VIEW Issue 6: Convergent Television(s)
The history of media convergence, especially of convergent television, is a field that needs to be further investigated. Media convergence is often considered a taken-for-granted phenomenon, a kind of ‘irresistible’ force that has changed and is continuously changing media ecosystems. Furthermore, it seems to be mainly an American phenomenon because it has involved US politics and companies and because the most relevant reflections and publications on this topic come from American scholars.
This issue of VIEW tries to deal with this complex and polysemic concept from different points of view, adopting several theoretical and methodological frameworks. It attempts to counteract some of the aforementioned taken-for-granted ideas, analyzing TV convergence from a historical and long-term perspective, considering symmetrical case studies of success and failures, concentrating on the European dimension through the lens of transnational, comparative, and national contributions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Editorial Gabriele Balbi, Massimo Scaglioni
Discoveries
‘More Than a Television Channel’: Channel 4, FilmFour and a Failed Convergence Strategy Hannah Andrews
Public Service Television in a Multi-Platform Environment: A Comparative Study in Finland and Israel Oranit Klein Shagrir, Heidi Keinonen
Multiscreening and Social TV: The Changing Landscape of TV Consumption in Italy Alberto Marinelli, Romana Andò
Newspaper Video Content: Genres and Editorial Formats in Spain Samuel Negredo
Convergent Cultures: The Disappearance of Commissioned Audiovisual Productions in The Netherlands Bas Agterberg
Explorations
Wide-Screen Television and Home Movies: Towards an Archaeology of Television and Cinema Convergence Before Digitalisation Tom James Longley Steward
Convergent Television and 'Audience Participation': The Early Days of Interactive Digital Television in the UK Vivi Theodoropoulou
ARTE: French-German Experiments in Crossing the Borders. 'One Media – Three Screens' Convergence and Interactivity at its Full Potential? Anna Wiehl
‘The Schneiderverse’: Nickelodeon, Convergent Television and Transmedia Storytelling Helena Louise Dare-Edwards
TV Goes Social: Italian Broadcasting Strategies and the Challenges of Convergence Luca Barra, Massimo Scaglioni
Digital Convergence and Content Regulation Michael John Starks