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Now in a second edition, this textbook surveys the channels, platforms, and programming through which television distribution operates, with a diverse selection of contributors providing thorough explorations of global media industries in flux. Even as legacy media industries experience significant disruption in the face of streaming and online delivery, the power of the television channel persists. Far from disappearing, television channels have multiplied and adapted to meet the needs of old and new industry players alike. Television viewers now navigate complex choices among broadcast, cable, and streaming services across a host of different devices. From Networks to Netflix guides students, instructors, and scholars through that complex and transformed channel landscape to reveal how these industry changes unfold and why they matter. This second edition features new players like Disney+, HBO Max, Crunchyroll, Hotstar, and more, increasing attention to TV services across the world. An ideal resource for students and scholars of media criticism, media theory, and media industries, this book continues to offer a concrete, tangible way to grasp the foundations of television—and television studies—even as they continue to be rewritten.

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If you thought that the TV channel was dead, then From Networks to Netflix will prove you wrong. Derek Johnson has gathered together an impressive range of cutting edge scholarship that demonstrates that channels not only matter, but also are essential tools for understanding the current and future development of television. Catherine Johnson, Professsor of Media and Communications, University of Huddersfield, UK

If you thought that the TV channel was dead, then From Networks to Netflix will prove you wrong. Derek Johnson has gathered together an impressive range of cutting edge scholarship that demonstrates that channels not only matter, but also are essential tools for understanding the current and future development of television. Catherine Johnson, Professsor of Media and Communications, University of Huddersfield, UK

"""With this timely new edition, Johnson and his stellar collection of authors keep pace with the rapidly evolving entity once known simply as television. The collection offers state-of-the-moment accounts of the broadcast, cable, and streaming services that continue to play a central role in video entertainment."" Amanda D. Lotz, Professor of Digital Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology, Australia ""With an expanded range of global case studies, the second edition of From Networks to Netflix is a must read for anyone seeking to understand television in the twenty-first century. Read separately, each case study offers a thoroughly examined investigation into the channels, streaming services, and platforms that shape television production and consumption today. Combined, the case studies challenge assumptions about how television is being altered by digitization, revealing the multiplicity of ‘televisions’ that form distinct, yet integral parts of the contemporary television industry."" Catherine Johnson, Director of Research and PGR (Media, Journalism and Film), University of Huddersfield, UK"

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Derek Johnson is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include Transgenerational Media Industries: Adults, Children, and the Reproduction of Culture as well as Media Franchising: Creative License and Collaboration in the Culture Industries. He is also the co-author of Television Goes to the Movies, and the co-editor of books including Point of Sale: Analyzing Media Retail.

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