Amanda Lotz
@DrTVLotz
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Reimaginer of media industries in digital age | Prof@QUT | Strategy consultant | US expat | Fan of swimming, baked goods & nature | drtvlotz@gmail
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined March 2015
Marking the end, or better, start of the next stage of a journey. Five years of research and the motives behind it summed up in a blog post with lots of links...
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12 week teaching resource: Preface (for those who know our book Understanding Media Industries)
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RT @politybooks: ‘Offering a broad yet detailed exploration, this truly original perspective is set to teach a new generation of students h…
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intended for prior readers of our book Understanding Media Industries wondering how this book compares is here: There is also a guide to using the book to teach a 12 week Intro to Media Inds course:
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If success in capitalism (flaws noted) is based on providing goods consumers value, predatory capitalism relies on tricking/manipulating consumers. Predatory practices have become so 'normal' the FTC must act to ensure what should be assumed corporate behavior. Hardly radical.
1. Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription. Today @FTC finalized a rule requiring that businesses make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.
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This is super interesting media inds/media business model folks! Uncommon amount of financial data on a creator space; see also Ball's recent Roblox essay
OnlyFans creator Bhad Bhabie has previously shared her earnings dashboard in '21, '22, '24, which shows over $70M in gross earnings and $57M in payouts (figures not independently verified) >50% of revenues are from "her" privately messaging users (More:
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An impressive segment and shows how good policy (defined as policy aimed at giving consumers a fair shake) makes an enormous difference for everyone in the everyday things.
FTC Chair Lina Khan shows Lesley Stahl an asthma inhaler that costs dollars in Europe but hundreds in the U.S. She says drugmakers register patents on inhaler parts like the cap-strap to keep low-cost generics off the market.
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Pleased to be part of a series of articles on media in 🇦🇺 and proud of the evidence-based analysis my colleagues keep delivering in these complicated times. No easy answers; we need some brave leaders via @ConversationEDU
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Looking for podcasts, newsletters, smart accounts about biz of all media (screen, music, news, social, advertising, games...) that explain how things work, what are big concerns (if read over time--RIP 1990s Broadcasting&Cable). Reply, DM, email all welcome
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@ballmatthew I still teach this to illustrate why 'announcements' warrant scepticism until there is a deliverable
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@ballmatthew has been a must read for me for nearly a decade, so its great to have the also essential @TVMoJoe revisit 2016 and his get reflections on how things evolved. Both have always seen the big picture #Streaming
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Generally not a fan of 2h convos as pods, but Ed talking with Cory Doctorow & Brian Merchant = Masterclass. @karlbode.bsky for persistent coverage of telecom, Chevron & colorful vocab to cope w today’s world. Disney ed of Land of Giants pod, esp Disney is a TV Co episode 2/2
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