How HBO's deal with Amazon Prime reflects its history of embracing new forms of distribution in the interest of connecting with and monetizing audiences unable or unwilling to subscribe to the channel.
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Tags: Amazon Prime, DVD, HBO, Home Video, Sex and the City, streaming, syndication
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Extracting clips from DVDs is and will continue to be a crucial skill for media educators and researchers even as cloud and streaming services threaten DVDs; here's how to do it.
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Tags: archive, DVD, extracting clips, teach hacks
Posted in Internet, Perspectives, Teach Hacks, Technology, TV | 1 Comment »
Flipping through the post-Christmas sales, I'm reminded of how the TV show on DVD has become an ubiquitous part of our culture. But it's those series or seasons of shows that are not for sale that tell a narrative of what's worthy of archiving within our popular culture and collective memory.
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Tags: a different world, archive, blockbuster television, DVD, memory, television, the cosby show
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Blu-ray, books, canada, digital distribution, digital media, documentary, DVD, e-readers, gaming, Google, Hollywood, Microsoft, mobile technology, movie theaters, privacy, search engines, television, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Apr 29-May 12
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, books, box office, censorship, digital music, Disney, distribution, DVD, Facebook, gaming, Google, Hollywood, internet, Kickstarter, Liosgate, MGM, Netflix, piracy, television, video on demand
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Your #1 source for Lions Gate news returns with ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Amazon, Apple, Blockbuster, books, box office, digital music, DVD, e-books, e-readers, Facebook, file sharing, Google, independent film, internet, internet freedom, labor, Lionsgate, music, Netflix, television, Twitter, UltraViolet, United Kingdom, video games, Warner Bros.
Posted in What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? January 1-14
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, books, China, cloud services, comic books, digital media, Disney, DVD, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, magazines, Miramax, mobile media, MP3, music, Netflix, Pandora, piracy, radio, social media, Spotify, streaming, television, Twitter, video games, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? August 14-27
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, Apple, Blu-ray, cloud services, DVD, Facebook, Hollywood, independent film, internet, iTunes, music, net neutrality, Netflix, Redbox, Sony, streaming, television, Twitter, video games, VOD, Weinstein Co.
Posted in What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? April 17-30
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, AOL, Blockbuster, digital distribution, DVD, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, internet, marketing, movie theaters, music, MySpace, net neutrality, Netflix, oscars, social media, television, Twitter, video games, VOD, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 2 Comments »
On April 1, 2011, several websites joked around with media history.
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Tags: digital media, DVD, film, Google, Hulu, internet, television, TV, YouTube
Posted in Current Events, Film, Internet, Technology, TV | Comments Off on April Fools’ Day and the Ghosts of Media Past
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Anonymous, AOL, box office, censorship, digital distribution, DVD, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, internet, iTunes, MPAA, music, music downloads, Netflix, NPR, porn, public broadcasting, ratings, social gaming, streaming, Sundance, television, Twitter, UltraViolet, video games, Weinstein Co., YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 2 Comments »
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Apple, apps, Blockbuster, box office, broadband, digital distribution, DVD, film criticism, Hollywood, Hulu, internet, iTunes, Netflix, print media, publishing, social gaming, Sony, streaming, television, video games
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? February 13-26
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Apple, BAFTA, Blockbuster, copyright, digital distribution, DVD, Facebook, Flickr, Google, Hollywood, independent film, iPad, Microsoft, MPAA, music, Netflix, piracy, porn, television, Twitter, video games
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Tags: awards, Blockbuster, copyright, DVD, Google, Harry Potter, Miramax, mobile gaming, MPAA, music, MySpace, Netflix, news, newspapers, paywalls, piracy, television, Twitter, Viacom, video games, wii, Xbox, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 4 Comments »