From São Paulo to Seoul: Netflix’s strategies in peripheral markets

Aiming to examine Netflix’s strategies in its global expansion and based on the debates on the transnationalization of tv flows, we observe the platform’s presence in two peripheral markets: Brazil and South Korea. In both, we find similar tactics, such as the licensing and commissioning of local co...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Meimaridis, Melina, Mazur, Daniela, Rios, Daniel
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Comunicación y Sociedad
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/8038
Acesso em linha:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e8038
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Netflix
Transnational Flow
Brazil
South Korea
Global peripheries
Flujo transnacional
Brasil
Corea del Sur
Periferias globales
Descrição
Resumo:Aiming to examine Netflix’s strategies in its global expansion and based on the debates on the transnationalization of tv flows, we observe the platform’s presence in two peripheral markets: Brazil and South Korea. In both, we find similar tactics, such as the licensing and commissioning of local content and partnerships with national production companies. Although we identified a recent shift in the company’s strategies from Latin America towards the Asian market, we argue that it is imperative to deconstruct Netflix’s position as a mediator of narratives to and from the “rest of the world”.