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Amanda Lotz
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Reimaginer of media industries and society in digital age | Prof@QUT | Strategy consultant | US expat | Fan of swimming, baked goods & nature | drtvlotz@gmail | amandalotz.com | Mostly writing on LinkedIn, glimmers of also being a human here .. more

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Amanda D. Lotz is an American-Australian educator, television scholar, and media scholar based in Australia since 2019.

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Aug 5
Just dropped Media 2025, a mini book/limited newsletter publishing experiment hosted on my relaunched site. Media 2025 offers 11 posts (nearly 20,000 words) with state-of-the-moment thinking (behind a one-time charge paywall). I welcome conversation about its ideas! www.amandalotz.com/media-2025-2/
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Announcing Media 2025 – an experiment in digital-era publishing that is a cross-between a limited newsletter and a short book. It's 11 posts (10 paywalled – nearly 20,000 words) that provide state-of-...
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 20h
Media and technology criticism masterclass here. Great teaching tool
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 22h
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 1d
To understand Netflix, we have to hold two somewhat contradictory ideas at the same time: Netflix is a significant provider in the US media ecosystem, but strategy for the US market does not drive its overall operation in the way historically the case of US screen industries.

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 1d
In testimony last week, Sarandos reported 86 million US Netflix subscribers.

At 86m US subs, Netflix reaches 69% of US households – a lot relative to other services.

But per the recent Netflix global subs numbers, that also means the US accounts for only 28% of Netflix’s subscriber base. 1/2

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 3d
Fair, from a viewer perspective that doesn't make sense; the argument is more aimed industrial questions/categorizations. I thought a lot about Legitimating TV in writing and how the demands of the industrial-grade model were at the root of critiques rather than 'TV', so thanks back at you!

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you for this Mike! I held my breath waiting for the "but..." I really appreciate you taking the time to review it so closely and am extraordinarily gratified you appreciated chapter 5 (which I still worry will make many throw the book across the room and have me banned from SCMS) 😉

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International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · Jan 6
This article draws from studies of contemporary watching to reframe screen audience studies to manage the behaviours, modes, and motives of watching that transcend television, streaming, and social media.

Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Rethinking watching: A viewer-centred approach to understanding the changing audience experience. Amanda D. Lotz (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Catherine Johnson (University of Leeds, UK), Jonathan Gray (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Jan 1
This is becoming very true of broadcast television as well (though difficult to show b/c of consolidated financial reporting).

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · Jan 1
Rupert Murdoch ran the NY Post for 40+ years at a financial loss. Because it’s critical (and priceless) messaging and influence infrastructure.

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Murdoch's New York Post achieves first profit 'in modern times'
New York Post in profit: CEO Robert Thomson praises title for press freedom victory over Twitter as it posts first profit in modern times.
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Jan 1
Thanks to Leslie Kreiner Wilson for the chance to talk about why I wrote After Mass Media and the challenges being 'after' mass media has for understanding media’s still important role in society.
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Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present)
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Dec 20
3..people have a lot of other places to spend that attention. Metrics like number of users and time spent using obscure the reality of what people do and value about using social media. TLDR: Attention machine broken and regular people use very differently than those into/writing about media/tech.

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Dec 20
2..yet what people report most preferring to see is content from friends. The attention machine makes its money on less preferred features, and people complain about the increasing number of ads they see in feeds. The product people want is not well aligned to what makes Meta the most money and ..

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Dec 20
We’ve been interviewing people about what they ‘do’ when using social media. Preferred use is messaging people and sharing content privately/watch-reading what is sent privately—which are features without ads. Stunningly few report posting to feeds or stories at all...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Dec 10
Senator Ruben Gallego has introduced Senate legislation to outlaw surveillance pricing.

Surveillance pricing is yet another way for corporations to pull one over on you.

Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain the dangers of this shady practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Dec 3
Yep, that’s my 2025. Very grateful (so, so grateful) to the voices/minds behind thes pods; I’ve learned so much and they get me through the torturous gym sessions required to keep this body moving. 🙏 @edzitron.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @eshap.bsky.social @pkafka.bsky.social

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Dec 3
Shows that stay with me is probably my favorite category, and yes, Hal and Harper leads that list this year. A good read
ryanschwartz.tv Ryan Schwartz @ryanschwartz.tv · Dec 2
I put together a list of the TV shows that stuck with me in 2025 — not the “best,” just the ones I couldn’t shake. For better and for worse.

📧 Read and subscribe:
The TV Shows That Stuck With Me in 2025
This isn’t a 'best of' list — it’s a personal look at the new and old TV shows that truly stuck with me in 2025, from The Bear and Severance to Hal & Harper.
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Ryan Schwartz @ryanschwartz.tv · Dec 2
I put together a list of the TV shows that stuck with me in 2025 — not the “best,” just the ones I couldn’t shake. For better and for worse.

📧 Read and subscribe:
The TV Shows That Stuck With Me in 2025
This isn’t a 'best of' list — it’s a personal look at the new and old TV shows that truly stuck with me in 2025, from The Bear and Severance to Hal & Harper.
ryanschwartz.substack.com

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Nov 26
An extraordinary loss of a generous and bold thinker
humanitiesau.bsky.social Australian Academy of the Humanities @humanitiesau.bsky.social · Nov 26
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...

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Australian Academy of the Humanities @humanitiesau.bsky.social · Nov 26
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO FAHA FQA — one of Australia’s most influential humanities scholars and a towering figure in the Academy’s history. humanities.org.au/our-communit...

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Nov 16
A great conversation! open.spotify.com/episode/6aGq...
Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron on Enshittification and the Rot Economy
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Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social · Nov 6
And if you've never watched Lina Khan, I'd encourage you to check out @hcrichardson.bsky.social's interview with her last week. She's refreshing, whip-smart, and everything we need more of as a party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...
A Conversation with Lina Khan, Former Commissioner of the FTC
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Nov 3
Your team would be an ideal independent launch and these posts are a who's who of people who can make that happen quickly. Happy to jump on a call or Zoom if you are interested and want help.

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Douglas Farrar @douglasfarrar.bsky.social · Nov 1
Lina Khan in conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about the history of antitrust and the future of the Democrats. Watch! 📺

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Live with Heather Cox Richardson
A recording from Lina Khan and Heather Cox Richardson's live video
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Oct 31
here (just the first section, 20 min), because it is dense and may be more understandable in my voice. Also, I love a publishing experiment.
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On hosted media, simple-professional cultural production, and micro media logics in anglophone video
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Oct 31
quite different businesses at increasingly different scales that need correspondingly different conceptualization.

A more accessible (and not so deeply nerdy) version of this thinking is in sections 4-7 of Media 2025. www.amandalotz.com/tag/media-20...

And you can watch me read the intro...
Media 2025 - Amanda Lotz presents A to Z Media Insights
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Oct 31
This new article brings the current dynamics of the ‘creator economy’ (hosted distribution) into conversation with decades of explaining how creative autonomy is constrained in commercial mediamaking. This lets us explore how the ‘creator’ sector encompasses journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
On hosted media, simple-professional cultural production, and micro media logics in anglophone video - Amanda D. Lotz, 2025
The media sector has expanded in the 21st century to encompass a ‘hosted model’ of circulation and ‘simple-professional’ dynamic of cultural production that coe...
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Oct 27
This too at the core media crisis where major services (YouTube) take share of revenue that prevents wider sustainability or options for makers beyond chasing brand deals. Can't wait for the book, eager to read more about precedent for limiting rent taking.

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Oct 15
The doco lineup on Dis+ is well curated for some needed 90s nostalgia. The Lilith Fair doc is fantastic and In Vogue surprisingly enthralling (not so much a fashionista). Bio docs on Brooke Shields and Barbara Walters also compelling and complicated. variety.com/2025/streami...
How to Watch ‘Lilith Fair: Making a Mystery’ Online
Stream "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery" documentary on Hulu. Ally Pankiw's doc the story of the all-female music festival created by Sarah Mclachlan.
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · Sep 29
Since President Trump resurfaced talk of a "100% tariff" on foreign made movies - once again, without details on stuff like who would pay - I'm resurfacing what I wrote in May when he first posted about it. Media must curb hyping his vague announcements: https://loom.ly/_nTJx-E
Trump, movie tariffs and the news media: Why do we keep falling for this?
Journalists should resist rampant speculation when it's not attached to a tangible policy
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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Sep 18
Deeply fascinating exploration of how Angel is doing the business of movie and series making in radically different ways. themediaodyssey.transistor.fm/episodes/how...
The Media Odyssey | HOW ANGEL IS REVOLUTIONIZING ENTERTAINMENT
After raising $55M in commitments in just 18 days, Angel is ringing the bell on Wall Street and the three founding brothers come on this special episode of The Media Odyssey Podcast for the first t...
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