The Wire is underpinned by Foucault’s views on discourse as the show attempts to develop knowledge and language within its audiences. Initially The Wire was shown solely on HBO, a premium subscription cable channel, who did not target its programming at the mass audiences that the network broadcasters relied on. Instead HBO differentiated itself from the outset by targeting quality programming towards wealthy, educated, intelligent and cultured niche audiences who could follow and engage with complex
“Women! What do they want?” John Oliver exclaims sarcastically as he begins his segment on the wage gap. John Oliver always begins his segments with sarcastic and witty comments in order to initially engage his audience which is largely young adults. His use of a news station background is what grabs the attention of news watchers. While he does discuss serious issues he does it with wit in order for his audience to come to the same conclusion as him. Knowing that the majority of his audience holds
Frequently when we hear the word “Comcast” the general norm is how appalling their customer service is. To gain customer satisfaction Comcast should focus more on how to gratify rather than how to outsmart their competitors. Rather than boasting about the “lightning fast” internet, encourage an appealing customer experience. Because of the continuous amount of complaints received Comcast needs to consider improving their customer service. According to John Malone, chairman of Liberty Global (world’s
“I guess what I’m tryin’ to say is…not everything comes down to how you carry it in the street. I mean, it do come down to that if you gonna be in the street. But that ain’t the only way to be.” --Dennis "Cutty" Wise The Wire is a HBO series written and produced by David Simon. It is a crime series based in Baltimore, Maryland which first aired in 2002. The show highlights Baltimore’s war on drugs and the war between elected officials. The show begins with an inside look at different scenes within
“Ok. First of all that wasn’t sex. You came in my thigh crease.” Sex? Ejaculation? Where could this quote be coming from? Certainly not a wholesome family comedy on ABC. It’s from the HBO show Girls, which provides real insight into the lives of millennials and deals with the typical coming of age story in a refreshing way. The show follows four very different girls (duh), Hannah, Jessa, Marnie and Shoshanna, in their early twenties trying to navigate life in New York City. Hannah is played by the
HBO, for example, was the first to discover the value of the original series with the programming OZ, The Wire and the Sopranos as an exclusive service through the Internet if the customer has a cable provider (Tamariz, 2013). Thus, making it easier for HBO to have more customers due to the validity of A-list stars keeping long term customers that subscribe to cable networks. The result of HBO's extensive client base Time Warner quarterly reported in 2016 that Home Box Office or HBO generated
The creation of Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO and other online platform are yet another examples of convergence and how mobile devices has influenced the forms in which we have our entertainment delivered (Fang Liu, 2003). Hulu and HBO GO are online streaming services because the programs in these sits are only allowed for viewing by just clicking on the show with short commercials which
Major players in the subscription video on demand industry include Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, and HBO NOW/GO. Netflix, the godfather of video on demand, was really the first company out of the gates with streaming expertise. Though it originally began by offering DVDs by mail (which it still does), Netflix has developed to be an on-demand monster, and has even started producing its own content, like the critically acclaimed House of Cards, and Orange is the New Black. In terms of value, Netflix
Major Case Studies in India Various cases have come to light before the judiciary related to trade mark infringement. Some of them have been discussed below to understand the topic in detail. • ITC against Cadbury, 2013 In April, 2005, Cadbury filed a ban in the High Court of Ahmedabad against ITC for the use of the Eclairs trademark on the product, Candyman Eclairs. But, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board in November gave the ruling against Cadbury saying that it is not the possessor of three
did not just simply write “Throne”, or “Game of Thrones” as annotation. Uber’s wittiness of writing “HBONOW” is that users can therefor relate this innovative Uber campaign and “Game of Thrones” series with HBO, the genuine partner behind the scene. Thus people could put their attention back to HBO and not just focus on “Game of
Comcast Corporation Rikki Wooten Due Date: 5/1/2017 Introduction Comcast Corporation is a global media, and technology corporation with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the top nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to home-owner customers under the XFINITY brand, and provides these services to businesses as well. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast
book series was a sensation across the young adult market. In September of 2008, Alan Ball of American Beauty and Six Feet Under fame, adapted Charlene Harris’ best-selling book series The Sookie Stackhouse Novels into an hour long vampire drama for HBO. This series was the complete antithesis of the young adult vampire fiction that was sweeping the nation around the same time. Considering Ball’s previous works, it was no surprise that Trueblood was going to be risqué. Looking at the first season of
These audiences are attracted to networks such as HBO due to their regarded high ‘quality’ of programming. The value of ‘quality TV’ is regularly debated. Critics and academics often place value in the texts. This essay will argue, however, that despite the value judgements critics and academics make about television programs, the true value of ‘quality TV’ lies in the niche audience it is exposed to. In recent years, the subscription cable network HBO has earned a reputation as “the vanguard of ‘quality
Given the descriptions of the mental illnesses in our textbook, lectures and various media outlets about the illnesses shown in the HBO movie “Back from Madness – The Struggle for Sanity” I was still surprised how illnesses really affect people (HBO, 1990). When reading textbooks, various media outlets and research papers it is extremely difficult to understand completely the severity of a mental illness. These sources are just descriptions of the illness it doesn’t give a personal account of what
subscription base of 28.7 million. The cable TV industry’s stagnation has had its own trouble signing up new subscribers. (Outside the US, the situation is much different: HBO has a huge lead over Netflix. Offering VOD through online streaming Netflix was the first to enter the market giving them a competitive advantage over HBO in international markets. Netflix entry into the VOD market strategy was to offer specialize product that catered to the consumer preference and economies of scale and cost
characters manifest their masculinity. The three characters that appear on HBO shows are portrayed as strong, masculine, openly gay men. Only Lowe, the sole African-American gay man who has appeared on a basic cable hour-long television drama is a closeted gay character. Since the “out” characters appear on HBO and the closeted character appears on basic cable, is it possible that an audience who can afford to pay for HBO is tolerant of the representation of masculine gay men while an audience watching
Review: The Last Seduction The Last Seduction was initially released on HBO cable network on June18, 1994 and in theaters three months later in NYC, and Los Angeles. The Screenwriter for The Last Seduction is Steve Barancik, directed by John Dahl, an ITC Entertainment Group production, and produced by Jonathan Shestack. The star cast Bridget Gregory - Linda Fiorentino, Mike Swale - Peter Berg, Clay Gregory - Bill Pullman, Frank Griffith - J.T. Walsh, and Harlan - Bill Nunn. The Last Seduction is
field of low-cost and globally-ambitious Internet subscription services, there are mainly four big competitors, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO. In order to win as much of consumers’ time and spending as possible, each of them have different strategies to compete with each other. HBO is an original content firm getting into the Internet subscription business with HBO Go (Moskowitz, 2015). Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon are internet firms with mostly licensed content, all planning their strategy of producing
who you are and your Italian heritage. My Dad looked at my Grandmother and very innocently asked her, "Ma, what's a cutthroat?" Zoom forward around 70 years. My daughter comes homes from school, about the same time The Sopranos was released on HBO, complaining that some kids at school were teasing her and calling her "Mafia Girl." I wish I could say that things have gotten better for Italian Americans and how they are portrayed in popular television and film in the last 70 years, but unfortunately
despite losing foot to osteosarcoma. This best HBO documentary is uplifting and a great reminder that there is no hindrance to success. It’s all up to you to make a difference.Fox gave in to cancer at age 22. 18. Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive (2012). This film features the life of ofUsain Bolt, world’s record holder for fastest sprint, on his life and training and the competitions he has joined in before he became renowned in his field. The best HBO documentaries are something that would make you