Book contents
- Television in the Streaming Era
- Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains
- Television in the Streaming Era
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Global Communication and the GVC Framework
- 2 The Making of a Digital GVC
- 3 The Rise of Networks
- 4 The Rise of Platforms
- 5 Technology Designed for Scale
- 6 Infrastructure Built at Scale
- 7 Content Production
- 8 Media Delivery
- 9 Digital Disruption, Firm Behaviour, and Industry Structure
- 10 The Transnational Media Firm
- 11 Formulating GVC-Oriented Policies
- Conclusion
- Personal Communications and Interviews by the Author
- Notes
- References
- Index
10 - The Transnational Media Firm
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2023
- Television in the Streaming Era
- Development Trajectories in Global Value Chains
- Television in the Streaming Era
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Global Communication and the GVC Framework
- 2 The Making of a Digital GVC
- 3 The Rise of Networks
- 4 The Rise of Platforms
- 5 Technology Designed for Scale
- 6 Infrastructure Built at Scale
- 7 Content Production
- 8 Media Delivery
- 9 Digital Disruption, Firm Behaviour, and Industry Structure
- 10 The Transnational Media Firm
- 11 Formulating GVC-Oriented Policies
- Conclusion
- Personal Communications and Interviews by the Author
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The chapter delves into the transnational dimension of the global TV system. Transnational media have evolved, and this chapter contends that a new generation has emerged. The first, which developed in the later part of the twentieth century, consists of cross-border TV networks and formats. The second is the rise of streaming platforms. During the first generation, the transnational remained a professional practice out of viewers reach. With the arrival of the second generation, the transnational has become an everyday mode of media consumption and interaction. The chapter’s second purpose is to examine the key organisational characteristics of the transnational media firm. It compares four types of organisational configuration (multinational, global, international, and transnational), and analyses the latter in depth. It connects organisational theory to the GVC framework, demonstrating how the nature of a firm’s activities and position in the value chain play a determining role in the type of organisational structure it is most likely to adopt.
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- Television in the Streaming EraThe Global Shift, pp. 158 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023