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A National Icon Deficit: What the Ghomeshi Scandal Illustrates About the...
Globe & Mail television critic John Doyle makes some incisive observations about the Ghomeshi scandal in a recent column. He writes that the episode illustrates “how much CBC Radio and its...
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Bad Blood: “Taylor Swift” vs. Spotify
As the number of release windows for media continues to expand, the “windowing” of a given media text has shifted accordingly. Although windowing has typically been a term reserved for motion pictures,...
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Report from NYTVF Digital Day 2014
The New York Television Festival describes itself as a “pioneer of the independent television movement.” It takes place every October and celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. I attended the...
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“Hope” for Net Neutrality?
On Monday, one more voice was added to the millions that have already urged the FCC to protect net neutrality (the standard that all users and uses of the internet should receive equal treatment from...
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The More You Know About Cross-Promotion
I have a confession to make: I did not watch the Super Bowl. But that didn’t keep me from knowing exactly what happened: the crazy last few minutes of the game, the best and worst of the commercials,...
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What to Make of the Historic Net Neutrality Win
The FCC has done what even a few months ago seemed to most totally unthinkable: they delivered real net neutrality policy, putting in place strong regulations to protect fairness in internet access....
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On Tim Burton’s Dumbo
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Tim Burton would direct a remake of Dumbo (1941) using a mix of CGI and live action. Of course, this isn’t the first time Burton has remade one of...
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Mario is Mobile!: Or (Nintendo’s Platform Panic?)
Within the context of video game culture, Nintendo’s corporate identity has been clear: Nintendo makes games. Whereas competitors Sony and Microsoft represent larger global technology corporations in...
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Why NBC’s The Wiz Makes Sense Even As It Doesn’t Make Sense
On March 30, 2015, my Facebook and Twitter feeds were full of people making sure that I knew The Wiz had been selected as the NBC’s next live musical following The Sound of Music and Peter Pan....
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DC Comics’ Halfhearted Appeal to an Alternate Readership
A panel from Gotham By Midnight. Post by Bradley Schauer, University of Arizona In recent years DC Comics has come under criticism for its monolithic publishing line – grim, violent books aimed at...
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