Within East Asia, a booming TV program trade circulates television texts, both as programs and as formats for re-making within the native culture industry.
William Uricchio in the Hollywood Reporter
“‘Television is a parasite that lives on the back of other platforms,’ said MIT professor and media historian William Uricchio in his keynote.”
Podcast and video: “Global Television”
Eggo Müller, Roberta Pearson, and William Uricchio discuss the origins and significance of the international distribution of television formats and programs.
Podcast: John Romano, “Prime Time in Transition”
John Romano on how series TV has changed over the past 20 years.
Katie Jacobs: “It’s Never Lupus! Fox’s House, M.D. and the New Procedural Drama”
Katie Jacobs is co-showrunner of the hit NBC series House, M.D., nominated for two consecutive seasons for the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series.
Podcast: Futures of Entertainment 2: “Metrics and Measurement”
Nobody is quite clear how you can “count” engaged consumers or how you can account for various forms and qualities of engagement.
Podcast: Futures of Entertainment 2: “NBC’s Heroes: Appointment TV to Engagement TV?”
What steps are networks taking to prolong and enlarge the viewer’s experience of a weekly series?
