Convergence, Co-Evolution and Complexity in European Communications Policy

¿A qué juega Netflix? La convergencia de contenidos a través de los videojuegos en su estrategia multietapa

“…Cada una de ellas enfatiza un aspecto concreto constitutivo de la industria mediática; la tecnológica se centra en los cambios tecnológicos como motor de la convergencia (Miller, 2020, pp. 87-90), la económica destaca los movimientos empresariales y de mercado como punto de partida (Jin, 2021), la política resalta el papel de la regulación en el desarrollo de la convergencia (Latzer, 2014), y la cultural pone el foco en el comportamiento de los consumidores a lo largo de este proceso (Jenkins, 2008).…”

European integration, audiovisual governance and global online platforms

“…At the same time, in 1997, the publication of the "Green Paper on the Convergence of the Telecommunications, Media and Information Technology and the Implications for Regulation" established the concept of convergence in the core of the EU policy agenda and led to the 2002 "regulatory framework for electronic communications and services" ( Harcourt, 2005 ). Since the late 1990s, convergence -namely the delivery of media, telephone and Internet services via the same transmission platform -has become a buzzword in the discourse of key actors involved in the regulation of the audiovisual media sector at EU level ( Latzer, 2014 ). Often seen as a driving force of digitization, liberalization and globalization ( Latzer, 2014 : 37), convergence has represented challenges regarding the scope and objectives of EU audiovisual governance in the digital universe ( Iosifi dis, 2002 ).…”

Moving Beyond Self-Castigation: Let’s Reinvigorate Communication Policy Research Now!

“…Freedman, 2008), or variants of new institutionalism for understanding communication policy, politics and polity, regulation and the emergence of new governance arrangements (Bannerman & Haggart, 2015;Latzer, Just, Saurwein, & Slominski, 2003;Puppis, 2010). Moreover, the impact of convergence and growing complexity on communication policy strategies is assessed with recourse to a combination of innovation, coevolution and complexity theories (Latzer, 2014).…”