The book El català a la carte arrives in bookstores
The book El català a la carta, published by Onada Edicions and written by Àlex de la Guia, is now available in physical bookstores and online. This book offers a detailed view of the presence and evolution of the Catalan language on streaming platforms, as well as the history and growth of the main platforms and private ones in the Catalan Countries.
A look at streaming platforms and the treatment in Catalan
The book addresses questions such as which streaming platforms provide service in Spain, how they treat Catalan and how the presence of Catalan on video-on-demand platforms has evolved. In addition, it offers information on how the film industry arrived in Catalonia and the beginning of dubbing in Catalan.
Featured contributors and relevant content
The book has forewords by Miquel de @DoblatgeCatalà and Cristina Villà i Font, Director of Innovation, Research and Digital Strategy at the CCMA. Through this collaboration, the book offers a complete view of the presence of Catalan on streaming platforms and its treatment over time.
Importance of the audiovisual in Catalan
The book also highlights the importance of the audiovisual in Catalan for the permanence, learning and diffusion of languages. Through arguments and detailed information, it offers a tool to better understand the platforms and to request more audiovisual content in Catalan.
Availability of the book
The book El català à la carte can now be found in several bookstores, such as the Ona bookstore in Barcelona and the Viladrich in Tortosa, as well as in lines such as Libelista and Ona books. Soon, it will be available in more bookstores and presentations of the book will be held throughout Catalonia during the last week of May.
