The “Beautiful Weirdness” of NBA League Pass
Branden Buehler / Seton Hall University
Branden Buehler considers the kitsch and local specificity of NBA League Pass in-arena feeds.
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The “Beautiful Weirdness” of NBA League Pass
Media Made Easy: Platforms and the Rise of Media-as-a-Service
Emily West / University of Massachusetts Amherst
Emily West details the shift towards the consumption of media-as-a-service and its implications for audience subjectivity in the streaming era.
Read moreFrom Network Syndicator to Adult Disney: A Brief History Of Hulu
Eleanor Patterson / Auburn University
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.
Read moreShowtime’s The Chi and the Surge in Black-Cast TV Dramas
Tim Havens / University of Iowa
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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