Showbiz Sandbox 463: Why the Emmy Awards Make For Such Bad Television
September 23, 2019
How is it that an awards show honoring the best and brightest talent and content on television always winds up being such a poor representation of the medium? We’re talking about the Emmy Awards, which were handed out this past weekend in a ceremony without a host. While it was nice to see a few new honorees take home trophies, the proceedings themselves were rather dull. We try and figure out why.
Meanwhile, in the music business Live Nation and Ticketmaster are once again being scrutinized by the Department of Justice for antitrust. It doesn’t help that the company’s latest attempt to thwart scalpers left some fans of the Black Keys holding worthless canceled tickets.
Speaking of music, Amazon is raising the bar for streaming services by offering a Hi-Def streaming tier with lossless audio. Even the notoriously fussy rocker Neil Young is hailing the move.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how “Downton Abbey” spurred adults into cinemas, French courts claim you have the right to resell your legally purchased digital content and screenwriters take a big stand in their dispute with talent agencies.
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Comscore Worldwide Box Office
https://www.comscore.com/Insights/Rankings#tab_worldwide_box_office
‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Sequel Series In the Works From Al Ruddy, Village Roadshow & Rough House Pictures
https://deadline.com/2019/09/hogans-heroes-series-sequel-reboot-village-roadshow-entertainment-group-al-ruddy-rough-house-pictures-danny-mcbride-david-gordon-green-and-jody-hil-1202736850/
Spoonbenders Headed To Showtime
https://deadline.com/2019/09/spoonbenders-drama-stephen-falk-youre-the-worst-creator-greg-berlanti-pilot-production-commitment-showtime-1202738773/
Emmy Awards The List
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/2019-emmys-winners-list-1203341089/
Emmys 2019 Telecast Review: Yup, It’s Time to Bring Back the Host
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/2019-emmy-awards-show-review-no-host-big-problem-1202175629/
Why the Black Keys Shut Out Hundreds of Fans, Causing Chaos at the Wiltern
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-20/black-keys-wiltern-tickets-ticketmaster
Live Nation-Ticketmaster Chief Michael Rapino Talks Dept. of Justice Inquiries
https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/live-nation-ticketmaster-michael-rapino-dept-of-justice-inquiries-1203341144/
Regal And Cinemark To Run Ads Closer To Feature Films Under National CineMedia Pact
https://deadline.com/2019/09/regal-and-cinemark-to-run-ads-closer-to-feature-films-under-national-cinemedia-pact-1202736817/
David Goodman Wins Re-Election of WGA West
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/david-goodman-agency-wga-west-election-1203338545/
Writers and Agents Confront the New Normal
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/writers-agents-confront-new-normal-hypocrisy-all-place-1240226
Endeavor Sets IPO Launch For Next Week
https://deadline.com/2019/09/endeavor-group-holdings-ipo-stock-launch-date-1202740220/
‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Sells 3M+ Units In Home Entertainment Window
https://deadline.com/2019/09/john-wick-chapter-3-home-entertainment-revenue-record-lionsgate-hunger-games-1202737847/
French Court Rules That Steam’s Ban on Reselling Used Games is Contrary to European Law
https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/19/20874384/french-court-steam-valve-used-games-eu-law
Shane Gillis Out From ‘Saturday Night Live’
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/shane-gillis-saturday-night-live-1203337908/
‘SNL’ Sought Conservative Appeal With Shane Gillis Hire
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/snl-conservative-shane-gillis-hire-1203339723/
Shane Gillis, ‘SNL’ and the Art of the Post-Racist Rant Apology
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kareem-abdul-jabbar-shane-gillis-snl-art-post-racist-rant-apology-1240924
HBO Buys Hugh Jackman Dramedy ‘Bad Education’
https://variety.com/2019/film/markets-festivals/hugh-jackman-bad-education-1203339068/
The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2019-20 Season
https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/09/18/the-top-10-most-produced-plays-of-the-2019-20-season/
The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2019-20 Season
https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/09/18/the-top-20-most-produced-playwrights-of-the-2019-20-season/
TiVo confirms its customers will soon see ads before DVR recordings
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/21/20876976/tivo-pre-roll-ads-commercials-dvr-recordings
Amazon Launches Hi-Def Music Streaming
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/as-predicted-amazon-launches-hi-def-music-streaming-service-amazon-music-hd/
HBO Max The Next to Pay Way Too Much for The Big Bang Theory In an Exclusive Streaming Deal
https://news.avclub.com/hbo-max-the-next-to-pay-way-too-much-for-the-big-bang-t-1838180876
Inside the Blockbuster $600 Million ‘Big Bang Theory’ Streaming Deal With HBO Max
https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/big-bang-theory-streaming-deal-hbo-max-1203339715/
Peacock’s Scripted Push: How NBC’s Streamer Plans to Cut Through the Clutter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peacocks-scripted-push-how-nbcs-streamer-plans-cut-clutter-1240223
NBCUniversal’s Streaming Strategy, Name, Programming Lineup Revealed
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbcuniversals-streaming-strategy-name-programming-lineup-revealed-1240157
Peacock Streamer Will Be Stocked With Entertainment, News, Sports and Unscripted Programs
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/bonnie-hammer-nbc-peacock-streaming-launch-1203338631/
Netflix To Spend £400MN on UK Content
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2019092057366/netflix-to-spend-400mn-on-uk-content.html
Cokie Roberts Dies At 75
https://deadline.com/2019/09/cokie-roberts-dies-dead-obituary-abc-news-journalist-75-1202736913/
Jack Gilardi, Longtime ICM Partners Agent, Dies at 88
https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/jack-gilardi-dead-88-icm-agent-burt-reynolds-1203342468/
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