Over-the-top and under the radar: An analysis of Internet distribution and its structural consequences in Denmark
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The article traces the evolution of over-the-top (OTT) services in order to analyse how the growing use of Internet distribution influences the structural conditions and institutional arrangements in Denmark. This story is told in four parts: first, I outline how the shift from postal services to e-mail restructured the conditions for asynchronous one-to-one communication; second, I examine the introduction of web-based services and the declining role of the press as gatekeeper for asynchronous one-to-many communication; third, I focus on the impact of mobile broadband and smartphones on synchronous one-to-one communication and the telecommunications sector; and fourth, I analyse the emergence of streaming technologies and the reorganisation of synchronous one-to-many communication and broadcasting. Building on these examples, I argue that key welfare state principles have come under pressure and that research tends to underestimate the fundamental transformations of the institutional order.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nordicom Review |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 93-108 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISSN | 1403-1108 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
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© 2021 Sofie Flensburg, published by Sciendo 2021.
- digital distribution, Internet history, Internet infrastructure, OTT, political economy of communication
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