3. From Tube to a “Series of Tubes”: Television in and as New Media

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: How Television Invents New Media 1
5. 1. “This Is Intelligent Television”: The Emerging Technologies of Video Games, Computers, and the Medium of Television 41
6. 2. Is This Convergence?: Postnetwork Television, New Media, and Emerging Middletexts 59
7. 3. From Tube to a “Series of Tubes”: Television in and as New Media 79
8. 4. ALT-CTRL: The Freedom of Remotes and Controls 103
9. Conclusion: Television Is Not New Media 124
10. Epilogue: On the Matter of Invention 141
11. Appendix A: Video Game and Digital Sources 147
12. Appendix B: Relevant Film and Television Sources 149
13. Notes 151
14. Bibliography 169
15. Index 179