Television 2.0

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This book documents and interrogates the evolving engagement with digital television. It highlights how television content has been decoupled from traditional broadcast schedules through digital video recorders (DVRs) and streaming platforms like Netflix, Vimeo, and YouTube, as well as downloading sites such as iTunes and The Pirate Bay. Additionally, content is no longer confined to the television screen due to digital convergence and divergence, resulting in the rise of computer and mobile screens. This work offers an in-depth empirical investigation into these technological changes and their implications for viewing habits and fan participation. It provides a historical context for television's role as a household broadcast medium and its connections to participatory culture. Utilizing survey and interview data, the book reveals how the meanings and uses of contemporary television are influenced not only by digitalization but also by domestic relationships and emotional connections to specific shows. Furthermore, it redefines what it means to be a participatory fan, exploring how established practices like information-seeking and community-building are transformed and how new practices emerge through social media. This book is valuable for anyone involved in teaching or studying media and communications.