tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512870689197311087.post9189440453989029034..comments2023-05-09T02:31:07.268-07:00Comments on CTCS 587: TV Theory 2017: Core Post 4: TV and IndustryTara McPhersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09874394027026185133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512870689197311087.post-90823436363394197632017-04-10T21:27:28.709-07:002017-04-10T21:27:28.709-07:00I think your fear of a Disney take over on televis...I think your fear of a Disney take over on television is valid and not to be dismissed. I didn't know about their relationship with Hulu but I did notice their presence on Netflix with some of their recent feature films: Zootopia, The BFG, and Finding Dory to name a few. It also brings to mind Disney's success in the past with the Disneyland series and its promotion of the theme park, just growing its power as a conglomerate. They actually took a hit by purchasing Maker Studios, a YouTube based production company, from a few years ago. So they're not entirely comfortable with the internet thing yet, to my mind anyway. I do tend to forget about their merging with ABC though.AlyssaMGamponghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916408261886293912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512870689197311087.post-64220919099920478072017-04-10T18:41:36.024-07:002017-04-10T18:41:36.024-07:00This reminds me of the documentary, "Mickey M...This reminds me of the documentary, "Mickey Mouse Monopoly", which talks about Disney's literal colonization on the imagination of the child (basically, Disney "owns" childhoods). The Cultural theorist behind the book, Henry Giroux, is literally told he should fear writing critiques on Disney because it could lead to disaster for him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYMoo1BYDVs<br />Of course, the documentary and the book it's based on was made before the internet became a giant, so to see that Disney just took over more makes it seem like a bleak future for media owning diversity.K.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565233008436670966noreply@blogger.com