ABSTRACT
In contrast to the enthusiastic adoption of Turkish dizis, regional broadcasters tend to be much more skeptical and suspicious towards television contents produced in the region, despite the success obtained with respective national audiences. In terms of production standards, only Brazil and Mexico are potentially able to compete with the expensive productions made by richer and dynamic markets across the world. Not by chance, Brazil and Mexico were less receptive to the “Turkish wave” than Latin American countries with weaker television industries and smaller economies. Alongside the structural “fragmented unity” of the region, other parallel processes of regional integration are occurring that encourage the circulation of ideas and contents across the region. The boom in stories related to Latin American drug cartels, crime, and poverty are an example of that concern. Watching streaming television contents became one of people’s main pastimes, and television streaming companies were among the few corporations with prospects of increasing their subscription base.
