This study explores the meaning of teenagers’ media consumption in terms of identity formation
and autonomy attainment. In domestication theory, media consumption is conceptualized as the
interplay of both media object and content. However, in practical applications, the notion of
object has usually been snowed under by contextual descriptions. In response, this article draws
upon the concept of a triple articulation that, next to media text, separates the object and the
context. Using a multi-method study, we empirically demonstrate the relevance of separating the
object and context dimensions in understanding media consumption. This is especially relevant
in the current age of convergence in which media scholars are confronted with a changing media
landscape, characterized by content that is increasingly device- and context-independent, while a
broad range of devices are appropriated in a multitude of contexts.