Abstract:

Technological developments in recent years have been effective in preferring internet publishing more than traditional publishing. The widespread use of the internet in daily life has accelerated the transition of television broadcasting to this area. Today, broadcasts that reach the audience especially through mobile platforms have brought about qualitative and quantitative diversity and change in program types. The types of programs on the digital platforms broadcasting in Turkey have been restructured formally and contextually in accordance with the consumption culture. This study is important in terms of showing the transformation in the field of publishing that comes with digital publishing platforms. The differences of the series published on digital platforms compared to their traditional counterparts constitute the problematic of the study. All the episodes of the first season of the ‘Ten Thousand Steps‘ series, which was broadcast on the digital platform GAİN, which is an example of the study, were examined in order to determine the structural and narrative differences it contained. In this study, content analysis method was used. This method, which is frequently used in the field of social sciences, has been preferred because it systematically examines the data obtained from highly visual documents such as television series in the integrity of meaning. The findings obtained because of the study show that the new period of publishing has undergone a significant change compared to the traditional period in terms of the use of form, duration, space, story, and character. Although the flexibility provided by digital broadcasting platforms and the ability to do it with lower budgets are considered as advantages, the publication of the produced content without the control mechanisms will pave the way for social and cultural corruption. It is foreseen that the support and supervision of the series contents by the relevant public institutions to ensure cultural continuity will ensure the positive progress of the process in the terms of society.

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