[ecrea] CFP DÍGITOS JOURNAL: Special issue on the digitization of TV series

CALL FOR PAPERS: D�GITOS JOURNAL – SECOND ISSUE (2016):
http://revistadigitos.com/documentos/CallforpapersDigitos-2-ENG.pdf

DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS: 15th November 2015

Dígitos Journal (revistadigitos.com <http://revistadigitos.com/>) is a
peer review publication specialized in digital communication from the
University of Valencia. It is calling for articles for its second issue
(2016). If you wish to participate these are the different sections:

-The monograph section focuses on the digitization of television series
and it is coordinated by PhD Anna Tous of the Autonomous University of
Barcelona.

-The open section accepts articles dealing with the general theme of the
journal (digital communication and media).

-The reviews section publishes reviews of books and PhD dissertations
related to digital communication and media that have been published in
the last two years.


 >> Special issue on the digitization of TV series

In recent years, the revolution of digital technologies has undoubtedly
made its way into the world of entertainment and TV shows and series, to
the point that the notion of “the death of television� has spread itself
as an inevitable presage (the CEO of Netflix has even prophesized that
2030 will mark the final date of death). Within the academic sphere,
this ever-shifting phenomenon has been christened under several names:
“the end of mass media� (Carlón y Scolari, 2014); “post-television�
(Ramonet, 2002); “the end of television� (Missika, 2007).

Digital technology has substantially altered customary habits
surrounding production and consumption, and new cable TV channels have
joined forces with the progressively less arcane world of downloading
and the consumerist culture of media and entertainment inhabiting the
Internet. Digital market demand has drastically evolved in recent years,
crowning itself as the leading sector within the media and entertainment
industries when it comes to growth and development. According to all
predictions, TV series will continue at the top of the supply chain
materialized by the digital market.

Consumerist habits have evolved from formatting in one or two screens to
the multiscreen and the multiplatform. Teenagers were the first to be
referred to as “media polyconsumers� (Casas, 2007: 226, 228), exhibiting
a behavior that society at large has come to emulate. From the point of
view of production, TVs have incorporated the concept of “multi-channel�
and “multicast� (TousRovirosa, 2009: 127). Nowadays monitoring social
network activity is considered a reliable way to measure and evaluate
ratings, and the quantification of followers on Twitter, as done for
instance by Kantar Media, has become instrumental in the assessment of
rating charts. Watching TV is strongly linked to follow-up online
activity in which the content is subjected to commentaries and responses
on social networks.

Audiences have become segmented and the attention of viewers has become
one of the most sought-after resources. From broadcasting to
narrowcasting, television contents must inevitably be more specialized.
New companies, such as Netflix and Amazon, are offering services that
indicate profound changes in the consumption of TV series. Netflix has
shifted the dynamics of the value chain both in terms of the business
model and the supply and production of contents. Teenagers and
youngsters seem particularly prone to streaming consumption and
binge-watching, which involves marathon-viewing of episodes.
State-of-the-art factors and approaches have been incorporated in the
production of TV series, showcased through more traditional methods or
online.

This issue on digitization and television series will focus precisely on
these new patterns and landscapes of production, distribution and
consumption of television shows. Key topics in the discussion include
(but are not limited to) the following:

- content marketing versus illegal consumption and viewing

- new viewership: streaming and binge-watching

- from prime-time to My Time. Content fragmentation and specialization

- the death of television and its aftermath

- production aspects: Netflix and Amazon

- social viewership: online watching and social networking


 > Journal website for submitting proposals:
http://revistadigitos.com/index.php/index/user/register

 > Guidelines for authors:
http://revistadigitos.com/index.php/digitos/about/submissions#authorGuidelines 



 > Length of articles: 3000-10000 words (for both Open and Monographic
Sections)

 > Length of reviews: 800-1500 words



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