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TV: A General News Roundup
► New WGA & SAG-AFTRA Residuals Model Explained; ‘Poker Face’ & ‘Secret Invasion’ Could Join ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Wednesday’ In Streaming Bonus Club
► ‘Looney Tunes’ Mistakenly Put on Max’s List of Shows Exiting the Platform, Streamer Says ‘Show Will Continue Streaming’ After Fan Outrage
► A New Warning Sign for Pay TV Erosion
► Netflix Owns Less Than 25% Of Its Euro Content — “That’s A Big Evolution,” Says EMEA Acquisitions Boss Lina Brounéus
New WGA & SAG-AFTRA Residuals Model Explained; ‘Poker Face’ & ‘Secret Invasion’ Could Join ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Wednesday’ In Streaming Bonus Club
Writers and actors spent the summer searching for increased residuals for streaming shows and they were somewhat successful. Both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA secured success-based bonuses for series at Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney+, Max, Peacock and Paramount+ as part of their shiny three-year agreements. But what does it mean in practice? What shows will really nab the bonus checks? How much will they make and what comes next?
‘Looney Tunes’ Mistakenly Put on Max’s List of Shows Exiting the Platform, Streamer Says ‘Show Will Continue Streaming’ After Fan Outrage
Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform Max caused a bit of stir on Monday when it sent out its list of films and television series being added to and leaving the service in December. Included on the list of shows being taken off Max was “Looney Tunes,” one of the studio’s most cherished properties. The news sent “Looney Tunes” fans and Max subscribers into a frenzy on social media, with many infuriated at Warner Bros.
A New Warning Sign for Pay TV Erosion
Cord-cutting amid the rise of streaming services and the high price of the TV bundle has significantly reduced pay TV penetration in the U.S. in recent years, while Asia-Pacific and Europe have continued to experience growth. Now, research firm Ampere Analysis is predicting this will change, forecasting that 2024 will record the first-ever annual decline in global pay TV penetration, meaning the number of pay TV subscriptions relative to the number of households.
Netflix Owns Less Than 25% Of Its Euro Content — “That’s A Big Evolution,” Says EMEA Acquisitions Boss Lina Brounéus
Speaking today at Content London in the UK, Netflix Director of Acquisitions Strategy EMEA Lina Brounéus told delegates how the streamer is seeking to move beyond perceptions it only wants to own the European content it invests in, and instead is open to a range of models.
I thought some people might be interested in this kind of TV news, so I put a couple of articles from the last couple of days together.
► ‘Looney Tunes’ Mistakenly Put on Max’s List of Shows Exiting the Platform, Streamer Says ‘Show Will Continue Streaming’ After Fan Outrage
► A New Warning Sign for Pay TV Erosion
► Netflix Owns Less Than 25% Of Its Euro Content — “That’s A Big Evolution,” Says EMEA Acquisitions Boss Lina Brounéus
New WGA & SAG-AFTRA Residuals Model Explained; ‘Poker Face’ & ‘Secret Invasion’ Could Join ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Wednesday’ In Streaming Bonus Club
Writers and actors spent the summer searching for increased residuals for streaming shows and they were somewhat successful. Both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA secured success-based bonuses for series at Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney+, Max, Peacock and Paramount+ as part of their shiny three-year agreements. But what does it mean in practice? What shows will really nab the bonus checks? How much will they make and what comes next?
‘Looney Tunes’ Mistakenly Put on Max’s List of Shows Exiting the Platform, Streamer Says ‘Show Will Continue Streaming’ After Fan Outrage
Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform Max caused a bit of stir on Monday when it sent out its list of films and television series being added to and leaving the service in December. Included on the list of shows being taken off Max was “Looney Tunes,” one of the studio’s most cherished properties. The news sent “Looney Tunes” fans and Max subscribers into a frenzy on social media, with many infuriated at Warner Bros.
A New Warning Sign for Pay TV Erosion
Cord-cutting amid the rise of streaming services and the high price of the TV bundle has significantly reduced pay TV penetration in the U.S. in recent years, while Asia-Pacific and Europe have continued to experience growth. Now, research firm Ampere Analysis is predicting this will change, forecasting that 2024 will record the first-ever annual decline in global pay TV penetration, meaning the number of pay TV subscriptions relative to the number of households.
Netflix Owns Less Than 25% Of Its Euro Content — “That’s A Big Evolution,” Says EMEA Acquisitions Boss Lina Brounéus
Speaking today at Content London in the UK, Netflix Director of Acquisitions Strategy EMEA Lina Brounéus told delegates how the streamer is seeking to move beyond perceptions it only wants to own the European content it invests in, and instead is open to a range of models.
I thought some people might be interested in this kind of TV news, so I put a couple of articles from the last couple of days together.