Television on demand : curatorial culture and the transformation of TV / MJ Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, MJ (Mary Jean), 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting--United States.

Television broadcasting.

Television viewers--Social aspects.

Television viewers.

Television broadcasting--Technological innovations.

United States.

Television broadcasting--Technological innovations--United States.

Television viewers--United States--Attitudes.

Television viewers--Social aspects--United States.

Television viewers--Attitudes.

Physical Description:

xi, 246 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

"The rise of a curatorial culture where viewers create their own entertainment packages and select from a buffet of viewing options and venues has caused a seismic shift for the traditional television industry. Television on Demand examines how we have reached this present moment, and considers the viable future of this crucial culture industry. Today's viewers their own viewing schedules, wait to watch entire seasons in marathon viewing sessions and stream shows to their mobile devices. Since the beginning of broadcasting, radio and television producers have pushed their shows to audiences in controlled environments that end in a discrete and quantifiable site to be transformed into advertising rates. While audiences clamor for more story-driven and scripted entertainment, their new viewing habits undermine the dominant economic structures that fund quality episodic series. This leads to an empowered audience that realizes its means of control of how it consumes media, as well as a new way of looking at the industry we have traditionally and currently call 'television.' "-- Provided by publisher.

"Interrogates the challenges facing the producers and distributors of America's episodic television in a world that increasingly encourages and enables customized, on demand viewing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Chapter 1: Channeling, Curatorial Culture, and the Transformation of Television

Chapter 2: The Multichannel Environment, Spectrum Sale, and the Digital Conversion

Chapter 3: Audiences without Pity

Chapter 4: Nielsen and Its Discontents

Chapter 5: The Death of the Daypart, Genre Hybridity, and Programming for an On-Demand World

Chapter 6: Niche vs. Boutique at the Mall of TV

Chapter 7: Channeling the Future

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Robinson, MJ (Mary Jean), 1967- author. Television on demand

ISBN:

9781441193988

1441193987

9781441148094

1441148094

OCLC:

857981714