From networks to Netflix : a guide to changing channels / edited by Derek Johnson.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2018Description: x, 430 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43530ISBN: 9781138998513 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Television viewers -- Effect of technological innovations on | Television broadcasting -- Technological innovations -- United States | Streaming technology (Telecommunications) | Media StudiesDDC classification: 302.2345 JOH LOC classification: HE8700.66.U6 | F76 2018Summary: Even as the television industry experiences significant transformation and disruption in the face of streaming and online delivery, the television channel itself persists. If anything, the television channel landscape has become more complex to navigate as viewers can now choose between broadcast, cable, streaming, and premium services across a host of different platforms and devices. 'From Networks to Netflix' provides an authoritative answer to that navigational need, helping students, instructors, and scholars understand these industrial changes through the lens of the channel. Through examination of emerging services like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, investigation of YouTube channels and cable outlets like Freeform and Comedy Central, and critiques of broadcast giants like ABC and PBS, this work offers a concrete, tangible means of exploring the foundations of a changing industry.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Even as the television industry experiences significant transformation and disruption in the face of streaming and online delivery, the television channel itself persists. If anything, the television channel landscape has become more complex to navigate as viewers can now choose between broadcast, cable, streaming, and premium services across a host of different platforms and devices. From Networks to Netflix provides an authoritative answer to that navigational need, helping students, instructors, and scholars understand these industrial changes through the lens of the channel. Through examination of emerging services like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, investigation of YouTube channels and cable outlets like Freeform and Comedy Central, and critiques of broadcast giants like ABC and PBS, this book offers a concrete, tangible means of exploring the foundations of a changing industry.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Even as the television industry experiences significant transformation and disruption in the face of streaming and online delivery, the television channel itself persists. If anything, the television channel landscape has become more complex to navigate as viewers can now choose between broadcast, cable, streaming, and premium services across a host of different platforms and devices. 'From Networks to Netflix' provides an authoritative answer to that navigational need, helping students, instructors, and scholars understand these industrial changes through the lens of the channel. Through examination of emerging services like Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, investigation of YouTube channels and cable outlets like Freeform and Comedy Central, and critiques of broadcast giants like ABC and PBS, this work offers a concrete, tangible means of exploring the foundations of a changing industry.
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