Posts Tagged ‘ streaming ’

Bad Blood: “Taylor Swift” vs. Spotify

November 3, 2014
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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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Pre-Prime: HBO’s Off-Channel Revenue Legacy

April 23, 2014
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Pre-Prime: HBO’s Off-Channel Revenue Legacy

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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What Are You Missing? March 17-March 30

March 31, 2013
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What Are You Missing? March 17-March 30

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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House of Cards Has No Advertising

February 14, 2013
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<i>House of Cards</i> 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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What Are You Missing? Nov 25 – Dec 8

December 9, 2012
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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? Sept 2-15

September 16, 2012
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What Are You Missing? Sept 2-15

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Stranded on the TV Battleground: Hulu’s Invisible Original

May 7, 2012
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Stranded on the TV <i>Battleground</i>: 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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To XFinity and Beyond… The Missing Smart Living Room TV Interface

March 10, 2012
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To XFinity and Beyond… The Missing Smart Living Room TV Interface

I demand a moratorium on breathless distribution announcements from cable companies until they upgrade the user interface. We all know the technology exists.
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What Are You Missing? January 15-28

January 29, 2012
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What Are You Missing? January 15-28

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Media

October 6, 2011
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Cloudy with a Chance of Media

Music in the cloud services, such as Apple's iCloud, are a specific snapshot of music as a cultural commodity, one that sees music as indelibly networked to certain providers and technologies.
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