Table 1. Transaction Structure in Network-based Service Models of Media Platforms (adapted from [
26
])
Media Service Model
Media Transaction Type
Service Model
Commodity Examples
On-Demand
Peer-to-Peer
User Control
Provider Control
One-to-One
One-to-Many
Push
Pull
Broadcast
Cable TV
Satellite TV
✓
✓
✓
WebSite
NYTimes.com
✓
✓
✓
✓
Media CDN
YouTube
Netflix
Soundcloud
iTunes
✓
✓
✓
✓
Social Media
Facebook
LinkedIn
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Subscriber “Following”
Twitter
Snapchat
Instagram
✓
✓
✓
✓
Meida Recom-mendation
Spotify
Tidal
✓
✓
✓
✓
Subscriber “Channels”
YouTube
✓
✓
✓
✓