Television in the Streaming Era

Jean K. Chalaby was born in Geneva and studied at the University of Lausanne before undertaking his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. He joined the Department of Sociology at City, University of London, in 2000, where he is currently Professor of International Communication. He is the author of several books and multiple articles published in world-leading journals of media and communication.

'A fascinating application of global value chain theory to the global TV industry that analyses how an industry once dominated by fully integrated broadcasting companies is now vertically disintegrated, globalised and increasingly dominated by tech firms and streaming platforms. A valuable contribution to both the of the television industry and to global value chain theory.' John Humphrey, Honorary Visiting Professor, University of Sussex Business School

• Introduction; 1. Global communication and the GVC framework; 2. The making of a digital GVC; 3. The rise of networks; 4. The rise of platforms;. 5. Technology designed for scale; 6. Infrastructure built at scale; 7. Content production; 8. Media delivery; 9. Digital disruption, firm behaviour and industry structure; 10. The transnational media firm; 11. Formulating GVC-oriented policies; Conclusion.