Reimaginer of media industries and society in digital age | Prof@QUT | Strategy consultant | US expat | Fan of swimming, baked goods & nature | drtvlotz@gmail | amandalotz.com | Mostly writing on LinkedIn, glimmers of also being a human herehttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mkgj4cfnu22wOr maybe it is time to look back at what decades of media studies research says about watching video? Pretty big body of work would counter the framing of this as passive. Maybe a lot of 'social media' use was never 'social'? Maybe a lot is driven by our interests rather than imagined community? [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgj4cfnu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mj3lkujbtc2uWe learned by the mid '00s that there not are piles of new ad dollars for every new company building a business model on it. This $102B would have to come from somewhere, most likely Google Search. $102B is about half of Google's 2025 search revenue ($225B) t.co/HpTDq9FMpE https://t.co/HpTDq9FMpE09 Apr 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3lkujbtc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3miy5knbz3k2uNew report drawing from our interview and survey research about social media and YouTube use with @glunardi.bsky.social https://eprints.qut.edu.au/264446/1/Australian_Media_Uses_Report_-_Social_media_and_YouTube.pdf08 Apr 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy5knbz3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mhltpz6eas2uI can’t remember when I last so devoured a book. @superwuster.bsky.social's account of the economic and social problems created by ’tech companies’ is daunting but offers evidence of recovery from corporate capture and wealth gaps that leaves needed hope. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691177/the-age-of-extraction-by-tim-wu/21 Mar 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhltpz6eas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mh7npvkucs2eAudio from a presentation of preliminary findings from interviews part of our Media Uses in the 21st Century research. I promise we are writing, sooooo much data! @glunardi.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7npvkucs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mejwlr3ei22eMedia and technology criticism masterclass here. Great teaching tool [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejwlr3ei22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mehzcwdij22eIn testimony last week, Sarandos reported 86 million US Netflix subscribers. At 86m US subs, Netflix reaches 69% of US households – a lot relative to other services. But per the recent Netflix global subs numbers, that also means the US accounts for only 28% of Netflix’s subscriber base. 1/210 Feb 2026 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehzcwdij22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mbfeeq55ds2mThis is becoming very true of broadcast television as well (though difficult to show b/c of consolidated financial reporting). [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jan 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfeeq55ds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3mbf6jqkcz22mThanks to Leslie Kreiner Wilson for the chance to talk about why I wrote After Mass Media and the challenges being 'after' mass media has for understanding media’s still important role in society. https://americanpopularculture.com/journal/articles/fall_2025/lotz.htm @nyupress.bsky.social01 Jan 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbf6jqkcz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m74dvng4jk2yYep, that’s my 2025. Very grateful (so, so grateful) to the voices/minds behind thes pods; I’ve learned so much and they get me through the torturous gym sessions required to keep this body moving. 🙏 @edzitron.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @eshap.bsky.social @pkafka.bsky.social03 Dec 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74dvng4jk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m72vlzqpp22bShows that stay with me is probably my favorite category, and yes, Hal and Harper leads that list this year. A good read [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m72vlzqpp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m6jfcaydl22xAn extraordinary loss of a generous and bold thinker [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2025 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jfcaydl22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m5pjmlwgnk2jA great conversation! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aGq5tXxOdKwY6UjdGZK90?si=K6R0sy5wQl-uitc0dB_DZg16 Nov 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pjmlwgnk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m4iefz4mvk2aThis new article brings the current dynamics of the ‘creator economy’ (hosted distribution) into conversation with decades of explaining how creative autonomy is constrained in commercial mediamaking. This lets us explore how the ‘creator’ sector encompasses https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0163443725138547431 Oct 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iefz4mvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m47iinmyxc2aThis too at the core media crisis where major services (YouTube) take share of revenue that prevents wider sustainability or options for makers beyond chasing brand deals. Can't wait for the book, eager to read more about precedent for limiting rent taking. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47iinmyxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3m3b7rvmhdk2aThe doco lineup on Dis+ is well curated for some needed 90s nostalgia. The Lilith Fair doc is fantastic and In Vogue surprisingly enthralling (not so much a fashionista). Bio docs on Brooke Shields and Barbara Walters also compelling and complicated. https://variety.com/2025/streaming/news/how-to-watch-lilith-fair-making-a-mystery-doc-online-1236529740/15 Oct 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b7rvmhdk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3lz3xbu7ql22fDeeply fascinating exploration of how Angel is doing the business of movie and series making in radically different ways. https://themediaodyssey.transistor.fm/episodes/how-angel-is-revolutionizing-entertainment18 Sep 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz3xbu7ql22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3lympyu3f3s2fLOL--my kind of quiz! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/quiz-who-said-it-lachlan-murdoch-or-kendall-roy/102946532 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/quiz-who-said-it-lachlan-murdoch-or-kendall-roy/102946532?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web12 Sep 2025 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lympyu3f3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3lyltcmqg4s2yEnjoyed talking with Gareth King for his podcast series digging into the internet's role in how we live now. Love the podcast form for being able to talk through things that don't have easy answers. Has the internet ruined Broadcast Television? https://www.ruinedbytheinternet.com/has-the-internet-ruined-broadcast-television-amanda-lotz/11 Sep 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyltcmqg4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drtvlotz.bsky.social/post/3lyj7wsihec2fI can't overstate how important this article was to my academic start. It will continue to stand as a crucial part of the foundation of television studies and feminist media studies. Go with our great gratitude Lauren www.jstor.org/stable/1225298 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2025 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:fd36udvhrkdmdfcpyjegqfa6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyj7wsihec2f