“The bundle is the Gibraltar of the media business,” said Tim Wu, the author of “The Master Switch,”…”
““The bundle is the Gibraltar of the media business,” said Tim Wu, the author of “The Master Switch,” a history of media revolutions. “It keeps the entire ecosystem alive, which is why it is so heavily and successfully defended. But there are hairline fractures beginning to appear, and you are seeing alliances shift.””
– At NYT, David Carr explains why the long standing ‘bundle’ system for delivering advertising on many platforms (especially cable TV) is now failing and why the consequences for TV may be immense.
Longreads: Longreads Is Joining Forces with The Atlantic
Longreads: Longreads Is Joining Forces with The Atlantic: longreads:
We have some big news to share today: Longreads is teaming up with The Atlantic, in a partnership that will allow us to expand our site and membership model—and continue to serve …
"19% of prime time television characters are non-human while only 17% are women"
““19% of prime time television characters are non-human while only 17% are women”” – A Profile of Americans’ Media Use and Political Socialization Effects: television and the Internet’s relationship to social connectedness in the USA ― …
"They have made all content, including music and newspapers, worthless…"
“They have made all content, including music and newspapers, worthless…”: parislemon:
Tim Adams of The Observer sat down with Thom Yorke:
In the days before we meet, he has been watching a box set of Adam Curtis’s BBC series, All Watched Over by …