Showbiz Sandbox 562: The Death of Network Television Is Greatly Exaggerated
November 16, 2021
While the entertainment industry and Wall Street may be distracted by the growth of streaming services and their subscriber numbers, senior network television executives are reminding everyone that linear TV is far from dead. In fact, according to the latest viewing metrics, more audiences are tuning into network television programs on a consistent basis than actually watch streaming content.
Meanwhile, while the fall film festival season may be dominated by events in Toronto, Telluride and Venice, there are still a number of festivals taking place that are just as noteworthy, including the AFI Fest and Doc NYC. We’ll discuss some of this year’s official selections at both of these festivals.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why a high profile director walked away from the next Star Wars movie, Peter Jackson sells his special effects toolkit and Spotify starts a new chapter in streaming.
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‘Clifford’ Louder With $22M 5-Day: Is Theatrical Hybrid Model Really The Answer For Family Movies?
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‘General Hospital’ Star Out After Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/general-hospital-ingo-rademacher-out-1235044072/
After the Deaths at Astroworld, Some People May Give Up on Crowded Music Events
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/1055103014/astroworld-concertgoers-crowds-music-festival
Police Audio From Astroworld Festival Reveals Growing Chaos as Crowd Surge Intensified
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/astroworld-fest-tragedy/article/Police-audio-from-Astroworld-Festival-reveals-16611187.php
Houston Chief Says He Didn’t Have “Ultimate Authority To End The Show”
https://deadline.com/2021/11/houston-police-astroworld-travis-scott-shut-down-show-1234871811/
Peter Jackson Selling Weta Digital’s VFX Tech Division to Unity for $1.625 Billion
https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/unity-acquires-weta-digital-1235107544/
‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Ji-Young, First Asian American Muppet
https://apnews.com/article/sesame-street-asian-american-muppet-ji-young-390bd29ba9d986524b242e9fa69695be
Spotify Is Acquiring An Audiobook Company
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/11/22776777/spotify-findaway-acquire-audiobooks-podcasts-buy
It’s Time to Take ‘Star Wars’ Movies Away from Kathy Kennedy
https://puck.news/its-time-to-take-star-wars-movies-away-from-kathy-kennedy/
Netflix Unveils Huge Expansion of Japanese Content, Greater Emphasis on Feature Films
https://variety.com/2021/global/asia/netflix-expansion-of-japanese-content-1235107911/
How Broadcast Stacks Up With Streaming in Total Minutes Viewed
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/broadcast-streaming-comparison-total-viewing-time-1235045869/
CBS Programming Has Been Viewed for 166 Billion Minutes Thus Far in 2021-2022 Season
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cbs-programming-has-been-viewed-for-166-billion-minutes-thus-far-in-2021-2022-season-1235109359/
Why Streamers Are Stalling on Sharing Data
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/streamers-data-sharing-1235045041/
Bestselling Author Wilbur Smith Dies Aged 88
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/14/bestselling-author-wilbur-smith-dies-aged-88
Dean Stockwell, Child Actor Turned ‘Quantum Leap’ Star, Dies at 85
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/arts/television/dean-stockwell-dead.html
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