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Diverse Voices in the Streaming Age: Representation on Netflix
As streaming platforms grow in popularity, Netflix has become a major player in how we consume entertainment. One of the most important changes brought by Netflix is its focus on diversity, particularly in terms of race, gender, and sexual orientation. The platform has not only expanded the variety of content available but has also provided…
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Netflix’s Influence on Content and Viewing Habits
While Netflix’s streaming model has revolutionized media consumption, it has concurrently generated challenges. Binge-watching, although it can heighten audience engagement, can likewise lead to fatigue and an emphasis on short-term consumption rather than gradual development. Scholars such as Jason Mittell contend that binge-watching compresses storytelling time, which might diminish the ongoing anticipation and community-building nature…
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Beyond Bedtime: How Binge-Watching is Shaping Children’s Futures
On-demand streaming services provide instant access, day or night. Scheduled TV to 24/7 Streaming Thanks to easy access to VOD services like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, which offer an endless variety of shows, binge-watching practices are becoming more common amongst younger children. In the past, satellite children’s channels, like CBBC or CBeebies, had fixed…
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Has the transformation of TV created more space for Trans TV?
The transformation of television is an on-going process, the transformations of technologies and content streamed on platforms with the representation of transgender and non-binary TV shows can be understood as linked. A consequence of internet distributed television is that television is now created for more specific target audiences. As a result, a wider breadth of…
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Do you binge watch?
There has been a huge transformation in Television over the years. We have gone from Satellite and Cable TV to an era of Internet distributed television. IDT has used the foundations of the experience created by satellite and cable TV however it has drastically changed the distribution of television and in turn has affected the…
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The “Trans TV” era: How digital platforms are reshaping contemporary television
With the rapid rise of digital platforms, Internet distribution platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO.And the medium of television has undergone profound changes. As we learn form Michael Goddard and Christopher Hogg the concept of “Trans TV” in Critical Studies in Television, arguing that digital platforms have not only revolutionized the way content is…
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The Rise of YouTube and the Power of Reaction Videos
In the past decade, YouTube has transformed from a video-sharing platform to a dominant force in the media landscape. This shift reflects a broader transition from traditional media, like TV and newspapers, to digital platforms. With YouTube, content creation is no longer limited to large media companies; individuals can now produce, share, and consume content…
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Netflix and the Reinvention of Television: Production, Consumption, and Representation
The rise of internet-distributed television has radically transformed the television landscape, with Netflix standing at the forefront of this revolution. The streaming platform has not only redefined production practices but also reshaped how we consume media. As Mareike Jenner highlights in Netflix and the Reinvention of Television (2018), Netflix’s innovative model challenges traditional television’s reliance…
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Unscheduled streaming TV – a liberation or a drawback?
Unscheduled streaming TV enables users to watch content whenever and wherever they want without being restricted by a TV station’s set airtime. However, is the industry benefiting from this new TV model? From the spectator’s viewpoint, this essay will re-examine how the on-demand streaming TV model has affected the television industry, demonstrating both the emancipation…
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