Media Business Matters

Inspired by the Tony Awards, Alex and Amanda explore the business of the theater. We flip the show this week since Alex is the resident theater expert. Listen as we consider the business of theater, and of course Hamilton. Ep 10 The Business of Live Theater0:00/0:001×

Alex interviews Amanda about what the Upfronts are and their role in the television business. Ep 9 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Upfronts0:00/0:001× Want to learn more? Lotz, A. D.  (2007). “How to Spend $9.3 Billion in Three Days: Examining the Upfront Buying

Amanda and Alex explore headlines in broadband television distribution including a consideration of Horace and Pete and changes Amazon and Netflix pricing, and our first listener mailbag question. Ep 8 Broadband TV Experiments and Pricing0:00/0:001×

Amanda and Alex explore the business practices that explain why it sometimes seems commercial media products are all the same. Ep 7 The Sameness of Media0:00/0:001×

Amanda and Alex explore the key media business stories coming out of the election and the challenges faced by the business of news more broadly. Julia Cage, Saving the Media: Capitalism, Crowdfunding and Democracy. Harvard University Press, 2016 Ep 6 The Business of Political News and News0:00/0:001×

Amanda and Alex dive deep into the challenges facing the recording industry by working through analysis by Liam Boluk. Liam Boluk, "Less Money, Mo' Music & Lots of Problems: A Look at the Music Biz," ReDEF, Jul. 28, 2015 Ep 5 The Mad World of Music in