{"product_id":"portals-a-treatise-on-internet-distributed-television-paperback","title":"Portals: A Treatise on Internet-Distributed Television - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Lotz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelevision audiences and its industry alike have been confused by the emergence of new ways to watch television. On one hand, the programs seem every bit like the television we've long known, while the way we can watch, what we can watch, and the business models supporting them differ significantly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortals: A Treatise on Internet-Distributed Television \u003c\/i\u003epushes understandings of the business of television to keep pace with the considerable technological change of the last decade. It explains why shows such as \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eTransparent \u003c\/i\u003eare indeed television despite coming to screens over internet connection and in exchange for a monthly fee. It explores how internet-distributed television is able to do new things - particularly, allow different people to watch different shows chosen from a library of possibilities. This technological ability allows new audience behaviors and new norms in making television. \u003cbr\u003e Portals are the \"channels\" of internet-distributed television, and \u003ci\u003ePortals \u003c\/i\u003eidentifies how the task of curating a library of shows differs from channels' task of building a schedule. It explores the business model--subscriber funding--that supports many portals, and identifies the key differences from advertiser or direct purchase. \u003ci\u003ePortals \u003c\/i\u003econsiders what we know about the future of television, even though we remain early in a process of transformative change.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203629695225,"sku":"9781607854005","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bGZkMkFNcU92M05kOXFWNG4zck9LZz09.webp?v=1768008550","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/portals-a-treatise-on-internet-distributed-television-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}