Category: Films and Digital Distribution (use of the internet and video sharing)

The Deductive Model of Thumbnail Ranking on Video Websites: Studies of Consumer Perception and Thumbnail Similarity Analyses
Access to video websites is an indispensable part of young people’s leisure activities. Providing effective contents of thumbnail images that …

Portrayal of Women on OTT: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Content Released From 2017-2022
The arrival of Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix, and Sony Liv has brought an evolution to …

Using Social Media Platforms for Social Issue Documentary: A Case Study of “Let Kids Be Kids” in The Series “Weirdos”
In 2020, several film directors in Taiwan launched a documentary project named “The Weirdo,” a collection of various short films …

The Viability of Online Distribution for South African Feature Films
Distribution is an important aspect of the film value chain. Despite the growth of the South African film industry, distribution …

Research on Chinese Art Film Screening
In China, commercial cinema is the mainstream screening channel. Unlike the United States, Europe, and Japan, China lacks independent art …

Perceptions of the Impact of US Drama Binge-Watching in the Emirates
Binge watching is a new TV-watching behavior; that is tremendously becoming very popular among young people in the Middle East, …

Digitizing Local Trip: Global Connectivity of Spatial Narratives in Indonesian Web-Series
Indonesia’s local film creation has further flourished into many kinds of innovative narratives, giving them power to be autonomous and …

The Film is the Story: Story-Extension in Digital Distribution of Independent Films
Independent films have always found themselves at the margins, most even completely outside of popular film culture. Traditionally, only a …