The parties reached the settlement Friday, according to a one-page filing in the Federal District Court in Manhattan. Details of the deal remain under wraps, but individuals whom Deadline characterized as “close to the situation” told the trade publication that “there were no winners in this in the end.” – Washington Post
Author: Douglas McLennan
UK Report: Traditional Music Manager Role Has Become Unsustainable
As managers assume a greater variety of responsibilities, the longstanding earnings model – a 20% commission – is viewed by many as “anachronistic and unfit for purpose”. – Arts Professional
Lauren Gunderson On Giving (And Getting) Voice In The Theatre
Becoming the first woman to top the list of most-produced playwrights (in the 2017-18 U.S. season) was a feat, and this year’s return to the No. 1 spot might be even more impressive. But the 37-year-old writer’s quiet rise to the top of her profession isn’t just a personal victory, because she has built her success on telling women’s stories — and providing more (and more challenging) roles to female actors. – Arizona Republic
Lin-Manuel Miranda On The Role Of Artists In Uncertain Times
“What artists can do is bring stories to the table that are unshakably true—the sort of stories that, once you’ve heard them, won’t let you return to what you thought before.” – The Atlantic
Local News May Be Dying, But NPR Stations Are Growing Quickly
Between 2011 and 2018, the 264 independent local NPR stations (plus 150 unaffiliated) added 1,000 full-time and part-time journalists, having started that timeframe with just over 2,000 journalists. At the same time, newspaper newsrooms were shrinking to half their peak size and local digital startups, with a few exceptions, are making do with well-focused but tiny staffs. – Poynter
Production Company Pulls Out Of Iconic Seattle Festival
Bumbershoot, the Labor Day arts festival is almost 50 years old. But it’s changed significantly over the years and in its latest configuration began to resemble just another generic expensive music festival. AEG, the producer, says it won’t continue to produce it. – The Stranger
Zadie Smith On The Tyranny Of Algorithms That Narrow Our Taste
“The key with the unfreedom of the algorithm is that it knows everything and it feeds back everything. So, you can no longer have this bit of humanity which is absolutely necessary — privacy: the sacred space in which you do not know what the other thinks of you.” – Toronto Star
Sudden Closing Of LA’s Marciano Foundation Raises Questions About Private Arts Institutions
“We need to think about how we regulate these institutions. And maybe ask, why are they tax exempt to begin with? Are the benefits outweighing the costs to the public?” The Marciano situation has also highlighted issues of pay equity at museums, which frequently have a coterie of well-remunerated administrators at the top, followed by a much larger subset of poorly paid workers at the bottom, many part time. – Los Angeles Times
Trust Science? We Need To Know Why
The idea of a monolithic Scientific Method is mythical but it is based on a genuine historical insight. From the early seventeenth century to the present, there are long chains of divergent development connecting the initially imprecise ideas of those we call the “founders of modern science” to the diversity of methods now used in various fields of research. – Boston Review
Record LGBTQ Representation On US TV Series This Year
That means 90 of the 879 series regular characters on ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox and NBC this season are LGBTQ, up from 75 last season. (Additionally, there are 30 LGBTQ recurring characters on broadcast this season.) The 10.2% number, up from last year’s 8.8%, follows records highs in 2016, 2017 and 2018. And it stands as a new record high in the 24 years that GLAAD has tracked LGBTQ representation on the small screen. – Los Angeles Times