The Television Will Be Revolutionized, Second Edition
by Amanda D. Lotz /
2014 / English / PDF, EPUB
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Many proclaimed the “end of television” in the early years of the
twenty-first century, as capabilities and features of the boxes
that occupied a central space in American living rooms for the
preceding fifty years were radically remade. In this revised,
second edition of her definitive book, Amanda D. Lotz proves that
rumors of the death of television were greatly exaggerated and
explores how new distribution and viewing technologies have
resurrected the medium. Shifts in the basic practices of making
and distributing television have not been hastening its demise,
but are redefining what we can do with television, what we expect
from it, how we use it—in short, revolutionizing it.
Many proclaimed the “end of television” in the early years of the
twenty-first century, as capabilities and features of the boxes
that occupied a central space in American living rooms for the
preceding fifty years were radically remade. In this revised,
second edition of her definitive book, Amanda D. Lotz proves that
rumors of the death of television were greatly exaggerated and
explores how new distribution and viewing technologies have
resurrected the medium. Shifts in the basic practices of making
and distributing television have not been hastening its demise,
but are redefining what we can do with television, what we expect
from it, how we use it—in short, revolutionizing it.
Television, as both a technology and a tool for cultural
storytelling, remains as important today as ever, but it has
changed in fundamental ways.
Television, as both a technology and a tool for cultural
storytelling, remains as important today as ever, but it has
changed in fundamental ways.The Television Will Be
Revolutionized
The Television Will Be
Revolutionized provides a sophisticated history of the
present, examining television in what Lotz terms the
“post-network” era while providing frameworks for understanding
the continued change in the medium. The second edition addresses
adjustments throughout the industry wrought by broadband
delivered television such as Netflix, YouTube, and cross-platform
initiatives like TV Everywhere, as well as how technologies such
as tablets and smartphones have changed how and where we view.
Lotz begins to deconstruct the future of different kinds of
television—exploring how “prized content,” live television sports
and contests, and linear viewing may all be “television,” but
very different types of television for both viewers and
producers.
provides a sophisticated history of the
present, examining television in what Lotz terms the
“post-network” era while providing frameworks for understanding
the continued change in the medium. The second edition addresses
adjustments throughout the industry wrought by broadband
delivered television such as Netflix, YouTube, and cross-platform
initiatives like TV Everywhere, as well as how technologies such
as tablets and smartphones have changed how and where we view.
Lotz begins to deconstruct the future of different kinds of
television—exploring how “prized content,” live television sports
and contests, and linear viewing may all be “television,” but
very different types of television for both viewers and
producers.
Through interviews with those working in the industry, surveys of
trade publications, and consideration of an extensive array of
popular shows, Lotz takes us behind the screen to explore what is
changing, why it is changing, and why the changes matter.
Through interviews with those working in the industry, surveys of
trade publications, and consideration of an extensive array of
popular shows, Lotz takes us behind the screen to explore what is
changing, why it is changing, and why the changes matter. Instructor's Guide
Instructor's Guide
