Tag: Technology
CfP: Convergence, Special issue “Rethinking the distinction between old and new media”. Deadline: May 31, 2018.
CFP: “Rethinking the distinction between old and new media” Special Issue...
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QUANTITATIVE STUDIES IN TELEVISION (PART 2): ALGORITHMS IN ACADEMIA by JP Kelly
This is a follow up to my last post for CST. Given that this is a blog about television it seems...
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CfP: Edited collection “Reading Westworld”. Deadline: Jan 26, 2018.
Reading Westworld – Edited Collection Coined in the early twentieth century, the term ‘robot’...
Read MoreCFP: MIA no. 164 (August 2017) Television Now
Theme Editors: Amanda Lotz, Marion McCucheon and Sue Turnbull Overview This theme issue of MIA will explore the state of television in the age of the internet – its audiences, its distributors and its content creators....
Read MoreTWEET PRODUCTION: SOCIAL MEDIA AND LIVE TELEVISION by James Bennett
Much has been written about the way in which social media has reinvigorated live television, particularly from the perspective of the audience (for example, Liz Evans, Sheryl Wilson, or Inge Sø renson). But much less is known,...
Read MoreFROM CHANGING CHANNELS TO LAUNCHING APPS: OBSERVATIONS ON THE SMART TV MARKET by JP Kelly
After many happy years basking in its warm, electronic glow, my once-reliable television set recently emitted its final diodes of light. An ominous dark patch in the upper left corner of the screen had been growing larger over...
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VHS RIP by Brett Mills
Is VHS essential to the study of television? This is a debate I’m currently engaged in with the...
Read MoreREACTING TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMEBACK AND WEB THERAPY by Jennifer O’Meara
For many, Lisa Kudrow will forever be associated with Friends (NBC, 1994-2004), the epitome of conservative network television. And yet, with both The Comeback (HBO, 2005; 2014) and Web Therapy (L Studio; Showtime: 2008—), the...
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