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 TVSatellite TV ✓ ✓ ✓
WebSite NYTimes.com ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Media CDN YouTubeNetflixSoundcloudiTunes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Social Media FacebookLinkedIn ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Subscriber “Following” TwitterSnapchatInstagram ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Meida Recom-mendation SpotifyTidal ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Subscriber “Channels” YouTube ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓