Is There Any Hope in Streaming?

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Cable was and television oligopily. Instead, it has merely provided an arena for the formation of a new oligoply. Independent film is still able to be produced. There will always be small independent that doesn't mean that we're not in danger of seeing a huge monopoly occur within fill and television. It seems inevitable that atalile start, i don't know, building derow movie theatres or adi they haven't really done physical spaces. But if you look at the way that apple stores have completely standardized teire aesthetic, you know that they understand how it works.

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens as their business models are coming under question, and whether cinemas have reason to celebrate streaming’s woes.

Gita Jackson is a staff writer at Motherboard, Vice’s tech vertical. Follow Gita on Twitter at @xoxogossipgita.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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