Circulation Patterns, Abundance and Scarcity

Film Availability in the Online Era

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ID22125196
AuthorsRudolph Smits (0000-0002-7613-4465, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, corresponding author), Roderik Smits (University of Carlos III of Madrid)
Year2022
Volume9
Issue2
Publication date2022-12-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Industries (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2373-9037 • E-ISSN: 2373-9037
PublisherUniversity of Michigan Library (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3998/mij.1875
OpenAlexW4229448449
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited13

Online circulation, diversity of content in video-on-demand (VOD) catalogs, and access to markets are increasingly relevant research subjects. Netflix, Amazon, and many other VOD platforms have an important role to play in making content available, but little is known about circulation patterns that have developed in the online market. This paper draws on an empirically rich analysis of online film availability on nineteen VOD platforms in Germany to develop discussions about circulation patterns. The study finds that the market for VOD platforms has become fragmented, with the effect that some VOD platforms have changed business models, distribution strategies, and content selections, and therefore reshaped circulation patterns. Analytically, the study argues that it has become challenging to think about online availability through binary logics of scarcity and abundance

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