Luis Alfonso Albornoz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1481835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luis Alfonso Albornoz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luis Alfonso |
| FAMILY NAME | Albornoz |
| SIGNATURE | ALBORNOZ L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0079-3317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cine.Ar Play
El artículo analiza el caso de Cine.Ar Play, un servicio argentino gratuito de video on demand (VOD) lanzado en 2015 por el Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA) y la Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales (ARSAT) con el objetivo de democratizar el acceso a la producción audiovisual doméstica en el entorno digital. A diez años de su puesta en marcha, lo que prevalece en el catálogo son producciones con pocas o nulas expect…
Servicios estadounidenses de SVOD en España
El artículo retrata y analiza la disponibilidad y la prominencia de la obra española presente en cinco servicios audiovisuales bajo demanda por suscripción (SVOD) ofrecidos en España: Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+ y Apple TV+. Los datos del trabajo de campo, efectuado sobre muestras obtenidas de sus catálogos, en enero de 2022 y 2023, permiten conocer qué cantidad de obra española integra los servicios considerados, cuáles son sus princi…
Comunicação e democracia na América Latina
Thinking about the multifaceted appropriations and implications of Communication and the media throughout these many moments reveals a significant common understanding: the ever-present importance of public policies and normative frameworks for the formulation and implementation of democratic Communication, as well as the contribution of Communication to the construction of public policies in the most varied contexts. This dossier reinforces this…
Netflix as a policy actor
In the rise of video-on-demand (VOD) services, Netflix is a prominent actor, expanding its operations in Latin America while regulators remain evasive. Its power concentration motivated research from different perspectives, while its role as a policy actor remains under-investigated. Therefore, this article engages in the political economy of communication to investigate how Netflix uses power to build an image of an expert able to provide policy…
Democratising access to domestic audiovisual production in the digital environment
This article analyses the case of Cine.Ar Play, an Argentinian video-on-demand service (VOD) launched in 2015 by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) with the support of the state-owned telecommunications company ARSAT. Cine.Ar Play expresses the will to democratise access to domestic audiovisual production, intervening in the distribution and dissemination phase. This VOD service is particularly relevant in a country wit…
Netflix Originals in Spain
This article presents the results of an exploratory study about Netflix Originals in Spain in 2018 and 2019 from the point of view of the diversity supplied. Theoretically grounded in audiovisual diversity issues, it reflects upon the characteristics of Netflix’s audiovisual offerings, in general – organized through catalogues that are spatially and temporally defined – as well as upon the creation of Netflix Originals, in particular – a complex …
VOD service providers and regulation in the European Union
A firm step in order to impose a quota for the catalogues of video-on-demand service providers has been given by the EU through the amendment of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in 2018. This paper aims to analyse the potential implications of this change, in relation to the way the promotion of European works has been implemented so far, since some comments can be made in light of this revision. It will be argued that more interesting th…
Audiovisual Industries and Diversity
This book reflects critically on issues of diversity, access, and the expansion of digital technologies in audio-visual industries, particularly in terms of economics and policies. It brings together specialists in cultural diversity and media industries, presenting an international and interdisciplinary collection of essays that draw from different fields of studies - notably Communication, Economics, Political Science and Law. Among the topics …
Chinese Media ‘Going Out’ in Spanish Speaking Countries
In the context of an accelerated ‘media going-out’ policy (SARFT, 2001), China Central Television launched in 2007 its Spanish-language channel: China Global Television Network en Español (CGTN-Español, formerly known as CCTV-Español). Born as a top-down initiative to enhance the country’s soft power (Nye, 1990), CGTN-Español has been tasked with promoting Chinese culture, creating an alternative media discourse and making Beijing’s official voic…
Apresentação dossiê diversidade cultural e comunicação
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7984.2017v16n35p7
Power, Media, Culture
This book updates and revalidates critical political economy of communication approaches. It is destined to become a work of reference for those interested in delving into debates arising from the per
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity
This paper analyses the implementation of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), emerged from the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (UNESCO 2005). The uniqueness of this multilateral fund is that most of its resources are aimed at supporting actions of non-governmental organizations functioning within the fields of cultural policy and cultural industries in developing and underdevel…
The political economy of DTT
This article offers a panoramic view of the ongoing transformations within the field of television in nine different countries, regarding their full digitalization. More specifically, it describes and analyses the shift from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) through a detailed enquiry on specific case studies in America, Europe and Asia. It evaluates thus the role of public institutions and private companies in the ongoing transiti…
Spanish cooperation in culture and communication
The article presents the main results of the investigation, ‘Current Situation and Prospects of Spanish Cooperation in Culture and Communication with the Rest of Ibero-America, 1997–2007’. The text offers an overview of the initiatives which took place during the period studied, by country, cultural and media sectors, agents involved, and type of activity. Spain’s role in terms of cooperation in culture and communication is analysed, and a reflec…
Novos negócios fonográficos no Brasil e a intermediação do mercado digital de música
Neste artigo, analisam-se as estratégias de algumas recentes empresas brasileiras que apostam em novas práticas de comercialização de gravações musicais no entorno digital. Afastando-se do modelo tradicional de venda de discos em suporte físico, as empresas aqui analisadas, iMusica, Trevo Digital, Fun Station e Bolacha Discos, buscam novas maneiras de distribuir seus conteúdos musicais através de distintos meios em um mercado fonográfico em plena…
Ibero-American observatories in the sectors of information, communication and culture
This commentary provides an overview of the recent phenomenon of Ibero-American observatories which work on issues related to information, communication and culture. It also shows the results of some research under way which seeks to analyse the diversity of 61 observatories regarding their geographical location, key research themes and area of operations
VOD service providers and regulation in the European Union
A firm step in order to impose a quota for the catalogues of video-on-demand service providers has been given by the EU through the amendment of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in 2018. This paper aims to analyse the potential implications of this change, in relation to the way the promotion of European works has been implemented so far, since some comments can be made in light of this revision. It will be argued that more interesting th…
Netflix Originals in Spain
This article presents the results of an exploratory study about Netflix Originals in Spain in 2018 and 2019 from the point of view of the diversity supplied. Theoretically grounded in audiovisual diversity issues, it reflects upon the characteristics of Netflix’s audiovisual offerings, in general – organized through catalogues that are spatially and temporally defined – as well as upon the creation of Netflix Originals, in particular – a complex …
Chinese Media ‘Going Out’ in Spanish Speaking Countries
In the context of an accelerated ‘media going-out’ policy (SARFT, 2001), China Central Television launched in 2007 its Spanish-language channel: China Global Television Network en Español (CGTN-Español, formerly known as CCTV-Español). Born as a top-down initiative to enhance the country’s soft power (Nye, 1990), CGTN-Español has been tasked with promoting Chinese culture, creating an alternative media discourse and making Beijing’s official voic…
Servicios estadounidenses de SVOD en España
El artículo retrata y analiza la disponibilidad y la prominencia de la obra española presente en cinco servicios audiovisuales bajo demanda por suscripción (SVOD) ofrecidos en España: Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+ y Apple TV+. Los datos del trabajo de campo, efectuado sobre muestras obtenidas de sus catálogos, en enero de 2022 y 2023, permiten conocer qué cantidad de obra española integra los servicios considerados, cuáles son sus princi…
Netflix as a policy actor
In the rise of video-on-demand (VOD) services, Netflix is a prominent actor, expanding its operations in Latin America while regulators remain evasive. Its power concentration motivated research from different perspectives, while its role as a policy actor remains under-investigated. Therefore, this article engages in the political economy of communication to investigate how Netflix uses power to build an image of an expert able to provide policy…
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity
This paper analyses the implementation of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), emerged from the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (UNESCO 2005). The uniqueness of this multilateral fund is that most of its resources are aimed at supporting actions of non-governmental organizations functioning within the fields of cultural policy and cultural industries in developing and underdevel…
Ibero-American observatories in the sectors of information, communication and culture
This commentary provides an overview of the recent phenomenon of Ibero-American observatories which work on issues related to information, communication and culture. It also shows the results of some research under way which seeks to analyse the diversity of 61 observatories regarding their geographical location, key research themes and area of operations
Novos negócios fonográficos no Brasil e a intermediação do mercado digital de música
Neste artigo, analisam-se as estratégias de algumas recentes empresas brasileiras que apostam em novas práticas de comercialização de gravações musicais no entorno digital. Afastando-se do modelo tradicional de venda de discos em suporte físico, as empresas aqui analisadas, iMusica, Trevo Digital, Fun Station e Bolacha Discos, buscam novas maneiras de distribuir seus conteúdos musicais através de distintos meios em um mercado fonográfico em plena…
The political economy of DTT
This article offers a panoramic view of the ongoing transformations within the field of television in nine different countries, regarding their full digitalization. More specifically, it describes and analyses the shift from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) through a detailed enquiry on specific case studies in America, Europe and Asia. It evaluates thus the role of public institutions and private companies in the ongoing transiti…
Spanish cooperation in culture and communication
The article presents the main results of the investigation, ‘Current Situation and Prospects of Spanish Cooperation in Culture and Communication with the Rest of Ibero-America, 1997–2007’. The text offers an overview of the initiatives which took place during the period studied, by country, cultural and media sectors, agents involved, and type of activity. Spain’s role in terms of cooperation in culture and communication is analysed, and a reflec…
Power, Media, Culture
This book updates and revalidates critical political economy of communication approaches. It is destined to become a work of reference for those interested in delving into debates arising from the per
The International Fund for Cultural Diversity
This paper analyses the implementation of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD), emerged from the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (UNESCO 2005). The uniqueness of this multilateral fund is that most of its resources are aimed at supporting actions of non-governmental organizations functioning within the fields of cultural policy and cultural industries in developing and underdevel…
Apresentação dossiê diversidade cultural e comunicação
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7984.2017v16n35p7
Chinese Media ‘Going Out’ in Spanish Speaking Countries
In the context of an accelerated ‘media going-out’ policy (SARFT, 2001), China Central Television launched in 2007 its Spanish-language channel: China Global Television Network en Español (CGTN-Español, formerly known as CCTV-Español). Born as a top-down initiative to enhance the country’s soft power (Nye, 1990), CGTN-Español has been tasked with promoting Chinese culture, creating an alternative media discourse and making Beijing’s official voic…
Audiovisual Industries and Diversity
This book reflects critically on issues of diversity, access, and the expansion of digital technologies in audio-visual industries, particularly in terms of economics and policies. It brings together specialists in cultural diversity and media industries, presenting an international and interdisciplinary collection of essays that draw from different fields of studies - notably Communication, Economics, Political Science and Law. Among the topics …
VOD service providers and regulation in the European Union
A firm step in order to impose a quota for the catalogues of video-on-demand service providers has been given by the EU through the amendment of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in 2018. This paper aims to analyse the potential implications of this change, in relation to the way the promotion of European works has been implemented so far, since some comments can be made in light of this revision. It will be argued that more interesting th…
Netflix Originals in Spain
This article presents the results of an exploratory study about Netflix Originals in Spain in 2018 and 2019 from the point of view of the diversity supplied. Theoretically grounded in audiovisual diversity issues, it reflects upon the characteristics of Netflix’s audiovisual offerings, in general – organized through catalogues that are spatially and temporally defined – as well as upon the creation of Netflix Originals, in particular – a complex …
Comunicação e democracia na América Latina
Thinking about the multifaceted appropriations and implications of Communication and the media throughout these many moments reveals a significant common understanding: the ever-present importance of public policies and normative frameworks for the formulation and implementation of democratic Communication, as well as the contribution of Communication to the construction of public policies in the most varied contexts. This dossier reinforces this…
Netflix as a policy actor
In the rise of video-on-demand (VOD) services, Netflix is a prominent actor, expanding its operations in Latin America while regulators remain evasive. Its power concentration motivated research from different perspectives, while its role as a policy actor remains under-investigated. Therefore, this article engages in the political economy of communication to investigate how Netflix uses power to build an image of an expert able to provide policy…
Democratising access to domestic audiovisual production in the digital environment
This article analyses the case of Cine.Ar Play, an Argentinian video-on-demand service (VOD) launched in 2015 by the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) with the support of the state-owned telecommunications company ARSAT. Cine.Ar Play expresses the will to democratise access to domestic audiovisual production, intervening in the distribution and dissemination phase. This VOD service is particularly relevant in a country wit…
Servicios estadounidenses de SVOD en España
El artículo retrata y analiza la disponibilidad y la prominencia de la obra española presente en cinco servicios audiovisuales bajo demanda por suscripción (SVOD) ofrecidos en España: Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+ y Apple TV+. Los datos del trabajo de campo, efectuado sobre muestras obtenidas de sus catálogos, en enero de 2022 y 2023, permiten conocer qué cantidad de obra española integra los servicios considerados, cuáles son sus princi…
Cine.Ar Play
El artículo analiza el caso de Cine.Ar Play, un servicio argentino gratuito de video on demand (VOD) lanzado en 2015 por el Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA) y la Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales (ARSAT) con el objetivo de democratizar el acceso a la producción audiovisual doméstica en el entorno digital. A diez años de su puesta en marcha, lo que prevalece en el catálogo son producciones con pocas o nulas expect…
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (7 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Diversity (politics (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Media and Digital Communication (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Law (5 works)