Variety is reporting chatter that Disney may become an equity investor in Hulu.com, joining NBC Universal and News Corp. (parent of Fox). This presumably brings the prospect of ABC network content being offered at the site. There have been several stories written about this, none with any specifics, and some actually knocking the rumor down, [...]
The talks continue today in New York. We’ve heard that there are still a great many issues still unresolved, but that the atmosphere in the room remains quite positive on both sides. The contract expires Tuesday, and it’s not clear that a proposed deal will be ready by then. But no one is talking about [...]
Steve Diamond’s blog is back again. No new posts yet, and no explanation of where it’s been for the past few weeks…
A new study reported in USA Today brings interesting findings: Despite the quick spread of video to computers, cellphones and iPods, their use for viewing is more hype than reality, and TV watching hasn’t suffered from their growth. Those are among the findings of a $3.5 million study out Thursday from the Council for Research [...]
It’s crunch time. The joint SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract negotiating committee has been meeting daily with the JPC for challenging sessions, as the industry and the unions grapple with technological change and the fallout of the economy in the advertising world. The contract expires Tuesday. We haven’t heard yet whether the talks will run the full [...]
The Hollywood Reporter offers some statistics on the growing trend of foreign actors to pick up big series roles. Though THR overdramatizes it a bit, calling it a pilot season “dominated” by foreign actors, it notes 60 roles going to non-US based actors. That’s under one per pilot, but it’s certainly more than usual. British and [...]
