Streaming, Downloading, Sharing: A Brave New World for TV and Music

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 6, 2016

Internet streaming has changed the way we watch television and listen to music, but it’s also shaken up the television industry. In Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment, Michael D. Smith, Professor of Information Systems and Marketing at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, looks at how technology has changed the television and music industry, and what it means for the future.

Event: Michael Smith will be speaking at RIAA’s (Recording Industry Association of America) “MondoNYC” event on September 14th. For event details, visit their website.  

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