Flow Special Issue: CFP

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*Call for Papers:Flow Volume 26 Special Issue: =E2=80=9CStreaming Wars and
Television=E2=80=99s Next Juncture=E2=80=9DAs the new decade dawns, Disney,=
 Apple,
WarnerMedia, and NBCUniversal have launched (or will soon launch) their own
streaming platforms. These entrants prove once again that the ecology of
television and digital content is one that continuously shifts, raising the
question: Is a streaming war in full swing? With legacy media companies and
major technology companies entering the ring, has the streaming arena now
become too crowded? And how will consumers, amidst ever-multiplying,
well-funded platforms vying for their attention, alter and/or reinforce
their viewership and subscription consumer habits?This special issue of
Flow=E2=80=99s twenty-sixth volume, =E2=80=9CStreaming Wars and the Future =
of Television,=E2=80=9D
asks cultural and media scholars to consider these and other questions
related to the recent shift in streaming media =E2=80=94 all while remember=
ing
streaming technologies=E2=80=99 long and integral role in post-network Amer=
ican
television. From 2000, with the use of cameras to live-stream the
activities of the Big Brother house on AOL, to the mid 2000s, when
platforms began delivering content digitally to households, and the early
2010s, when Netflix, Amazon Video, and others began producing original
content =E2=80=94 over the past 20 years, the short history of streaming ha=
s been
made up of numerous evolutions. The entrance of these new streaming
platforms, then, might be better understood not as a revolutionary break
from one era to another but rather as yet another (albeit monumental)
progression. Therefore, we invite submissions that grapple with this most
recent shift. Using industrial, historical, political, regulatory,
economic, cultural, national, and transcultural/international lenses,
scholars might consider: Is there something new and noteworthy about this
particular moment in streaming media, or does it echo previous business
models? In what ways do (or don=E2=80=99t) these newer platforms signal the=
 future
of television? What is gained or lost as legacy media outlets move into
digital terrain? And in what ways can scholars across television studies,
media industries, platform studies, and related fields collaborate and
converse about this multi-billion dollar push into a new industrial and
technological era of television? Possible topics include, but are by no
means limited to: - Focused studies on specific platforms, their respective
parent media companies, and/or their distinct strategies on entering the
streaming market- Weekly episodic release vs. binge model-
Narrative/representational possibilities borne from new streaming
production/distribution models- Reconceptualizing media conglomeration,
mergers & acquisitions, and integration studies- Use of particular IP or
content from media libraries to leverage access and finance- Implications
for pre-existing niche, minor, and independent streaming platforms- Changes
in film distribution and exhibition - Changes in international media flows-
Production studies of such issues as shifts in narrative development,
financial affordances, and marketability through A-list talentTo be
considered for this timely issue, please submit a completed short essay of
1,200-1,500 words, along with at least three images (.png), video, and/or
new media files (GIFs, etc.), and a short bio, to co-managing editors Rusty
Hatchell and Selena Dickey at [email protected]
<[email protected]> by Monday, February 10, 2020. The Special Issue
will be published at flowjournal.org <http://www.flowjournal.org/> on
Monday, March 2, 2020.*

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eaming Wars and Television=E2=80=99s Next Juncture=E2=80=9D</span></p><br><=
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e launched (or will soon launch) their own streaming platforms. These entra=
nts prove once again that the ecology of television and digital content is =
one that continuously shifts, raising the question: Is a streaming war in f=
ull swing? With legacy media companies and major technology companies enter=
ing the ring, has the streaming arena now become too crowded? And how will =
consumers, amidst ever-multiplying, well-funded platforms vying for their a=
ttention, alter and/or reinforce their viewership and subscription consumer=
 habits?</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:=
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ine;white-space:pre-wrap">This special issue of </span><span style=3D"font-=
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=80=99s twenty-sixth volume, =E2=80=9CStreaming Wars and the Future of Tele=
vision,=E2=80=9D asks cultural and media scholars to consider these and oth=
er questions related to the recent shift in streaming media =E2=80=94 all w=
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post-network American television. From 2000, with the use of cameras to liv=
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useholds, and the early 2010s, when Netflix, Amazon Video, and others began=
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tory of streaming has been made up of numerous evolutions. The entrance of =
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volutionary break from one era to another but rather as yet another (albeit=
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rtical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Focused studies on specific pla=
tforms, their respective parent media companies, and/or their distinct stra=
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e:pre-wrap">Weekly episodic release vs. binge model</span></p></li><li dir=
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l;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseli=
ne;white-space:pre-wrap">Narrative/representational possibilities borne fro=
m new streaming production/distribution models</span></p></li><li dir=3D"lt=
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te-space:pre-wrap">Reconceptualizing media conglomeration, mergers &amp; ac=
quisitions, and integration studies</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D=
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rmal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ea=
st-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pr=
e-wrap">Use of particular IP or content from media libraries to leverage ac=
cess and finance</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:di=
sc;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);=
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s for pre-existing niche, minor, and independent streaming platforms</span>=
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family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transp=
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mily:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transpar=
ent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-va=
riant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;verti=
cal-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Changes in film distribution and e=
xhibition=C2=A0</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style-type:dis=
c;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb(0,0,0);b=
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nternational media flows</span></p></li><li dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"list-style=
-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:rgb=
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rmal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pro=
duction studies of such issues as shifts in narrative development, financia=
l affordances, and marketability through A-list talent</span></p></li></ul>=
<br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0=
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mal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-eas=
t-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre=
-wrap">To be considered for this timely issue, please submit a completed sh=
ort essay of 1,200-1,500 words, along with at least three images (.png), vi=
deo, and/or new media files (GIFs, etc.), and a short bio, to co-managing e=
ditors Rusty Hatchell and Selena Dickey at </span><a href=3D"mailto:flowedi=
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