The policy battle over net neutrality is heating back up with the hearing in Verizon v. FCC. Here's what's at stake in the case.
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Why Verizon v. FCC Matters for Net Neutrality— and Why It Doesn’t
What Are You Missing? Aug 5 – Aug 18
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Let’s talk about search: Some lessons from building Lantern
This week, Lantern, a search and visualization platform for the Media History Digital Library, reached its first wide public.
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E3 Preview: Big Changes for the Gaming Industry
E3 begins this week and with it will come more news on Sony and Microsoft's new consoles. What might we learn and how will it change the entire gaming industry?
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and the Low-Budget Superhero Film
The imminent release of Man of Steel on June 14 begs a reflection of 1987's overlooked installment, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
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What Are You Missing? Apr 28 – May 11
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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The Power of Women’s Voices in The Great Gatsby
The female voices on The Great Gatsby's soundtrack channel the hard-won feminist power of past generations.
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The Deanna Durbin Cult
The figure of the recently passed Deanna Durbin (1921-2013) is fascinating today because of how it embodies a sensibility within stardom: the cult of the child star.
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Creating is Collecting
The culture of contemporary baseball card collecting is an excellent example of how creativity can serve as a satisfying replacement for traditional economic incentives.
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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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#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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The Future of Media Production?
The idea of user-supported media production extends beyond Kickstarter, as technology continues to offer more areas for direct audience support and participation.
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Kickstarting Veronica Mars: A Moment in a Movement
Why kickstarting Veronica Mars was not simply a procedural act, but rather a social experience awakening, mobilizing and monetizing fan cultures in real time.
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House of Cards Has No Advertising
Netflix's willingness to give the audience control over serial viewing challenges assumptions that the best way to control program costs is to eke out episodes over time, measuring demand, and then raising and lowering prices in response.
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The Cancellation of Don’t Trust the B and Gay Black Tele(in)visibility
As we bid farewell to Don’t Trust the B, we also bid farewell to a part of gay black visibility on network television. Luther was a character written in a mold that has (problematically) been deemed passé and disrespectful to the middle class, married/coupled, suburban model of gay televisibility. And for that, we should...
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