Means TV Looks to Sever Entertainment Media's Corporate Ties
Kalin Ned — April 5, 2019 — Pop Culture
References: actionnetwork.org & fastcompany
A 10-week fundraising campaign has been kickstarted for Means TV — a new generation of streaming service.
The post-capitalist initative is an attempt at freeing entertainment and media from their identities as for-profit and corporate services. The initative is launched by Naomi Burton and Nick Hayes — the individuals accredited to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's viral political campaign.
Means TV attempts to strongly align itself with leftist values as a "worker-owned media [...] that really threatens the hegemony" of corporate America. The streaming service is rooted in the idea of allowing creative communities to thrive and deliver a variety of diverse content to "leftist and left-curious viewers." The post-capitalist media project also plans to extend itself across YouTube "to counter the legions of right-wing content creators."
Means TV will be an affordable, subscription-based service that costs $10 USD per month.
The post-capitalist initative is an attempt at freeing entertainment and media from their identities as for-profit and corporate services. The initative is launched by Naomi Burton and Nick Hayes — the individuals accredited to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's viral political campaign.
Means TV attempts to strongly align itself with leftist values as a "worker-owned media [...] that really threatens the hegemony" of corporate America. The streaming service is rooted in the idea of allowing creative communities to thrive and deliver a variety of diverse content to "leftist and left-curious viewers." The post-capitalist media project also plans to extend itself across YouTube "to counter the legions of right-wing content creators."
Means TV will be an affordable, subscription-based service that costs $10 USD per month.
Trend Themes
1. Worker-owned Media - Means TV's initiative as a worker-owned media platform disrupts the traditional corporate structure of entertainment and media.
2. Post-capitalist Streaming - Means TV's post-capitalist approach to streaming challenges the for-profit model of traditional streaming services.
3. Leftist Content - Means TV's focus on delivering diverse content to leftist and left-curious viewers offers an alternative to mainstream media.
Industry Implications
1. Streaming Services - Means TV's worker-owned, post-capitalist streaming platform disrupts the traditional streaming industry dominated by corporate giants.
2. Entertainment Media - Means TV's initiative to sever corporate ties in entertainment media opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the industry.
3. Creative Communities - Means TV's support for creative communities provides an avenue for disruptive innovation in the creative industry.
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