We Now Disrupt This Broadcast: How Cable Transformed Television and the Internet Revolutionized It All (My Sryvayem Translyatsiyu)

Why did broadcast television give way to cable? How have technological changes affected the production of high-quality original series? What future awaits this industry today, as the internet gradually replaces cable? From a broadcast medium with a strict schedule, television has evolved into a universe of data, where viewers choose content to their tastes and watch it at their convenience. Published in 2018, Amanda Lotz's book traces the history of American television from the 1990s to the 2010s. It was during this period that the changes that gave us series like The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and others occurred. By chronologically charting these changes, the author explains how cable channels transitioned to a new business model and how the internet, rather than destroying television, revolutionized the distribution of television content.