| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 174 pages) |
| Series |
SocietyNow
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SocietyNow.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Caught in the stream -- Digital retail : disruption, distribution, and disintermediation -- Streaming music : unending consumption begins -- Streaming film : simultaneous release, circumventing censorship, and indies -- Streaming TV : the golden age of TV and flow interrupted -- Streaming video games : never own a game again -- New cultural forms : dominant, residual, and emergent -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Encouraging us to look beyond the seemingly limitless supply of multimedia content, David Arditi calls attention to the underlying dynamics of instant viewing - in which our access to our favourite binge-worthy show, blockbuster movie or hot new album release depends on any given service's willingness, and ability, to license it. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Streaming video -- Social aspects.
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Acoustic streaming -- Social aspects.
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Multimedia communications -- Social aspects.
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Digital media -- Social aspects.
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Media studies. |
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Social Science, Technology Studies. |
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Digital media -- Social aspects |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Arditi, David. Streaming Culture. Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, ©2021 9781839827730 |
| ISBN |
9781839827723 (electronic book) |
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1839827726 (electronic book) |
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9781839827686 (electronic book) |
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1839827688 (electronic book) |
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1839827734 |
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9781839827730 |
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