New Media


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Interviewees discuss television and its connection to new technology, including social media and streaming services.

Highlights
Felicity Huffman on live-tweeting during the broadcasts of American Crime
04:31
Andy Cohen on the importance of social media to Bravo programming
05:42
Darren Star on Younger being on TV Land and the changing landscape of television
02:39
Nina Tassler on the importance of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden creating digital content and viral clips
03:54
Tom Fontana on the then-innovative Internet presence of Homicide: Life on the Street  and using new media to supplement his subsequent shows
02:37
Anthony Bourdain on using social media to promote his shows
01:36
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Chris Albrecht

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Chris Albrecht on digital distribution for Starz
01:56

Vin Di Bona

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Vin Di Bona on how social media and YouTube have affected America's Funniest Home Videos
04:00
Vin Di Bona on the then-future of user-generated content on television 
02:03

Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain on using social media to promote his shows
01:36

Kevin Bright

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Kevin Bright on Friends streaming on Netflix and its popularity with young people
01:25

Charles Cappleman

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Charles Cappleman on the emergence of new media
05:00

Chris Carter

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Chris Carter on The X-Files' following and the impact of the internet and new media on the show
01:45

Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho on doing remote shows and connecting with fans during the COVID-19 pandemic
00:34

Andy Cohen

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Andy Cohen on the importance of social media to Bravo programming
05:42

Anderson Cooper

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Anderson Cooper on utilizing social media on-air at CNN
01:55

Ann Curry

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Ann Curry on her feelings on the responsibility of journalists, and on how this influences her reporting and other choices, including tweeting about the need for Doctors Without Borders to be allowed into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake
03:10
Ann Curry on how the advent of new technology and digital outlets impacted editorial and broadcast decisions on Today when she was co-anchor, and on the then-future of television
03:03
Ann Curry on the impact of the public getting their news from social media and other free sources, and on the importance of the public subscribing to news outlets, and on the possibilities of the then-future of journalism
06:19

Rebecca Eaton

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Rebecca Eaton on Netflix acquiring The Crown, and how this affected Masterpiece (because Netflix's budgets are so much larger than PBS')
02:30
Rebecca Eaton on how streaming and DVRs changed viewing habits, and how that affected Masterpiece
01:17
Rebecca Eaton on the social media response to Downton Abbey
03:38

Linda Ellerbee

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Linda Ellerbee on how the internet impacted the way she works
01:11

Jeff Fager

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Jeff Fager on the creation of 60 Minutes Overtime, 60 Minutes' online companion and the 60 Minutes app
07:11
Jeff Fager on the biggest problem facing the news media and the choices that are being made in response to digital media and the search for "clicks"
03:22

Tom Fontana

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Tom Fontana on the then-innovative Internet presence of Homicide: Life on the Street  and using new media to supplement his subsequent shows
02:37

Dorothy Fontana

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Dorothy Fontana on writing for interactive video games
06:12

Danette Herman

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Danette Herman on the Academy Awards and social media
00:52

Stanley Hubbard

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Stanley Hubbard on the then-future of television advertising and the impact of the internet on television
03:05

Felicity Huffman

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Felicity Huffman on live-tweeting during the broadcasts of American Crime
04:31

Elodie Keene

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Elodie Keene on her work being watched on new media
02:23

Roger King

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Roger King on how the business of television syndication has changed since he started, and on the emergence of cable and the internet
03:16

Jeff Kisseloff

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Jeff Kisseloff on the emergence of podcasts
00:45
Jeff Kisseloff on maintaining his website and on the emergence of the Internet as a journalistic force
02:35

John Langley

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John Langley on the impact of new media on this shows
00:55

Barry Levinson

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Barry Levinson on Homicide: Life on the Street's web series: "Second Shift"
00:25
Barry Levinson on new opportunities in television and why talented actors are flocking to TV over movies
01:41

Kurt Loder

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Kurt Loder on the Internet and the music industry
01:14
Kurt Loder on how the Internet has influenced the music industry
43:03

Horace Newcomb

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Horace Newcomb on the rise of new media in regards to television
06:34
Horace Newcomb on the then-current television shows he watches, including several foreign shows on new media platforms like Netflix
06:02

Abraham Polonsky

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Abraham Polonsky on advice to aspiring writers, and on his dislike of the internet
02:35

Ward Quaal

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Ward Quaal on the impact of cable and new media on the industry
02:54
Ward Quaal on how the internet has impacted television
02:20

Jorge Ramos

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Jorge Ramos on the emergence of social media as a tool to connect to the audience directly 
03:19

Sumner Redstone

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Sumner Redstone on his deal with TiVo
00:27
Sumner Redstone on Viacom's stake in New Media in the then-future
00:55
Sumner Redstone on wireless and the internet
02:34

Tim Reid

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Tim Reid on launching LGCYTV.com, a streaming service designed by and for the African diaspora, during the COVID-19 pandemic and on fostering young talent
07:32

Cokie Roberts

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Cokie Roberts on how the emergence of new media has impacted television news, and on Donald J. Trump's tweets
06:44

Ted Sarandos

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Ted Sarandos on his first impression of Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, and Hastings' predictions for the distribution of entertainment via the internet at the time of their meeting
02:11
Ted Sarandos on the advantage that the "queue" system on Netflix provided over brick and mortar video stores
02:23
Ted Sarandos on originally trying to separate out the DVD and streaming services on Netflix when the streaming service first launched by putting the DVD business under Qwikster, and on the backlash to the company offering different prices and services for different users
05:18
Ted Sarandos on how Netflix moved into creating original programming, and on their first attempt, the documentary The Comedians of Comedy
04:10
Ted Sarandos on Netflix becoming producers of new content, rather than just a streaming service, and on shutting down their original production arm, Red Envelope
02:06
Ted Sarandos on Netflix's strategy for developing original content, starting in 2011, and on Netflix streaming House of Cards as its own original series
07:00
Ted Sarandos on Netflix not requiring pilots before buying series, beginning with House of Cards, and on how they made a decision to release the first season of House of Cards all at once (allowing viewers to binge watch the show)
03:35
Ted Sarandos on Netflix's model of releasing full seasons of shows all at once and how this changed television: "I wasn't consciously breaking the habit, I really felt like I was just enabling access to the programming to more people"
03:11
Ted Sarandos on why Netflix's bingeing model has improved viewers' television experience
01:16
Ted Sarandos on how Netflix walks the line between licensing content from other studios while also competing with those studios with Netflix's own original content, and on Netflix's main competition as networks begin their own streaming services and start reclaiming content from Netflix
05:09
Ted Sarandos on how (or whether) Netflix uses the data it collects from users in order to make programming decisions, and on what kind of data they collect
04:03
Ted Sarandos on "taste clusters" on Netflix - the categorization of types of shows the algorithm suggests for a user, and on Netflix's user interface
04:17
Ted Sarandos on how and why Netflix decides when to share their ratings and viewership data
03:36
Ted Sarandos on Netflix making deals with big names, including Barack and Michelle Obama, Ryan Murphy, and Shonda Rhimes
03:02

Darren Star

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Darren Star on Younger being on TV Land and the changing landscape of television
02:39

J. Michael Straczynski

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J. Michael Straczynski on the audience of Babylon 5 and interacting with fans on the internet
03:43
J. Michael Straczynski on the series Sense8 for Netflix
05:16

Jeffrey Tambor

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Jeffrey Tambor on the revival of Arrested Development  on Netflix
01:02
Jeffrey Tambor on his series Onion News Empire
01:57

Nina Tassler

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Nina Tassler on the importance of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden creating digital content and viral clips
03:54

Tracey Ullman

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Tracey Ullman on the sketch "What Were You Wearing?" on Tracey Ullman's Show, and on the sketch going viral
01:36

Bob Vila

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Bob Vila on bobvila.com and his internet presence
01:34

Lauren Zalaznick

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Lauren Zalaznick on using the Internet as a marketing tool for Bravo's programming, and on the "watch what happens" slogan
03:50
Lauren Zalaznick on the ways in which audiences are consuming content via new media, and how that has impacted Bravo
05:23
Lauren Zalaznick on being a board member at GoPro, and her then-current projects
03:08

Jeff Zucker

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Jeff Zucker on the development of Hulu and its success up to that time (in 2009)
01:59

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