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Editorial: Redefining Televisuality—Programmes, Practices, and Methods
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Abstract: This thematic issue updates John T. Caldwell’s concept of televisuality in response to digitalization, globalization, and streaming platforms like Netflix. It explores how traditional television, social media, and streaming intersect, reshaping audience practices, aesthetics, and cultural discourses. Key topics include binge-watching, meme culture, and the impact of datafication and global content. Case studies from Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and the US illustrate the evolving media landscape.
Keywords: audiences; convergence; drama series; Netflix; social media; streaming; television industry; televisuality
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© Susanne Eichner, Lothar Mikos. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction of the work without further permission provided the original author(s) and source are credited.