Media Business Matters

Ep 38 Public Media and New Technology with Tamar Charney0:00/0:001× In this episode, Tamar Charney, Managing Editor of National Public Radio's NPR One App talks with us about the technological opportunities available to public media. We learn a lot about how the app is expanding

Ep 37 Challenges and Opportunities of NPR's Podcast Innovations0:00/0:001× Lynette Clemetson starts off our look at U.S. public media in the digital age with a rich discussion of how NPR took advantage of journalists forced out of print, developed podcasts, and found new ways

Ep 36 Public Media: What is It, Why Do We Need It?0:00/0:001× This episode launches a multi-episode consideration of public media--media that are not media businesses, but a vital part of our media ecosystem nonetheless. In this opening episode, Amanda and Alex explore what counts as

Ep 35 Why the Summer Box Office Matters Less Than You Think0:00/0:001× Amanda and Alex take on the annual rite of end of summer doom and gloom stories about the box office to explore whether the domestic box office is a meaningful measure of anything for different

Ep 34 Global Dynamics of Digital Media0:00/0:001× Amanda and Alex explore some of the many ways digital distribution is leading media industries to adjust their global strategies. In particular, we discuss the emergence of services such as Netflix (of course) that are redefining the previously national boundaries

Ep 33 Portals, Portals, and More Portal News0:00/0:001× Amanda and Alex recap the bounty of portal news breaking in early August and the various strategies emerging. CBS All Access, Disney's announced portals (ESPN), Seeso shutting down, FX+, the future of Hulu...Amanda explains what is