Category Archives: Chapter 3

Comcast Commits to Buying Time Warner Cable

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Back in November of 2013, the rumor started circulating that cable giant Comcast was going to try  to buy Time Warner Cable (TWC).  This was news because Comcast, in addition to owning NBC Universal, is the nation’s largest cable provider … Continue reading →

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Long Tail Pre-Class Video: Doug and Telisha Williams aka Wild Ponies

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Doug and Telisha Williams, also known as the band Wild Ponies, funded the production of their latest album, Things That Used To Shine, using a Kickstarter campaign. They raised more than $30,000 from people who wanted to see their latest CD … Continue reading →

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Pre-Class Video: Exploring the Long Tail with Girl Walk – All Day

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

For those of you who are fans of mashup artist Girl Talk, there is a now a fascinating dance film out that is essentially a 71-minute long video for Girl Talk’s latest album All Day. There’s a preview below, but … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 – Truth about Disney Princesses

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Pre-class video: Have you ever wondered what happened to the Disney princesses after the movie ended?  Here’s one possibility:

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Time Warner Cable / CBS Resolve Month-Long Retransmission Dispute

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Time Warner Cable and CBS Inc. have finally resolved their month-long retransmission battle that will bring back CBS broadcast and Showtime back to cable subscribers in New York City, Los Angeles and the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. This means that subscribers … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 – Using Kickstarter to Help Fund Movies

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Kickstarter Page for Spike Lee’s Da Sweet Blood of Jesus  Small-town movie theaters theaters threatened by shift to digital cinema Story from the LA Times on how smaller communities are using fundraising and Kickstarter to try to buy digital projectors for drive-ins and … Continue reading →

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Are mandatory cable channel bundles good or bad for consumers?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been a lot of talk lately as to whether some form of a la carte pricing on cable would be good or bad for consumers.  The idea here is that we get big bundles of channels from our cable … Continue reading →

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Media News Roundup

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Hawaii passes Steven Tyler Act Would ban “unwanted photos or videos of others in private moments.”  Nice idea, but do celebs really get the right to say “pay attention to me now, but not now”? How Sen. Rand Paul used … Continue reading →

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Comcast completing purchase of NBCUniversal from GE years ahead of schedule

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

The transition of NBCUniversal from being owned primarily by General Electric to Comcast had been expected to be an extended process, with the cable and phone giant gradually acquiring the entertainment company’s stock.  But that changed this week with the … Continue reading →

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Media News Roundup

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Comcast buying out rest of NBCUniversal stock from GE for $16.7 billion, years ahead of schedule So, it looks like General Electric will be completely out of the media business by the end of March, according to reporting from Brian … Continue reading →

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