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Universal ideals in local realities: online viewing in South Korea, Brazil and India

Evans, Elizabeth; McDonald, Paul; Bae, Juyeon; Ray, Sriparna; Santos, Emanuelle

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Paul McDonald

Juyeon Bae

Sriparna Ray

Emanuelle Santos



Abstract

The potential of the internet to act as a global distribution outlet for screen content has long come into conflict with the nationally-focused strategies of producers, broadcasters, governments and internet service providers. Online viewing therefore acts as a useful case study for interrogating how tensions between ‘global’ and ‘local’ manifest within an increasingly digitized media landscape. This article examines the online viewing markets in three countries at different stages of digital maturity (South Korea, Brazil, India) to consider how online viewing has evolved in each. It then examines audience questionnaire and interview data generated in each country to explore how viewers are making sense of and valuing online viewing services. By interrogating all three samples before focusing specifically on India in more detail, it examines two tensions within the global expansion of online film and television distribution: between global trends and local infrastructures, and between the ideals of online viewing services and the grounded realities of their daily use.

Citation

Evans, E., McDonald, P., Bae, J., Ray, S., & Santos, E. (2016). Universal ideals in local realities: online viewing in South Korea, Brazil and India. Convergence, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516641629

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 30, 2016
Online Publication Date Apr 17, 2016
Publication Date Jul 15, 2016
Deposit Date Jun 28, 2016
Publicly Available Date Jun 28, 2016
Journal Convergence
Print ISSN 1354-8565
Electronic ISSN 1748-7382
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 4
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516641629
Keywords Audiences, Brazil, India, Internet, Media Industries, Mobile Phones, Online Viewing, South Korea
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/800745
Publisher URL http://con.sagepub.com/content/22/4/408
Contract Date Jun 28, 2016

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