Digital television in Brazil: the view from Manaus | A televisão digital no Brasil: vista de Manaus

Abstract This article looks at the impacts that digital television technologies have had and likely will have in Manaus, Amazonas from the perspectives of people involved in manufacturing and development. Located both centrally in terms of global manufacturing and peripherally in terms of digital te...

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Main Author: Vicki Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação Ibict/UFRJ 2007-10-01
Series:Liinc em Revista
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Online Access:http://revista.ibict.br/liinc/article/view/3123
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Summary:Abstract This article looks at the impacts that digital television technologies have had and likely will have in Manaus, Amazonas from the perspectives of people involved in manufacturing and development. Located both centrally in terms of global manufacturing and peripherally in terms of digital television policy, this article explores the anxieties, uncertainties, and ambivalences that the introduction of digital television has evoked with those charged with producing these technologies. Keywords: digital television, Manaus, manufacturing, production   Resumo Este artigo examina os impactos que a TV digital tem tido e continuará tendo em Manaus, no Amazonas, na perspectiva das pessoas envolvidas na manufatura e no desenvolvimento dos produtos. Localizando-se centralmente em termos da fabricação mundial e perifericamente em termos da política para televisão digital, este artigo explora as ansiedades, incertezas e ambivalências que a introdução da TV digital tem despertado naqueles que estão encarregados de produzir essas tecnologias. Palavras-chave televisão digital, Manaus, manufatura, produção
ISSN:1808-3536