Problems of digital transformation of film distribution

The article provides a brief overview of the emergence of the legal market of online cinemas in Russia. The paper reveals that the Governments of many countries have a national policy that is aimed at maintaining internal programming on traditional video platforms. Such policies range from licensing...

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Autores principales: A. R. Akopyan, A. M. Arakelyan, Y. V. Vorontsova, V. V. Krysov
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a73b31398bea477a99ae8fa26098fc8d2021-11-14T15:54:17ZProblems of digital transformation of film distribution2658-34452686-840710.26425/2658-3445-2021-4-1-4-12https://doaj.org/article/a73b31398bea477a99ae8fa26098fc8d2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://e-management.guu.ru/jour/article/view/136https://doaj.org/toc/2658-3445https://doaj.org/toc/2686-8407The article provides a brief overview of the emergence of the legal market of online cinemas in Russia. The paper reveals that the Governments of many countries have a national policy that is aimed at maintaining internal programming on traditional video platforms. Such policies range from licensing, which requires serving the “public interest” and defines rules for the distribution of certain types of content produced domestically, to requiring content distributors to contribute to the financing of the production of domestic content. The authors investigate that during the implementation of these rules, the Russian government decided on the allocation of limited resources. There was also regulation on whether platforms can solely decide what content to offer their users, or whether viewers should also participate directly. The study concludes that the transition from traditional platforms to online distribution can reduce the effectiveness of existing regulatory regimes and deprive traditional platforms of audience and revenue.The world and Russian experiences of using the Internet prove that today modern information and telecommunications technologies can contain real threats to the violation of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, as well as to question the security of society and the state. The only exceptions are progressive or innovative areas related to the provision of new services and the expansion of opportunities for socio-economic development.As a result of the study, the paper identified four problems of Russian film distribution on digital platforms. The authors chose piracy as the first problem of online cinemas. Pirate sites not only illegally copy content from online movie theaters, but they also create copies of their own services to transfer their servers to another platform in case of blocking. The second problem was highlighted by the requirement for foreign owners. The third problem was highlighted by the high cost of online movie theater subscriptions. The authors consider the fourth problem the lack of financial support from the state.A. R. AkopyanA. M. ArakelyanY. V. VorontsovaV. V. KrysovState University of Managementarticleaudiovisual productsvideo hostinggovernment regulationinformation and telecommunications technologiesfilm distributioncontentonline cinemaspiracyfinancial supportdigital platformsElectronicsTK7800-8360Management information systemsT58.6-58.62RUE-Management, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 4-12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language RU
topic audiovisual products
video hosting
government regulation
information and telecommunications technologies
film distribution
content
online cinemas
piracy
financial support
digital platforms
Electronics
TK7800-8360
Management information systems
T58.6-58.62
spellingShingle audiovisual products
video hosting
government regulation
information and telecommunications technologies
film distribution
content
online cinemas
piracy
financial support
digital platforms
Electronics
TK7800-8360
Management information systems
T58.6-58.62
A. R. Akopyan
A. M. Arakelyan
Y. V. Vorontsova
V. V. Krysov
Problems of digital transformation of film distribution
description The article provides a brief overview of the emergence of the legal market of online cinemas in Russia. The paper reveals that the Governments of many countries have a national policy that is aimed at maintaining internal programming on traditional video platforms. Such policies range from licensing, which requires serving the “public interest” and defines rules for the distribution of certain types of content produced domestically, to requiring content distributors to contribute to the financing of the production of domestic content. The authors investigate that during the implementation of these rules, the Russian government decided on the allocation of limited resources. There was also regulation on whether platforms can solely decide what content to offer their users, or whether viewers should also participate directly. The study concludes that the transition from traditional platforms to online distribution can reduce the effectiveness of existing regulatory regimes and deprive traditional platforms of audience and revenue.The world and Russian experiences of using the Internet prove that today modern information and telecommunications technologies can contain real threats to the violation of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens, as well as to question the security of society and the state. The only exceptions are progressive or innovative areas related to the provision of new services and the expansion of opportunities for socio-economic development.As a result of the study, the paper identified four problems of Russian film distribution on digital platforms. The authors chose piracy as the first problem of online cinemas. Pirate sites not only illegally copy content from online movie theaters, but they also create copies of their own services to transfer their servers to another platform in case of blocking. The second problem was highlighted by the requirement for foreign owners. The third problem was highlighted by the high cost of online movie theater subscriptions. The authors consider the fourth problem the lack of financial support from the state.
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