The industries of digital content in Latin America: a necessary analysis

Abstract

This work is a research on the technological infrastructure for the use of digital media and technological convergence in 11 countries of the region. The arrival of digital TV in several Latin American countries; the studies about digital radio; the contents for cell phones, computers, videogames and portable devices as iPods, iPhones and Palms or, still, digital cinema are revolutionizing behaviors, opening new possibilities for distance learning and new markets, and creating a new industry, as well as asking for new skills and functions.