ABSTRACT

This chapter provides an overview of the reflections that have emerged in recent years regarding challenges and opportunities facing diversity within the audiovisual industries in a context defined by digital networks and devices. In this debate, with no prospect of a quick or early settling, three main fronts of reflection and scientific-technical knowledge regarding the impact of digital technologies on audiovisual diversity can be distinguished: international organizations, among which UNESCO stands out; governmental bodies; and civil society, including within this academic research.