About the Author As Lead Analyst at TV[R]EV, Senior Advisor at MediaLink and Chairman of the 2nd Screen Society, Alan Wolk has become one of the industry's most influential thought leaders and futurists. He was recently recognized by Wired as one of the Top 20 Thinkers In Social TV and Second Screen. Working with a team of top journalists, Wolk has helped turn TV[R]EV (tvrev.com) into one of the foremost sources of information about the changes coming from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and beyond. Wolk has written and spoken extensively about these upcoming changes and offers his insights on an exclusive basis for clients around the world via Toad Stool Consultants, where he provides bespoke advisory services for clients in the media and entertainment industries. A frequent contributor to industry news sites, Wolk has been interviewed and quoted by everyone from NPR to The Guardian to The New York Times and recently appeared on a segment of public television's Brian Lehrer Show about the future of TV. You can find Alan Wolk on Twitter at @awolk
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A must-read for insiders and newcomers alike
Alan Wolk's "Over The Top" is as much a must-read for TV industry insiders as it is for newcomers looking to get up to speed quickly with the big - and often incomprehensibly complex - picture. He deftly portrays the lumbering nature of a giant, entrenched industry in the throes of unprecedented disruption and connects the dots for readers in ways that could otherwise take years of conference attendance to figure out. Perfectly toned and as much a page turner for TV nerds as any thriller.In a word: Mandatory.
A**R
Decent primer
Decent primer. Some data or exhibits would have been very helpful - may be as an appendix. Predictions could be better explained.
J**N
Five Stars
A must read for anyone in the TV biz!
A**R
Unique insight into the Television industry
Very readable and provocative book on the TV industry and where it's heading. Useful counterpoint to the usual technology "experts"' joining the dots between consumers, content makers and the money men. Well recommended for general readers and those working in the industry
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