Amanda D. Lotz is a media scholar, author, and consultant who has been exploring how digital technologies have changed how media industries operate, what they make, and their role in culture for more than two decades. Based at Queensland University of Technology where she leads the Transforming Media Industries and Cultures research program in the internationally regarded Digital Media Research Centre, her research focuses on understanding the implications of internet distribution for media industries and society. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of fourteen books that explore television and media industries. She has consulted and provided thought leadership and strategy guidance about digital change in media industries for business and government for more than a decade.