This book presents a comprehensive compilation of the latest research into digital disruption in the media industry. The perspectives are differentiated into innovation triggers in the media industry stemming from the economy, society and technology. In addition, the book highlights selected case studies exploring new media actors and usage, innovation and disruption in media organizations, emerging media platforms and channels, as well as innovative media topics and events. The book is intended for researchers in communication sciences and media research, as well as media practitioners who want to understand the causes and effects of digital transformation in the media industry.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1: Approaching Media Transformation: Triggers and Effects Shaping the Future of Media.- Chapter 2. Business Models and Innovation Triggers in the Media Industry: How Digitalization Contributes to a Secure Future for Companies.- Chapter 3. The Influence of New Digital Technologies on Media Brands: Creative Control Versus Creative Co-Creation.- Chapter 4. The Role of Moral Panics in Media Transformation: An Examination of the Techlash.- Chapter 5. Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge: Technological Innovation Triggers by Google Grants.- Part 2: Expanding Media Realities: Effects of Media Becoming More Immersive in the Future.- Chapter 6. Immersive Media Technologies and their Impact on Todays and Future Media and Communication Landscape: Potentialities and Challenges through the Lens of Riepls Law.- Chapter 7. Networking in Digital Business Ecosystems and its Impact on Explorative Innovation in Emerging Media Technology Markets: A QuantitativeStudy of the German XR industry.- Chapter 8. The Production of Immersive Journalism: Best Practices in the Age of the Dawning Metaverse.- Chapter 9. Factors Influencing the User Experience of Mobile Augmented Reality Apps: An Analysis of Usels.