Online Media and Global Communication (Jun 2024)

Cultural diversity according to Netflix: a means of legitimizing an industrial strategy?

  • Thuillas Olivier,
  • Wiart Louis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/omgc-2024-0015
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 290 – 306

Abstract

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The theme of diversity is a central feature of Netflix’s communication practice and is a key element for legitimizing its corporate strategy. Netflix’s discourse on diversity varies according to the company’s interests. This article highlights three dimensions of diversity which structure Netflix’s communication practices: algorithmic diversity, globalized diversity, and inclusive diversity.

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