[Commlist] New book: Binge Watching: Motivations and Implications of Our Changing Viewing Behaviors

New bookt: Binge Watching: Motivations and Implications of Our Changing 
Viewing Behaviors


Authors: Bridget Rubenking, (Bridget.Rubenking /at/ ucf.edu) 
<mailto:(Bridget.Rubenking /at/ ucf.edu)> and Cheryl Campanella Bracken, 
(c.bracken /at/ csuohio.edu)


This book situates binge watching as one of several new television 
viewing behaviors which collectively contribute to a fundamental change 
in the way we view television today. Simply put, binge watching changes, 
or has the potential to change everything: Engagement, immersion, 
attention to content and other devices, identification with characters 
and social engagement with fellow viewers, as well as content choices, 
cable and over-the-top (OTT) subscription rates. Binge watching has 
quickly become a new norm in television viewing across audiences.


Binge Watching reviews historically significant advancements in the 
television industry and in technology that better enable binge watching, 
such as timeshifting, increasing quantity and (sometimes) quality of 
content, as well as distribution strategies and suggestions algorithms 
employed by OTT providers. We situate binge watching as human-centered, 
that is, driven by innate human needs and wants, such as a desire to 
consume well-constructed stories and to connect with others. We also 
review the current state of academic binge watching research—from 
motives and habituation to the (over-pathologizing) addiction-based 
studies. This text concludes with a synopsis of the central arguments 
made and identifies several areas for future research. 
https://doi.org/10.3726/b14726 <https://doi.org/10.3726/b14726>


Table of Contents


Chapter 1 - Introduction: A Look at Binge Watching

Chapter 2 - A Historical Perspective: The Evolution of TV Viewing and 
Audience Research

Chapter 3- An Industry Perspective: Changing Competitors, Content, and 
Content Curation

Chapter 4 - A Social Perspective: Family Viewing, Co-Viewing, and Social TV

Chapter 5 - Motivations to Binge Watch

Chapter 6 - Implications of Binge Watching

Chapter 7 - Conclusion: Where We Go from Here


Available on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Binge-Watching-Motivations-Implications-Behaviors-dp-1433161915/dp/1433161915/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=


Available at Peter Lang:

https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/69619?tab=toc&format=PBK


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