows (Program survey: The Voice Vietnam, Dancing with the Stars, Vietnam's Next Top Model, Vietnam's Got Talent)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Do Viet Hung2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: March 17, 1988

4. Place of birth: Hon Gai, Quang Ninh

5. Decision No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis Title:The process of adapting foreign-licensed reality TV shows into Vietnamese.Program survey: The Voice Vietnam, Dancing with the Stars, Vietnam's Next Top Model, Vietnam's Got Talent, The Amazing Race,(from 2011 to 2014)

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai, Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Given that approximately 50 foreign-licensed reality TV shows have appeared in Vietnam to date, the author of this thesis has identified the research problem as how to "Vietnamize" these programs to suit the Vietnamese audience.

To address this issue, the author of this thesis selected five representative programs and then surveyed and analyzed the current state of "Vietnamization" of these programs. From this, lessons learned and issues requiring further research were drawn, while also initially outlining a suitable model for live television in Vietnam.

11. Practical applications: Television stations and media companies can refer to this model to produce effective reality television programs. Managers can use it as a basis for formulating appropriate policies.

12. Further research directions: Practical and theoretical issues of "Vietnamizing" foreign-licensed reality television in the present and future.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER THESIS

1. Full name:By Viet Hung2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 17^thMarch 1988

4. Place of birth: Quang Ninh Province

5. Decision of accelerated trainee No.2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐ dated: December 28, 2012 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

6. Changes during training process: None

7. Name of thesis:The process of localization licensed reality shows from overseas in Vietnam(Examine 5 programs: The Voice of Vietnam, Happy Birthday, Vietnam's Next Top Model, Vietnam's Got Talent, The Amazing zace Vietnam, from 2011 to 2014)

8. Major: The press/Journalism Code number: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific guide: Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication (University of Social Sciences and Humanities)

10. Summary of thesis results

- The fact that, there are about 50 licensed reality shows from overseas have made their debuts in Vietnam so far. The author is eager to know how to localize those shows so that they match the need of Vietnamese audiences as well as Vietnamese culture.
- In order to answer the above question, five outstanding shows were chosen for survey and analysis purposes of finding out the answer from which the key learning will be drawn out, as well as the remaining questions that need further research. And build an appropriate model for reality shows in Vietnam.

11. Ability of application in the reality: Television, media companies can refer to the production of the reality television programs effectiveness.

12. Direction of further studies/researches: Problems from reasoning and facts of the process of localization licensed reality shows form overseas in Vietnam now and in the future.

13. Works pronounced in relation to the thesis: None