Streaming culture : subscription platforms and the unending consumption of culture /

Encouraging us to look beyond the seemingly limitless supply of multimedia content, David Arditi calls attention to the underlying dynamics of instant viewing - in which our access to our favourite binge-worthy show, blockbuster movie or hot new album release depends on any given service's will...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Arditi, David, 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Series:SocietyNow.
Subjects:
Streaming video > Social aspects.
Acoustic streaming > Social aspects.
Multimedia communications > Social aspects.
Digital media > Social aspects.
Vidéo en continu > Aspect social.
Courant acoustique > Aspect social.
Réseaux multimédias > Aspect social.
Médias numériques > Aspect social.
Media studies.
Social Science, Technology Studies.
Digital media > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Caught in the stream
  • Digital retail : disruption, distribution, and disintermediation
  • Streaming music : unending consumption begins
  • Streaming film : simultaneous release, circumventing censorship, and indies
  • Streaming TV : the golden age of TV and flow interrupted
  • Streaming video games : never own a game again
  • New cultural forms : dominant, residual, and emergent
  • Conclusion.

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