Prospect Park’s soap opera strategy tests traditional conceptions of televisual value within an evolving space of digital distribution.
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Archive for April, 2013
All My Commodities: Valuing the Online Soap Opera
What Are You Missing? April 14-April 27
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Call for Papers: TV and TV Studies in the 21st Century
A conference to bring together established and emerging scholars from around the globe to discuss the future of television and television studies.
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Murder, Rape, and More Murder on “Quality” TV
Onscreen violence against women has made several otherwise compelling programs unwatchable.
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Aereo and “Free” Broadcasting
Considering the larger historical context of the broadcasters' objections to Aereo, how might this case reflect how broadcasters are revising their commitment to "free" television?
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Report from: Generation(s) of Television Studies
The Generation(s) of Television Studies symposium, held at the University of Georgia, made visible just how influential Horace Newcomb has been to the field.
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Young Faces, Fast Cars, and the Other NBCs
Grandpa Peacock may be floundering, but the kids—MSNBC and NBC Sports Network—are holding their own.
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What Are You Missing? March 31-April 13
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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More than Logos: AMC, FX, and Cable Branding
Whereas AMC’s new slogan reflects its consistent lack of direction, FX’s brand extension embodies its continuous push forward.
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Dolby Atmos: What You Hear
If Atmos or a similar system were to become the industry standard, questions arise as to how its potential aesthetic might shape the way films sound and look.
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“What is a Wisconsin Film?”: 2013 Wisconsin Film Festival
This year’s “Wisconsin’s Own” selections speak to the exciting way in which films tied to a particular place nevertheless negotiate multiple influences in surprising and original ways.
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#1ReasonToBe and Many Reasons To Still Worry
One of this year's key stories is how the industry deals with difference and inclusivity, both for developers and for the industry as a whole.
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Missionary for the Movies: Remembering Roger Ebert
Roger showed that popular film criticism could be an intellectually honorable enterprise—more than that, a calling.
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Framing a Legacy: The Office‘s Diegetic Documentary
While The Office's documentary aesthetic has often led to the assumption the show itself was the final product, the choice to position the diegetic documentary as public television and a successful international export pushes against this assumption in interesting ways.
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E-distribution gets “Weird” in Canada
Distribution remains a challenge for many artists and labels, and this initiative creates a much-needed resource that can allow artists to more easily sustain creative autonomy.
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