Privatization, public service and digitization. The case of 7 TV

• Autores: Rodríguez Gómez, Eduardo Fco., Rosique Cedillo, Gloria Josefina
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Piura
• Repositorio: Revista de Comunicación
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.udep.edu.pe:article/2619
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistadecomunicacion.com/article/view/2619
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: televisión regional; servicio público; mercado audiovisual; digitalización; nuevas tecnología; privatización; regional televisio; public servic; audiovisual market; digitization; new technologies; privatization

This research contributes to the study of the privatization processes experienced by public audiovisual media in a context of digital convergence. We conducted a case study of 7 TV, which was carried out by means of document analysis complemented with in-depth interviews. The goal is to analyze a regional public television, examining whether the complete privatization of this public service has promoted its digitalization, improving its transparency and accountability, and favoring citizens’ participation in decision-making. The main finding is that, despite being aware of the changes that must be undertaken to face the imminent transformation of the audiovisual sector, 7 TV is in an incipient phase of this process, anchored to a conservative production and distribution system that produces modest initiatives and where citizens’ participation is highly limited.