Tag: streaming
THE PERSISTENCE OF TELEVISION: STAND-ALONE EPISODES by Martin Zeller-Jacques
In 2006, when I started out in television studies, the discipline was reckoning with the impact of...
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KSI vs Logan Paul YouTube boxing match: stars sparring with traditional broadcasters to make millions by Lyndsay Duthie
The amateur boxing match between YouTube stars KSI (UK) and Logan Paul (USA) on August 25 could...
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SHOULD STREAMING SERVICES BE SUBJECT TO LOCAL QUOTAS? by Liz Giuffre
Local television outlets are essential places for the development and dissemination of local...
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CfP: The CW Network. Deadline: Aug 1, 2017
The CW network offers a compelling coming of age story reflective of its changing demographic. In...
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IRISH TELEVISION VIEWING IN A NOT SO GLOBAL TELEVISION ECONOMY by Sarah Arnold
When I moved from the UK to Ireland in 2015/16 my transition in terms of the availability...
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THE COLOMBIAN NARCONOVELA by Toby Miller
Colombia’s narcotraficantes [narco-traffickers] emerged as a consequence of many complex factors....
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WHY CAN’T I FIND ANYTHING TO WATCH ON TV? by John Ellis
Why has the television business made it so hard for its users to find something they want to...
Read MoreHULU’S 11.22.63: BETTER TIME-TRAVELING THROUGH TELEVISION by Douglas L Howard
I seem to be thinking about the past lately—my last post, in fact, dealt with reboots, restarts, and remakes—and this month has me traveling back there again, this time through a “rabbit hole” at the back of a diner or, more...
Read MoreAVOIDING DISAPPOINTMENT – JUDGING A TV SHOW BY ITS FINALE by Claire Burdfield
A year ago Elke Weissmann wrote about finding time for television, and discussed that when we actually find that limited time in our day to sit down and watch television, we do not actually watch television. Instead we watch a...
Read MoreTHE GLANCE INTERRUPTED by Jamila Baluch
When it comes to television, I have always been a ‘glancer’ rather than a ‘gazer’. Born somewhere between Generation X and Generation Y, I grew up with what is now commonly referred to as ‘traditional’ television. As a child,...
Read MoreMUSIC IN DVD AND ON DEMAND – SOUNDS THE SAME? by Liz Giuffre
At the moment I’m editing a book on Music in Comedy Television. As part of the project I decided to go back to iconic pieces of comedy television I remember having had a musical impact, starting with 80s sitcoms (judge me, go...
Read MoreAMAZON STUDIOS by Toby Miller
First it was a river. Then it was a bookstore. Then it sold power drills and pen refills. Now it’s a movie studio inviting one and all to submit scripts and videos? Amazon’s key insight has always been that distribution...
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