The Death of TV (As We Know It)

Wohn, Donghee Yvette

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1412944

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The Death of TV (As We Know It)

Donghee Yvette Wohn

Michigan State University, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media

Jan 12, 2009

Abstract:
What is TV? Or rather, what is the act of watching TV? Is TV still TV if you’re watching it on your laptop or your iPhone? One thing for certain is that television, while still a media, is no longer a medium.

Although the concept of Internet TV has been around for more than a decade, actual Internet TV is just starting to take shape. Now that more homes are being hooked up with broadband in the United States and connection speeds are getting faster, Americans are quickly changing how they watch TV and realizing that TV isn’t what it used to be.

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Keywords: television, evolution of television, Internet TV, media culture

JEL Classification: L96, L82

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Date posted: June 1, 2009

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Wohn, Donghee Yvette, The Death of TV (As We Know It) (Jan 12, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1412944 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1412944

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Donghee Yvette Wohn (Contact Author)

Michigan State University, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media ( email )

East Lansing, MI 48824-1122
United States