Marketplace Tech for Friday, January 16, 2015
Airing on Friday, January 16, 2015: First up on today's show, we'll talk to Amanda Lotz, Associate Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Michigan, she’s also the author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized, about Netflix and Net Neutrality. Plus, Netflix will go from streaming movies to producing them this year. It’s releasing the first of four movies with Adam Sandler. And it’ll release, both in theaters and on Netflix at the same time, the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. We look at how Netflix is trying to upend the traditional film release structure. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? It's time for Silicon Tally! This week, host Ben Johnson takes on Flora Lichtman, a science journalist and producer of The Adaptors podcast.
Airing on Friday, January 16, 2015: First up on today’s show, we’ll talk to Amanda Lotz, Associate Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Michigan, she’s also the author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized, about Netflix and Net Neutrality. Plus, Netflix will go from streaming movies to producing them this year. It’s releasing the first of four movies with Adam Sandler. And it’ll release, both in theaters and on Netflix at the same time, the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. We look at how Netflix is trying to upend the traditional film release structure. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? It’s time for Silicon Tally! This week, host Ben Johnson takes on Flora Lichtman, a science journalist and producer of The Adaptors podcast.
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