We’ve all seen the ridiculous gyrations the majors go through to guarantee that even if a movie makes a billion at the box office and even if the major is making billions, the film never goes into a definition of profits that would require payments to net participants. Now Disney has been zapped with a [...]
But they have a contract, according to Jonathan Handel. Question: is 1.5-2% the new normal?
It’s no longer rumor. Hulu announced today it will launch an all-platform service called Hulu Plus, streaming current season episodes, including, for the first time, Law & Order SVU. In addition to the subscription revenue, Hulu will be selling advertising. So far it’s just in what they’re calling “preview” mode, what everyone else calls beta. [...]
Hulu Plus is supposed to be its name, and no launch date is set. But the dealmakers seem to be at work. But the even more interesting stuff is buried in the Bloomberg story. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has said the site’s ad-supported model is profitable on a cash-flow basis. The website garnered $52.4 million [...]
This in via e-mail from SAG, AFTRA, DGA and IATSE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2010 JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING JOINT STRATEGIC PLAN ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT LOS ANGELES – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts [...]
They’re not expecting easy talks, and have a contract that expires July 31. Here’s Variety on the subject. A hat tip to Transpo for reminding us.
