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Media Made Easy: Platforms and the Rise of Media-as-a-Service
Emily West / University of Massachusetts Amherst

October 10, 2022 Emily West / University of Massachusetts Amherst One comment

Emily West details the shift towards the consumption of media-as-a-service and its implications for audience subjectivity in the streaming era.

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From Network Syndicator to Adult Disney: A Brief History Of Hulu
Eleanor Patterson / Auburn University

June 3, 2021 Eleanor Patterson / Auburn University 3 comments

Eleanor Patterson analyzes Hulu’s initial aim of adapting broadcast distribution logics into streaming distribution and the service’s contemporary shift to an “Adult Disney” service.

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Showtime’s The Chi and the Surge in Black-Cast TV Dramas
Tim Havens / University of Iowa

February 26, 2018 Tim Havens / University of Iowa 3 comments

Tim Havens explores the surge in high-quality black-cast dramas offered by subscription television services. By comparing contemporary series such as Showtime’s The Chi with African American television of the past, Havens asserts the industry is beginning to splinter the African American audience along divisions of taste cultures.

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