van Keulen, Jolien2020-08-242020-08-242016-08-01https://mediarep.org/handle/doc/15682Implications of the transnationalisation of television are often studied by focusing on the localisation of the content of formatted programmes. Although television is essentially an audio-visual medium, little attention has been paid to the aesthetic aspects of television texts in relation to transnationalisation and formatting. Transnationalisation of production practices, such as through formatting, implies a transnational aesthetic. At the same time, aspects of style are specific to place, culture or audience. In this article, the localisation of stylistic programme elements is explored using a comparison of two reality format adaptations. It is argued that style plays an important role in the expression of the local in a transnational industry.engCreative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 GenericFernsehenTV formatslocalisationaestheticsproximitystyletransnationalisation07079110.18146/2213-0969.2016.jethc10510.25969/mediarep/147082213-0969