This dissertation addresses the widespread and polysemic use of the term original in contemporary television discourse, with the aim of clarifying its operative meanings within the Italian context of the 2020s. It pursues a twofold objective: to define the concept of Italian original seriality and to map its main economic and cultural dynamics across the value chain, from production to European circulation. Combining theoretical reflection with empirical analysis, the study approaches television originality as a layered notion situated at the intersection of aesthetic concerns, industrial logics, and promotional strategies, and proposes a taxonomy structured around four dimensions: production, textual creativity, marketing, and regulation. Within this framework, the research situates the Italian case within broader transformations in European serial production, bringing together a critical overview of the audiovisual market and existing scholarship on Italian television drama with the development of a dedicated observatory of scripted content released in first run between 2020 and 2024. Based on a dataset of more than 600 titles, the analysis outlines a landscape characterized by growing output and investment, strengthened public support, the rise of high-end serial production, and shifting relationships between broadcasters, pay TV, and global streaming platforms. At the same time, it identifies early signs of market saturation and highlights a still fragmented pattern of international circulation across European VOD catalogues.
La tesi prende avvio dall’uso ubiquo e polisemico del termine “original” nel lessico televisivo contemporaneo e si propone di chiarirne gli statuti operativi nel contesto italiano degli anni Duemilaventi, con un duplice obiettivo: definire il concetto di serialità originale italiana e misurarne le principali traiettorie economiche e culturali lungo la filiera, dalla produzione alla circolazione europea. Muovendosi tra riflessione teorica e analisi empirica, il lavoro assume l’originalità televisiva come nozione stratificata, al crocevia tra istanze estetiche, logiche industriali e strategie promozionali e ne propone una tassonomia articolata in quattro dimensioni: produttiva, testuale-creativa, di marketing e normativa. Su questo sfondo, la ricerca colloca il caso italiano entro le più ampie trasformazioni europee della produzione seriale, intrecciando una ricognizione critica sul mercato audiovisivo e sugli studi dedicati alla fiction nazionale con la costruzione di un osservatorio sui contenuti scripted diffusi in prima visione tra il 2020 e il 2024. Fondata su un dataset di oltre 600 titoli, l’indagine restituisce uno scenario segnato dalla crescita dell’offerta e degli investimenti, dal rafforzamento del sostegno pubblico, dall’emersione della serialità high-end e dalla ridefinizione degli equilibri tra broadcaster, pay TV e piattaforme globali, ma anche dai primi segnali di saturazione del mercato e da una circolazione internazionale nei cataloghi VOD europei ancora frammentata.
Crippa, Nicola, ORIGINALITA' IN SERIE. RACCONTI, DATI E TRAIETTORIE CULTURALI DELLA SERIALITA' ITALIANA TRA IL 2020 E IL 2024, Scaglioni, Massimo, Sfardini, Anna, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore MILANO:Ciclo XXXVIII [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/332956]
ORIGINALITA' IN SERIE. RACCONTI, DATI E TRAIETTORIE CULTURALI DELLA SERIALITA' ITALIANA TRA IL 2020 E IL 2024
Crippa, Nicola
2026
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This dissertation addresses the widespread and polysemic use of the term original in contemporary television discourse, with the aim of clarifying its operative meanings within the Italian context of the 2020s. It pursues a twofold objective: to define the concept of Italian original seriality and to map its main economic and cultural dynamics across the value chain, from production to European circulation. Combining theoretical reflection with empirical analysis, the study approaches television originality as a layered notion situated at the intersection of aesthetic concerns, industrial logics, and promotional strategies, and proposes a taxonomy structured around four dimensions: production, textual creativity, marketing, and regulation. Within this framework, the research situates the Italian case within broader transformations in European serial production, bringing together a critical overview of the audiovisual market and existing scholarship on Italian television drama with the development of a dedicated observatory of scripted content released in first run between 2020 and 2024. Based on a dataset of more than 600 titles, the analysis outlines a landscape characterized by growing output and investment, strengthened public support, the rise of high-end serial production, and shifting relationships between broadcasters, pay TV, and global streaming platforms. At the same time, it identifies early signs of market saturation and highlights a still fragmented pattern of international circulation across European VOD catalogues.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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