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The advent of Internet-Distributed Television in Singapore
By G. Nanthinee Shree Long before I could afford or access Netflix, I exclusively watched local Singaporean dramas. I remember being away from home for two weeks, which meant I was set to miss my favourite local Tamil drama, Vettai (2011). However, thanks to the new streaming service Xinmsn (a collaboration between Mediacorp and MSN.com)…
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Platform Viewing and Affective Consumption: Netflix and the Rise of Chinese Short Drama
by Qingxi Yin(33808268) While learning about Netflix, binge watching and internet-distributed television this week, I started thinking about another platform-based viewing experience that feels very familiar to me: Chinese short drama platforms. At first, these two forms seem completely different. Netflix is usually associated with high production value series, complex storytelling and long viewing sessions, while…
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Netflix and Binge Watching
Netflix’s Stranger Things was a juggernaut of a TV show that recently came to an end on New Years Day 2026. While I have not watched the final episode (or Final Season for that matter) I don’t think it is necessary for the topic I will be discussing in this post. That being: How are…
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“Algorithm” A Discussion about Netflix
Earlier, in the seminar, we were talking about Netflix and how television has changed from the 50s-80s, the 80s-90s and the 90s to the present. Firstly, I found it interesting how broad the range was (I mean that’s nearing a forty year span and given how much has changed within my lifespan alone it hardly…
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Bridgerton and the Netflix Effect: A New Television Landscape
By: Jimena Inda Netflix and Bridgerton exemplify the reinvention of television in the streaming era, as theorized by scholars like Jenner (2018), Lotz (2017), and contributors to McDonald and Smith-Rowsey (2016). Jenner describes Netflix as departing from traditional network models of scheduled, ad-interrupted broadcasting. Instead, Netflix releases full seasons (or, as with recent shifts, staggered…
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The Crown and the New Era of Digital Television
Television has changed a lot with the rise of internet distributed platforms, and Netflix is one of the clearest examples of this transformation. As Mareike Jenner explains in ‘Netflix and the Reinvention of Television’ (2018), Netflix is not just another broadcaster, it represents a real shift away from the traditional network model of television. One…
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From Binge Culture to the Return of Scheduled Feeling
Week 4 – Lia Lee This week, we discussed the claim that Netflix-era television/streaming platforms have permanently transformed viewing into binge-based, on-demand, individualized experiences. As Amanda Lotz argues, internet-distributed television decisively breaks with the network model by abandoning schedules, liveness, and linear flow. Similarly, Jenner suggests that Netflix does not merely accommodate binge-watching but instead…
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Modulation, Digital Realism and Source Code
WEEK 3 – Post Continuity – Lia Lee One of my main takeaways this week was the idea of Modulation, and how it complicates that claim that post-continuity is simply ‘non-realist’ or technologically deterministic. When watching ‘Source Code’ , it became clear that the film is not abandoning realism but instead updating what realism looks…
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The Post Network Era: Beef
The post-network area, coined by Amanda Lotz, explains the shift from broadcast viewing to individualised streaming sites, allowing for more accessible streaming and a diverse range of original content. Viewer autonomy was one of the first notable shifts from network to post-network era; people are no longer limited to watching a primary broadcast stream. Digital…
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Week 2: Post Cinema – “Synecdoche, New York”
This week’s idea of post-cinematic affect (Shaviro, 2010) helped me name something I’ve felt for years while watching “modern” cinema: the way a film can hit my body before it makes sense in my head. Shaviro argues that contemporary screen culture isn’t just faster editing or more digital fabrication, but a shift in our structures…
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