“Of the premium content offered by the Big Three streamers, the most popular shows in September from each were The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu), The Man in the High Castle (Amazon) and Narcos (Netflix), according to Parrot Analytics. Those three streamers are spending wildly to acquire content from the likes of CBS, Warner Bros., Lionsgate and more, as well as produce their own original shows. Netflix, for example, will plans to spend $6 billion this year while Amazon spends $4.5 billion.”
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Why Diversity In Hollywood Is Extra Important
“What if the world we think we know is only a tiny, myopic fraction of it? What if the things we believe we understand are nothing but learned patterns? We imagine that wanting to be inclusive and cosmopolitan makes us so, but we continue to be produced by and inhabit the structures that create oppression. This is precisely what makes it so important that Hollywood be truly democratic: It represents so much of the inner, the hidden and exceptional, of this country. If there is no space for the visions of the most talented among us no matter where they come from — or how strange their ideas may seem to those who cannot comprehend them — what possible future can we really have but the most ordinary?”
Where Video Game Conventions Attract 300,000 Fans (Not In The US)
The size and spectacle of the international gaming shows underline how the video game industry is less and less American-centric. The global games market is $105 billion, according to SuperData Research. Asia dominates with a 47 percent share, according to the video game researcher Newzoo, while North America makes up 25 percent and Latin America s 4 percent. Latin America, however, is growing the most quickly, according to Newzoo.
HBO Defends Its If-The-South-Won Series ‘Confederate’ But Acknowledges It ‘Screwed Up’ The Announcement
“The concept, especially the revelation that a modern form slavery will be depicted, spurred a furious backlash on social media and in essays from high-profile writers like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay,” and HBO’s CEO acknowledged that the idea deserved more explanation than a three-paragraph press release. (Oddly, no one seems to be pointing out HBO’s tactical error in initially spotlighting producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, who created Game of Thrones and are white, rather than executive producers and lead writers Malcolm Spellman and Nichelle Tramble Spellman, who are African-American.)
TV Ratings Take Big Hit In First Week Of The Season
“The number of people using television in prime time has declined steadily in prime time over the last five years with the emergence of streaming video, especially among viewers under 35 years old. Among 18 to 49 age group, prime time viewing dropped 8% compared to premiere week last year.”
Six Rules For Writing A Blockbuster That Appeals To The Chinese Market
For example, No. 6: “China has all sorts of prohibitions related to superstitions. To Westerners, the gradations might seem ridiculous, but they’re real. They’re really superstitious about ghosts, so you can’t make a ghost movie. A monster is fine, though.”
Public Radio Moves Into Podcasts For Kids
“The public radio tradition that’s powered the recent podcast boom never invested much in children’s audio. But now that podcasting has allowed for endless shows on demand, audio makers are eager to get their content straight to children’s ears. And the technology that made podcasts possible – the smartphone – has also gifted its producers a golden sales pitch: Podcasts are being pushed as a guilt-free alternative to screen time, a more engaging option than zoned-out YouTube binging or hypnotizing mobile games.”
What Hollywood Movie-Makers Are Learning From TV (And It’s Changing Movies)
These days, for many screenwriters, the studio system can feel like a small, small, small, small world. And Hollywood film writers — along with everyone else — have noticed a simultaneous boom in Peak TV. Which means that, for Hollywood screenwriters, even as studio slates shrink and become more attuned to event blockbusters, opportunity on the small screen abounds. “Premium cable and the entrance of Netflix and Amazon hastened this movement toward the idea that a TV series can be anything — and that kind of flexibility was unimaginable 15 years ago.”
The London Mayor Has Joined With Voices Calling For Diverse TV Programming Requirements
Sadiq Khan says it’s time for clear requirements, including percentages for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) creators. “His recommendations include creating an industry-wide definition of a ‘diverse production’, meaning at least 50% of production staff, 50% of onscreen talent and 30% of senior personnel working on the production must be from BAME backgrounds.”
A (Contested) Study Finds Slightly More Diversity Among First-Time TV Directors
Good news? Or … not really? “A greater number of minority and female directors with their first gigs is no guarantee, however, that more of them will go on to become established directors. The study also tracked the careers of directors before and after their first directing jobs. It found that 66 percent of new directing hires had already been affiliated with the series for which they directed. Of this group, only 40 percent were subsequently hired by other series. Membership in the pipeline is no guarantee of future success.”