Perspectives of creators and performers on the digital era

Bibliographic Data

ID12655565
AuthorsJoost Poort (0000-0003-4611-8816, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Ilan Akker (Policy Productions, The Netherlands), Paul Rutten (Rotterdam University for Professional Education, The Netherlands), Jarst Weda (SEO Economic Research, The Netherlands)
Year2013
Volume17
Issue5
Pages666-690
Publication date2013-11-21
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1461444813511309
OpenAlexW2103525905
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

In this contribution, a nearly comprehensive survey among creators and performers in media, arts and entertainment in the Netherlands is presented. It concerns the implications of digital reproduction and distribution for the creative professions as perceived by those working in it. Based on regressions and cluster analysis of the survey data, an analysis is provided of income developments and perceived threats and opportunities of digitisation, as well as an exploration of the underlying socio-economic and professional factors. Many creators and performers perceive digitisation primarily as a threat. Although age is a relevant explanatory factor for the opinions regarding digitisation, the notion of a generation gap is shown to be an oversimplification. Other relevant dimensions include income development, education level and the way digitisation has affected respondents’ discipline

Digital media · Entertainment · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Survey data collection · The arts · Copyright and Intellectual Property · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Digital Platforms and Economics

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