"Quem passar por aqui leva Portugal no coração". A transnacionalização da televisão: o caso dos talk-shows

Since its creation in June 10, 1992, the genre entertainment / talk shows occupies over one quarter of the television programming schedule of RTP International (RTPi). Initially, specific emissions targeted exclusively for Portuguese and Lusophone communities living outside their national territories. Our case study on the guests' profile for talks shows like "Café Lisboa" and "Entrada Livre" (November 2000 - November 2001) renders clear its editorial philosophy: in studios, the word is monopolized by members of the middle and upper classes and graduates. In a second phase, the public television service replaces those talk shows for daily popular formats like "Praça da Alegria" and "Portugal no Coração", which are broadcasted simultaneously by RTP1, RTP International and RTP Africa. Through this daily live format, overseas audiences are integrated into the everyday life of the national community, thus giving substance to a transnational Lusophone shared public space. RTPi is based on a political project that cultivates the image of a collective multisecular spread throughout the four corners of the world. Over the last decade, by bringing together both the domestic and the overseas audiences around a sense of belonging, the evolution of talk shows demonstrates the role of the public broadcasting service in the affirmation of national identity. Furthermore, private television channels have also committed themselves to this movement of transnationalisation.