Geoblocking and Video Culture

Geoblocking and Video Culture

Role

Co-Editors: Ramon Lobato and James Meese

Contributing authors: Adam Rugg and B. Burroughs

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Description/Summary

Adam Rugg (with B. Burroughs) is a contributing author, "Periscope, Live-Streaming and Mobile Video Culture".

Book description: How do global audiences use streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix and iPlayer? How does the experience of digital video change according to location? What strategies do people use to access out-of-region content? What are the commercial and governmental motivations behind geoblocking? Geoblocking and Global Video Culture explores the cultural implications of access control and circumvention in an age of VPNs. Featuring seventeen chapters from diverse critical positions and locations – including China, Iran, Malaysia, Turkey, Cuba, Brazil, USA, Sweden and Australia.

ISBN

9789492302038

Publication Date

2016

Publication Information

A. Rugg, & Burroughs, B., "Periscope, Live-Streaming and Mobile Video Culture". In "Geoblocking and Video Culture", Edited by Ramon Lobato and James Meese. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2016) 9789492302038

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Copyright © 2016 Institute of Network Cultures. This publication is licensed under the Creative Cultures Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

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