]> OWL ontology generated by the cs2owl XML Style Sheet (http://rhizomik.net/redefer) This dimension is used to classify programs according to their content or Subject matter. This CS can be used for main genre (e.g. sports) and sub-theme (e.g. magazine show) Information Pure information Infotainment Programs intended primarily to entertain, but which also contain substantial informative elements Advice Program intended to advise about matters of personal interest, such as consumer prices and quality, financial matters, health, or, for the interest of special groups, weather or traffic information. Politics/the Diet Economy/Market conditions Overseas/International Commentary Debates/Conferences Social issues Economics advisory Discussion Social advisory Interviews Information/tabloid Entertainment/tabloid Fashion Lifestyle/living space Health/medical Shopping/mail order and telephone shopping Gourmet eating/cooking Special events Program introductions/notices Remarkable people General non-fiction topics Daily news Current affairs Weather forecast Service information Special news programs Local/regional Traffic Magazines News magazine Philosophies of life Religious philosophies Buddhism Hinduism Christianity Islam Judaism Non-religious philosophies Communism Humanism Social/Political Political Social Economics Legal Sports Aeronautics Aikido American football Archery Athletics Badminton Bandy Baseball Basketball Biathlon Bicycle Billiards Bobsleigh/tobogganing Body-building Boules sport Bowling Boxing Canoeing Casting Cricket Croquet Curling Cycling Dance sport Diving Equestrian Faustball Fencing Fishing Flying disc Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Ice hockey Jai-alai Judo Jujitsu Karate Korfball Lacrosse Luge Maccabi Marathon Modern pentathlon Motor boarding Motor racing Motor cycling Mountaineering Netball Orienteering Polo Power lifting Racquetball Roller skating Rowing Rugby Running Shooting Skating Skiing Skibob Sled dog Soccer Softball Soft tennis Sombo Sport acrobatics Squash Subaquatics Surfing Swimming/diving Table tennis Tae Kwondo Tennis Trampoline Track/field Collection of sports in athletic track and field Triathlon Tug-of-war Volleyball Water polo Waterskiing Weightlifting Wrestling Yachting Other ball games Combative sports Snowboarding Team sport (excluding football/soccer) Martial sports Sport events International competitions Horseracing/Government-sponsored sporting events (cycling, boat races, etc.) Marine Sport events Winter sports Sports non-event Sports talk Track and field Special events Olympic games World cup Sports magazine Water sport Human interest Reality Show business Notable personalities Personal problems Leisure Do-it-yourself Cookery Gardening Tourist Travel Fishing Outdoors Sports just for fun or personal health Motoring Keep-fit Fashion Computing Handicrafts Pets Music Igo/shogi (Japanese chess) Mah-jongg/pachinko Fitness Health/medical Advertisement/Shopping Arts & Media Music Program about a musical subject (not a program consisting of music) Art Industrial arts Plastic arts Theater/Cinema Program about subject concerning the world of film and cinema (not a program consisting of films) Advertising Program about (the world of) advertising Press Performing Fine arts Traditional arts Experimental arts Film/Video New media Humanities The branches of learning regarded as having primarily a cultural character and which usually include language, literature, history, mathematics and philosophy. Literature Languages History Sciences Applied sciences Sciences dealing with material phenomena or industrial processes. Natural sciences Biology, botany, geology and zoology Physical sciences Astronomy, chemistry, electricity, mechanics, physics Medicine Programs about medical subjects, health, etc. Technology Physiology Psychology Social Spiritual Documentary Program concerning a single theme, involving descriptive and/or interpretative commentaries, illustrations, interviews, statements, photos or other documentation Society Current events History Travelogues Nature Animals The environment Space Science Medicine Culture Tradition Literature and the arts Sports General documentaries Interviews Debates Discussion Mainly verbal program in which more than one person participates Lecture Mainly verbal program in which only one person participates Speech Presentation Textual (incl. relayed teletext) Program consisting only of alphanumeric information Special features Foreign countries Expeditions Education Education Further education Languages Drama Program consisting of a prose or verse composition, resp. one telling a story, written for or as if for performance by actors, puppets or animated Popular drama Drama written after approximately 1918 and without literary or cultural pretensions General light drama Comedy Dramatized series in a humorous style and performed by a varying cast "Broken" comedy Humorous and/or satirical program consisting of short dramatic sequences, sketches, performed by comedians (e.g. The Benny Hill Show, Monty Python, etc.) Sitcom Dramatized series in a humorous style and performed by a more or less fixed cast Soap Dramatized serial program dealing with easy- to-grasp situations performed by a limited cast Soap opera Soap special Soap talk Medical melodrama Drama production situated in hospitals and/or dealing with medical subjects Legal melodrama Drama production where the primary action takes place in law courts and/or law firms Adventure/disaster Detective/thriller Epic Dramatized narrative about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes and/or dealing with or characterized by events of historical or legendary importance Horror Science fiction War Western Folkloric Fantasy/Fairy tale Erotica Romance Serious drama Drama with literary and/or cultural value Classical drama Drama written before approximately 1918 Contemporary drama Drama written after approximately 1918 and with literary and/or cultural value. Religious Docudrama Drama based upon reality sometimes with documentary inserts Poems Readings Programs consisting of poem readings Stories Readings Programs consisting of readings of stories or other literary works Performed drama Program consisting of a dramatic work, performed by live actors Drama with puppets Program consisting of a dramatic work, performed with puppets(e.g. The Muppet Show) Animated drama Program consisting of a dramatic work, presented as an animation (e.g. the Flintstones) Action Japanese dramas Foreign dramas Samurai dramas Kabuki/classical theater Adult Entertainment Pure entertainment Informative entertainment Programs intended primarily to entertain but with substantial informative elements Hosted show Program that can be regarded neither as non-fiction nor as drama or music/dance and usually of a light entertainment character in which one or more persons fulfill the role of presenter, host, quiz or games master, announcer, chairperson or speaker Panel-show Program that can be regarded neither as non-fiction nor as drama or concert and normally of a light entertainment character in which is presented by a more or less fixed group of people (panel) Non-hosted show Simple game show Competition of a pure entertainment character (normally contest) of low production value Game show Big game show Competition of a pure entertainment character (normally contest) of high production value Game shows Quiz/Contest Competitions calling into play the competitors' special knowledge and intelligence and/or which involve considerable production work and form part of a broadcaster's mission in the fields of cultural formation and education Variety show Program with various performers such as comedians, magicians, singers, etc. Surprise show Program of "dream comes true" type Talk shows Humor Program without sketches or “broken drama,” consisting (mainly) of verbal jokes, gags, bloopers, etc. Comedy Program without sketches or “broken drama”, consisting (mainly) of verbal jokes, gags, bloopers, etc. Stand-up comedian(s) Program performed by one or more stand-up comedians "Rakugo"/stand-up performance Candid camera etc. Surprise show Program of "dream comes true" type Travel variety Music variety Musicals Musical comedy Musical romance Cooking variety Music Example: Ballet "The Swan Lake" should be classified as "serious music, classical/romantic" Serious music Serious music including chamber, instrumental, operatic, symphonic, choral and sacred music. Early Music written before the middle of the 17th Century Classical and Romantic Serious music from the middle of the 18th until the end of the 19th Century Contemporary Serious music written during the 20th Century Light classical Music by Strauss, Lehar etc. Opera Popular music Foreign rock/pop Japanese rock/pop Japanese ballads/"Enka" Live performances/concerts Rankings/request Karaoke/singing contests Folk music/(Japanese)folk music Nursery songs/children's music Culture-specific music/world music Ballet TV programs (predominantly) consisting of music, dance or ballet Ballet Dance Dance Program performed by (ballet) dancers Jazz Indigenous American popular music, born in New Orleans of African slaves social circumstances. The jazz idiom is characterized by certain syncopations over strongly reiterated rhythms in which improvisation plays an important part. Jazz/fusion Traditional Modern Middle-of-the-road Music which, in varying circumstances, gives pleasure to the widest possible spectrum of the music-loving audience Pop The most central and widely circulated types of popular music, in particular rock and roll, reggae, etc. European popular traditional Ethnic Music which has not changed throughout the course of history and is normally played on traditional instruments e.g. Raga in India or koto in Japan World music Commercial music based on traditional music mainly from the Caribbean, and often using new instruments such as synthesizers Folk Music that is the product of a tradition that has been evolved through the process of oral transmission Traditional Contemporary Rock The most central and widely circulated types of popular music, in particular rock and roll, reggae, etc. Pop-rock The most central and widely circulated types of popular music, in particular rock and roll, reggae, etc. Traditional Enrichment Program primarily intended to increase knowledge about non-current subjects in a didactic or non-didactic way, or to religiously inspire (e.g. travelogues, war documentaries, educational programs, religious programs) General enrichment Program primarily intended to increase knowledge about non-current subjects in a non-didactic way Inspirational enrichment Program based on different forms of religious beliefs or intended to edify the audience Education Program primarily intended to increase knowledge about non-current subjects in a explicitly didactic way Language studies Foreign language conversation Informational School programs Entrance exams Lifelong education Certification Educational issues Movies Film, Cinema Eastern Effect movies Monster Movies, Live Action Hero, etc. Fiction Science fiction Horror Romance Romance comedy Thriller War Western Western comedy Detective Adventure Fantasy Comedy Romance Historical Adult Animations/special effects Animated films Animated musical Japanese animations Foreign animations