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Podcast: New Books in Sociology
Episode: Television, Translation, and Algorithms on Netflix
Description: How do media producers appeal to international audiences in the streaming era?
In this episode of the Global Media & Communication podcast, our host Juan Llamas-Rodriguez interviews Elia Cornelio Marí about her research on Mexican melodramas, Netflix algorithms, and television in translation.
In this episode you will hear about:
Why melodrama became an important genre in the development of Netflix’s original series across Latin America
How translation affects the reception of television in Mexico and Italy
The concept of “cultural proximity” and how it helps explain what TV series become popular across different national culture...