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Examining user value in the economics of Netflix: the number of subscribers

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It is useful to start with simple truths when we consider the value of users to Netflix's capital accumulation. To accumulate revenues, Netflix needs users -- either to pay a subscription fee or to be the captive audience for advertising. Moreover, if revenues per user do not increase, such as from price inflation, Netflix will … Continue reading Examining user value in the economics of Netflix: the number of subscribers

#300. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Dir., Wes Anderson

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As Wes Anderson's fourth film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou has an interesting spot in Anderson's career. Look backward and you can see within Life Aquatic many of the style choices that Anderson had used before. When looking forward, Life Aquatic is the beginning of Anderson's interest of using miniatures and stop motion animation. … Continue reading #300. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Dir., Wes Anderson

Contextualizing mergers and acquisitions in Hollywood, Part 1

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A funny effect of media conglomeration in Hollywood is that many people, including myself, can use corporate names to signal whether we are speaking about Hollywood studios as producers of films, or as parts of giant media conglomerates. When we talk about this or that movie being produced by Warner Bros., Paramount, or Universal, we … Continue reading Contextualizing mergers and acquisitions in Hollywood, Part 1

Netflix’s Crisis of Accumulation: chart book for my SCMS2025 presentation

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I will be presenting at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) conference on Friday, April 4 at 6PM. Here is the chart book for the presentation, which contains sources and notes on all of the figures: [ PDF of SCMS2025 Chart Book ] Here is the original abstract I wrote for the presentation: … Continue reading Netflix’s Crisis of Accumulation: chart book for my SCMS2025 presentation

2022 – Book – The Political Economy of Hollywood

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I have recently published a book, titled "The political economy of Hollywood: Capitalist power and cultural production". It is the most comprehensive publication of my political economic research on the Hollywood film business. The book contains new and updated empirical research on the Hollywood film business, both domestically and internationally. Notably, I retrieved a large … Continue reading 2022 – Book – The Political Economy of Hollywood