TV Outside the Box: Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution
TV Outside the Box: Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution is the latest book from Neil Landau. It explores the new and exploding universe of niche TV and the burgeoning OTT (Over the Top) networks: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Crackle, CW Seed, Vimeo, AwesomenessTV, and many more. Featuring in-depth conversations with game-changing content creators, industry mavericks, and leading cultural influencers,TV Outside the Box is essential reading for anyone interested in the dynamics of a media revolution –while it’s happening. Readers will discover:
- How the new "disruptors" of traditional television models are shaping the future of digital entertainment. You’ll hear directly from the visionaries behind it all – from concept genesis to predictions for the future of streaming platforms; their strategies for acquisitions and development of new original content; and how the revolution is providing unprecedented opportunities for both established and emerging talent.
- What’s different about storytelling for the progressive, risk-taking networks who are delivering provocative, groundbreaking, binge-worthy content without the restraints of the traditional, advertiser-supported programming model. Through interviews with the showrunners, content creators, and producers of dozens of trailblazing series –Orange is the New Black, Transparent, House of Cards, Peaky Blinders,Orphan Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, High Maintenance, Mozart in the Jungle, Marvel’s Daredevil, The Man in the High Castle, BoJack Horseman, Grace and Frankie, Happy Valley, Bosch, The Fall, Black Mirrorand many more – you’ll learn how and why the best and the brightest creatives are defining the new digital entertainment age – and how you can, too.
- How streaming has transformed entertainment forever in the U.S., and how digital networks are rapidly expanding around the world with an array of TV series and forthcoming feature films produced and/or directed by A-list talent, and headlined by major movie stars. With audiences in charge of what, when, where, and how they watch television, the future of TV is here and now.
TV Outside the Box is the first book sponsored by NATPE to further their mission of educating and enriching lives through the power of television.
