In addition to increasing the possible objects of study, broadband-distributed television services have introduced new challenges to grounding the television shows we study in their industrial milieu.
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Original or Exclusive? Shifts in Television Financing and Distribution Shift Meanings
Drive-Ins, and the Stubborn Usefulness of Film Nostalgia
Interstellar (2014) made its well-known debut last weekend. In Chicago, the film (yes, we can still call it that) screened in its “intended” format of 70mm at the Navy Pier IMAX. Its appearance there and at other such venues was predictably celebrated by old school cinephiles as yet another defiant declaration of celluloid’s continuing...
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Bad Blood: “Taylor Swift” vs. Spotify
The removal of the artist's songs from the streaming service represents the latest development in an ongoing distribution struggle in the music industry.
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Revisiting Region Codes
Understanding the DVD region code in 2014.
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Simple Machine & Micro-Wave: Building a Grassroots Film Community
How to transform the potential of online communities like Simple Machine into local, public support for independent filmmaking?
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Accessing Beyoncé
Though initially met with surprise, the pop star returns to a number of themes with Beyoncé and will again, regardless of how she chooses to distribute them.
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Rethinking Media Distribution
Chuck Tryon discusses Jeff Ulin's latest book on media distribution, focusing on temporal and spatial considerations in a global, digital marketplace.
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What Are You Missing?: Cannes Film Festival Edition
From prix winners to distribution deals, here are 10 Cannes-related items you may have missed over the past two weeks.
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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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What Are You Missing? Nov 25 – Dec 8
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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What Are You Missing? Aug 19-Sept 1
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Save “Their” Show: Public Appeals of Studio Campaigning
As DirecTV, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon emerge as players in content distribution, we are seeing evidence of active campaigning by production studios finding new homes for their canceled shows.
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Little Mosque on the Prairie and the Challenges of Distribution [Part 4]
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Program buyers in over ninety countries thought their audiences would find Little Mosque worth watching, but the upcoming Hulu premiere is the first time the show had U.S. distribution.
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Stranded on the TV Battleground: Hulu’s Invisible Original
Despite generic familiarity and a solid first season, Hulu's Battleground has struggled to draw the attention of critics and viewers alike as the site's first original fictional series.
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What Are You Missing? April 1-14
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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