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Spouse Exchanges: I Know the Perfect People …

January 13, 2006 Megan Mullen / University of Wisconsin-Parkside 5 comments

by: Megan Mullen / University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Is the families selecting process to participate in reality TV showing American entertainment preferences? Are you and your family eligible?

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Why Accurate Audience Measurement is Worth the Trouble

January 13, 2006 Elliot Panek / Emerson College Leave a comment

by: Elliot Panek / Emerson College & former FLOW Staff
Perhaps we’ll never have totally accurate answers to our “who’s watching and why” questions, but that doesn’t make the search for these answers any less worthwhile.

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Speaking to Each Other at Last? The Ghost of TV Past, Present and To Come…

January 13, 2006 John Hartley / Queensland University of Technology, Australia 3 comments

by: John Hartley / Queensland University of Technology, Australia
A look backwards at the role of television scholarship reveals some insights about where we can go from here, as well as the roads not travelled.

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The Open University, Media Studies and New Times

January 13, 2006 David Hesmondhalgh / University of Leeds One comment

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Insight into how The Open University has changed Media Studies Pedagogy.

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Trauma Time: Family, Community and Criminality in Close to Home

January 13, 2006 Diane Negra / University College Dublin 4 comments

by: Diane Negra / University of East Anglia
How CBS’ Close to Home redefines motherhood, community and family values.

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Let’s Get Small: The Year When the Record Industry Broke and Listeners Became Crazy, Mixed Up, Downloading, File-Sharing Freaks

January 13, 2006 Tim Anderson / Denison University 2 comments

by: Tim Anderson / Denison University
As digital music sources expanded both their catalogues and user bases in 2005, music distribution continues its shift from the record store to the download store.

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On The Set With Degrassi: The Next Generation ~ There’s Something to Be Said for Passion

January 13, 2006 Sharon Ross / Columbia College Chicago 6 comments

by: Sharon Ross / Columbia College Chicago
Cast, crew, and personal perspectives on teen TV that matters.

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Over*Flow: “Effort is Overrated: The Dissonance of AI Integrations with the 2024 Olympics”
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30 Jan

New Over*Flow! Kathryn Hartzell examines AI Olympic Ads from Summer '24, identifying a dissonance in the ads' narratives that highlight tensions around AI's relationship to creativity, concerns over increased precarity in media industries & more. Read at http://tinyurl.com/mr2rzzeh

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28 Dec

Michael Z. Newman explores the convergence of TV & TikTok, arguing that the platform embodies television’s fragmentary logic & attention-driven economy, transforming late night shows like After Midnight into viral, internet-native content.

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26 Dec

Andrew Stubbs-Lacy's column examines Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer on AppleTV+, exploring how its production and promotion as a “cinematic” auteur-driven series reflect broader industry strategies. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/yc6cckya

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23 Dec

Roderik Smits explores how AI is shaping the landscape of film programming and distribution.

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