串媒體或Tentpole產品的湧現,被視為一種電視生存的途徑:
Faced with whatmany were calling a dying medium, US network television producers became
much more aggressive in seeking out alternative business and artistic models in the
beginning of this century. Most significantly, many of these producers turned to the emerging
field of transmedia (ancillary texts in comic books, novels and new media) as a way to bolster
and support television products.
by M.J. Clarke
作者視Tentpole TV在商業上作為一種可能的產製模式,其運作
是品牌化(branded)的傳播模式,同時內容上是透過不同產製
人員的種種創作,並展現於各個平台上發揮其市場定位。