Streaming Culture: Subscription Platforms and the Unending Consumption of Culture - Couverture souple

Arditi, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1839827734 ISBN 13 : 9781839827730

Editeur : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021

Synopsis

The explosion of services such as Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Apple Music, Amazon Prime and YouTube, which allow us to access content at the click of a button, has turned the norms surrounding cultural consumption upside down. How has this shift to an apparently unending supply of content affected the way we consume our favourite binge-worthy show, blockbuster movie or hot new album release?

Positioning streaming alongside a major shift to contemporary capitalism, David Arditi demonstrates that streaming platforms have created an economy where consumers pay more for the same amount of consumptive time. Encouraging us to look beyond the seemingly limitless supply of multimedia content, Arditi calls attention to the underlying dynamics of instant viewing – in which our access to content depends on any given service’s willingness, and ability, to license it.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Arditi is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Theory at the University of Texas at Arlington, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1839827734
• ISBN 13: 9781839827730
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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