This article reviews the rapid growth of over-the-top (OTT) video services in India, such as
Voot, Hotstar, Netflix, and Amazon, and places their development in the context of the …

How the transformation of social media platforms and user-experience have redefined the
entertainment industry In a little over a decade, competing social media platforms, including …

This article explores the growing importance of live streaming, specifically on website and
platform Twitch. tv, to the games industry. We focus not on live streaming as a form of media …

This paper explores the lives and careers of video game live broadcasters, especially those
who gain their primary real-world income through this practice. We introduce the dominant …

Twitch. tv is one of the most successful online live streaming platforms in the world, with 200
million viewers, 2 million regular “streamers,” and a market value of over $1 billion. In this …

This article develops an analytical framework to understand the modes of address of native-
to-online content types (gameplay, do-it-yourself (DIY) beauty, personality vlogging). These …

Hesmondhalgh has done it again! The third edition of The Cultural Industries is a tour-de-
force. At once brilliant and accessible, it is without peer when it comes to detailing the big …

Recent research suggests that social networks have replaced traditional media as the main
channel by which beauty ideals are conveyed—often resulting in body dissatisfaction and …

In this paper I explore economic and inclusion opportunities for people with disabilities and
mental health issues afforded by 'live streaming'‒the live broadcast of one's activities over …

This article surveys the internationalization of China's leading digital communication and
entertainment companies, Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, and their strategic acquisitions, both …