Scripted reality (sometimes also euphemized as structured reality
[ or constructed reality) in television and entertainment is a subgenre of reality television with some or all of the contents being scripted or pre-arranged by the production company.] While there is considerable overlap in the usage of the terms ''scripted reality TV'' and ''reality TV'', the scripted variant will usually not leave the plot or the story's outcome to chance.
Producers
Notable producers include
* MTV
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* Pop
Pop or POP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
* RTL Television
* TF1
TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network.
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* TruTV
* ITV2
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* E4
Awards
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* Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Structured Reality Show
See also
* Reality television
* Criticism of reality television
* Docufiction
* Infotainment
Infotainment (a portmanteau of ''information'' and ''entertainment''), also called soft news as a way to distinguish it from serious journalism or hard news, is a type of media, usually television or online, that provides a combination of infor ...
References
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