Streaming, sharing, stealing
Subtitle: big data and the future of entertainment
By: Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang
Contributors: Telang, Rahul, author
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780262034791
Subjects: Motion pictures; Streaming technology (Telecommunications); Big data; Data transmission systems
Description: "In this book, Michael Smith and Rahul Telang, experts on entertainment analytics, show how the success of House of Cards upended the film and TV industries -- and how companies like Amazon and Apple are changing the rules in other entertainment industries, notably publishing and music. We're living through a period of unprecedented technological disruption in the entertainment industries. Just about everything is affected: pricing, production, distribution, piracy. Smith and Telang discuss niche products and the long tail, product differentiation, price discrimination, and incentives for users not to steal content. To survive and succeed, businesses have to adapt rapidly and creatively. Smith and Telang explain how"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Good times, bad times. House of cards; title: Back in time; title: For a few dollars more; title: The perfect storm; title: II. Changes. Blockbusters and the long tail; title: Raised on robbery; title: Power to the people; title: Revenge of the nerds; title: Moneyball; title: III. A new hope. Pride and prejudice; title: The show must go on.