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Juan Carlos Miguel de Bustos | Lead Researcher

Université du Pays Basque
Juan Carlos Miguel de Bustos holds a degree on Economics and a degree in Philosophy. He holds a PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of the Basque Country-EHU (Spain). He also has a Master in Economy from the University of Grenoble.

Since 1987 he is a Professor at the University of the Basque Country, where he lectures on the economic aspects of the cultural industries. Since 2005 he is a full professor of the Area of Audiovisual Communication. He participates in PhD courses from different departments and countries. He occupied the UNESCO chair at the Universities of Grenoble and Lyon. He assesses research projects from different Spanish organizations.

He currently works on the Internet economy and about the GAFAM group of companies  (Big Data, Blockchain and Creative Industries).

Selected publications

Lahuerta Pujol, C., Moreno Cano, A. & Miguel, J. C. (2022). Multimodal analysis of advertising discourse during the lockdown due to COVID-19: Comparison of the communication strategies of financial services and automotive products in Spain. Communication & Society, 35 (1), 215-232

Izquierdo-Castillo, J. & Miguel de Bustos, J. C. (2021). Public Service Media: A Singular Case Study in Europe. International Journal of Communication. 15, pp. 625 – 646. 2021.

Miguel, J. C. & Izquierdo-Castillo, J. (2021). Public Service Media and Blockchain Technology: First Thoughts. In Túñez López, M., Campos-Freire, F. & Rodriguez-Castro, M. (Eds.). The Values of Public Service Media in Internet Society, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 93-110.

Moreno Cano, A., Miguel de Bustos, J. C., & Revelo Castro, Ángela. (2021). The aid system for the audiovisual industry in Colombia. Comunicación Y Sociedad, 1-25.

Miguel de Bustos, J. C. Izquierdo-Castillo, J. (2019). Who will control the media? The impact of GAFAM on the media industries in the digital economy. La Latina. 74 – 6, pp. 803 – 821. La Latina, 2019.

Miguel de Bustos, J. M. (2018). Los GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple y Microsoft). Viento Sur, 19.

Miguel de Bustos, J. M. (2017). GAFAM, Media and Entertainment groups and big data. Les Enjeux de l’information et de la communication,  18, pp. 39 – 52.

Miguel de Bustos, J. M. (2016). Big data and Big GAFA. Thoughts on the data economy. Economia della cultura,4/2016, pp.507 – 525. Il Mulino..

Miguel de Bustos, J. C. & Casado del Río, M.A. (2016). Emergencia de los GAFA y cambios en el sistema comunicativo global. Revista Telos,  29(4), pp. 9 – 26. 2016.

Miguel de Bustos (2016). Big data and Big GAFA. Thoughts on the data economy. Economia della cultura. 4/2016, pp.507 – 525. Il Mulino, 2016.

Jessica Izquierdo-Castillo | Lead Researcher

Universitat Jaume I
Jessica Izquierdo-Castillo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sciences of Communication at University Jaume I. She is director of the research group OBCOP (Observatory of Content and Media Platforms). Her lines of research focus on the study of the media ecosystem, digital platforms, and women in the media industry. She has been a visiting scholar at different universities, such as Université Stendhal, Paris 13, Università degli Studi di Firenze, University of Vienna, or The City University of New York. She has numerous publications in books and journals with national and international approach. She leads two projects research about the role and representation of women in the media industry, financed by the Valencian regional government and University Jaume I.

Selected publications

Miguel-de-Bustos, Juan Carlos & Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2019). Who Will Control the Media? The Impact of GAFAM on the Media Industries in the Digital Economy. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, n. 74, 803-821.

Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica & Latorre-Lázaro, Teresa (2021). Presence and leadership of women in media: the impact of the streaming platforms. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 27(3), 867-878

Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica & Miguel-de-Bustos, Juan Carlos (2021). Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Public Service Media: A Singular Case Study in Europe. International Journal of Communication, 15.

Miguel-de-Bustos, Juan Carlos & Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2021). Public Service Media and Blockchain Technology: First Thoughts. In: Túñez-López, Miguel; Campos-Freire, Francisco & Rodríguez-Castro, Marta (Eds). The Values of Public Service Media in the Internet Society, Springer.

Miguel-de-Bustos, Juan Carlos & Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2019). Who will control the media? The impact of GAFAM on the media industries in the digital economy. Revista Latina de Comunicación, 74, 803-821.

Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2017). Who Is Watching TV? A Revision of the Generalist Model in the Converging Media Landscape Scenario. Trípodos, 40, 31-54.

Casero-Ripollés, Andreu; Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica & Doménech-Fabregat, Hugo (2016). The journalists of the future meet entrepreneurial Journalism: Perceptpions in the classroom. Journalism Practice, 10(2), 286-303.

Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2015). The new media business concept led by Netflix: a study of the model and its projection into the Spanish market. El profesional de la información, 24(6), 819-826.

Casero-Ripollés, Andreu & Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2013). Between decline and a new online business model: The case of the Spanish newspaper industry. Journal of Media Business Studies, 10(1), 63.78.

Izquierdo-Castillo, Jessica (2012). Online distribution of media content: analysis of 3 business models. El profesional de la información, 21(4), 385-390.

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