TY - BOOK ID - 19460812 TI - The digital glocalization of entertainment : new paradigms in the 21st century global mediascape PY - 2011 SN - 1461409071 9786613353481 1283353482 146140908X PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Ethnic mass media. KW - Mass media. KW - Digital media. KW - Ethnicity. KW - Culture and globalization. KW - Globalization and culture KW - Ethnic identity KW - Electronic media KW - New media (Digital media) KW - Mass communication KW - Media, Mass KW - Media, The KW - Minority mass media KW - Multicultural mass media KW - Business. KW - Industrial management. KW - Business and Management. KW - Media Management. KW - Globalization KW - Group identity KW - Cultural fusion KW - Multiculturalism KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Mass media KW - Digital communications KW - Online journalism KW - Communication KW - Business administration KW - Business enterprises KW - Business management KW - Corporate management KW - Corporations KW - Industrial administration KW - Management, Industrial KW - Rationalization of industry KW - Scientific management KW - Management KW - Business KW - Industrial organization UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19460812 AB - In this volume, Paolo Sigismondi explores the dynamics of global media and entertainment, specifically analyzing the implications of the global rise of non-scripted entertainment (as reality TV programs) and the impact and consequences of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution on the content, delivery platforms, and overall business models of the media and entertainment landscape. This work aims at bridging the gap between media theories and industry practices in a rapidly evolving global mediascape, building on scholarship in the field and enriched by case studies and insights from business practice. This work demonstrates that the paradigms of the landscape are shifting, introducing the digital “glocalization” of entertainment, through which successful media crossing national and cultural borders incorporate both global and local features. Key questions raised include: Is the ICT revolution an example of disruptive technology for the global media and entertainment industry? Is the existing status quo challenged, and in, particular Hollywood’s global leadership? What are the global entities emerging as Hollywood’s main competitors in this technologically evolving landscape? Sigismondi argues that as new players are entering the field, new threats to Hollywood’s dominance are emerging. The global leaders in non-scripted entertainment, for example, are European-based global entities operating outside the Hollywood system. Meanwhile, the ICT revolution is modifying the contours and boundaries of the global mediascape. Sigismondi’s approach provides unique insight into how the forces of technology and globalization are transforming television, cinema, and online entertainment. ER -