Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
When I recently interviewed writer-director Joss Whedon for Knowledge@Wharton, I asked whether he viewed the different media in which he works -- film, television, online -- as fundamentally different or as merely different distribution channels for similar content. Whedon replied that, while these media are connecting in ways that he finds "both fascinating and appalling," … Continue reading Joss Whedon: Storytelling in Different Media
Many industry watchers have been closely monitoring the progress of Joss Whedon's independently-produced musical comedy, "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along blog." As I've discussed in the past, by simultaneously exploring various schemes for generating revenue, Dr. Horrible serves as something of a case study for using the Internet to distribute original video content. The details of how … Continue reading Joss Whedon Talks about the Business Models behind “Dr. Horrible” (and More)
How likely is it that we will see Adobe's Flash running on Apple's iPhone? Like the blind men touching different parts of the elephant and perceiving the creature variously as a snake, a rope, a spear, and a tree trunk, the answer to the question may depend on the source of your information. Consider the … Continue reading Flash on the iPhone: The Story Behind the Stories
With the President and the Congress tussling over the date of the transition of broadcast television from analog to digital, this may be an opportune time to reflect on the magnitude of this event. With an estimated 6.5 million homes currently unable to receive a digital TV signal, the stakes are high. The American people … Continue reading Technological Disjunction
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