Everybody knows about Kickstarter, which is considered to be world’s most popular crowdfunding platform; however, Kickstarter is only one of an estimated number of over 1,000 platforms worldwide. Patryk Galuszka and Blanka Brzozowska look at MegaTotal, a music-oriented platform implementing a significantly different model than Kickstarter.
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Tags: Crowdfunding, entrepreneurialism, fandom, IJCS, International Journal of C, Kickstarter, MegaTotal, music
Posted in Columns, International Journal of Cultural Studies | Comments Off on Crowdfunding: Looking Beyond Kickstarter
Sirius XM's recent live broadcast of the Governors Ball highlights the persistence of place, of musical “hotspots,” within the satellite radio universe.
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Tags: digital media, Governors Ball, internet, Janelle Monae, music, Music Festivals, radio, satellite radio, Sirius XM, television
Posted in Columns, Current Events, Music, Music, On Radio, Perspectives, Radio, Radio | 1 Comment »
In the era of multiple platform viewing and increased time-shifting, television turns to the musical. But Fox's selection of Grease seems to ignore a string of warning signs.
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Tags: broadway, FOX, Glee, Grease, industry, liveness, music, musicals, NBC, Peter Pan, television, The Sound of Music, TV
Posted in Current Events, Industry, Perspectives, TV | 2 Comments »
Ten media news items that you might have missed recently.
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Tags: A&E, ABC, Academy Awards, Billboard, Cablevision, CBS, copyright, DirecTV, Dish Network, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, Kickstarter, music, piracy, PlayStation, Sony, television, Time Warner Cable, Viacom, visual effects, YouTube
Posted in What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Feb 17-March 2
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, Apple, box office, children, China, cloud services, digital media, Disney, Dreamworks, DVDs, e-readers, gaming, Hollywood, internet, iTunes, music, Nintendo, Redbox, social media, streaming, television, UltraViolet, Wal-mart, Xbox
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
What Are You Missing? links back on 2012.
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Tags: box office, digital media, e-readers, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, iTunes, magazines, music, newspapers, porn, television, Twitter, video games, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: 3D, Academy Awards, advertising, Amazon, broadband, documentary, file sharing, gaming, mobile technology, music, newspapers, Pandora, Spotify, television, Xbox, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Amazon, Apple, Disney, e-books, gaming, internet, internet radio, iPad, Iranian cinema, mobile technology, movie theaters, music, Netflix, Pandora, Redbox, Sony, streaming, technology, television, UltraViolet, Universal Music Group, Verizon, video on demand
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: advertising, Amazon, Apple, China, digital media, e-readers, Facebook, film festivals, gaming, iTunes, Lionsgate, music, newspapers, Nintendo, piracy, Reddit, Sony, Spotify, streaming, television, Twitter, UltraViolet
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Sept 2-15
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, box office, China, distribution, e-books, Facebook, gaming, internet, music, Pandora, porn, Spotify, Sundance, television, Twitter, UltraViolet, Weinstein Co.
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? Aug 19-Sept 1
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: apps, Cannes, copyright, e-readers, Facebook, Google, magazines, mobile technology, movie theaters, music, newspapers, Pandora, piracy, politics, social media, Spotify, television, Twitter
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? May 13-26
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: 3D, Apple, Cannes, digital distribution, Facebook, film festivals, gaming, IMAX, independent film, Microsoft, music, Nintendo, piracy, SiriusXM, Spotify, tax credits, television, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? April 15-28
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, Apple, digital distribution, distribution, Dreamworks, DVDs, e-books, Google, Hollywood, independent bookstores, independent film, internet, LGBTQ, magazines, music, Netflix, newspapers, Spotify, UltraViolet, video games, video on demand, YouTube
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? April 1-14
Carly Rae Jepsen's Justin Bieber-supported breakthrough offers a case study for how difficult it is for stardom to remain transnational when moving into the U.S. market.
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Tags: Call Me Maybe, canada, Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber, music, Scooter Braun, stardom
Posted in Celebrity/Stardom, Global, Music | 4 Comments »
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Apple, box office, digital media, DVDs, e-books, independent, internet, magazines, mobile gaming, mobile technology, movie theaters, music, Netflix, piracy, porn, television, Twitter, Xbox
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | Comments Off on What Are You Missing? March 18-31
