IP Syndication: Syndication and the new content distribution model in Catalan local TV networks

The new technological context, new forms of audiovisual uses and the crisis affecting media sector have been decisive factors in the transformation of the model of local television networks in Catalonia. Consequently, content syndication is emerging as an adaptation strategy. This article analyzes the syndicated production model, as well as the structure and new possibilities offered, in terms of transport and exchange of content, by the new IP-architecture of distribution implemented in these networks.