Industry Pro’s Bet on Content’s Next Great Frontier: The Internet

Another great article to read, especially if you want stay current and maybe catch the wave before somebody else does!

Don't miss this.

02 Apr 2013
By Whitney Friedlander   

"Way back when—and by that we mean 18 months ago—creating online original content meant dogs riding skateboards and cats playing keyboards. And sure, snarky animal lovers and dancing Korean singers could strike it big with parody nature videos and catchy pop songs. But was it a place for Hollywood to create scripted programming that people would regularly watch?"

Read more at: http://www.studiosystemnews.com/industry-pros-bet-on-contents-next-great-frontier-the-internet/

~Ciao

LA



Beyond the Big Six Studios...

Bringing you another news link from Studio System News. 

  Beyond the Big 6: Mini Majors Gain Momentum

20 Mar 2013
By Aimee Manis

Excerpt:

Surveying the domestic box office revenues of the past several years, it’s no surprise that the Big Six of studios hold court at the top of the list, consistently commanding upwards of 90% of the market share. These household-name media conglomerates—Paramount, Warner Bros., Sony, Disney, Universal and 20^th Century Fox—have long dominated the upper rankings year after year. But the mini-majors are worth a closer look; these smaller companies are fast rising in the ranks, one steady percentage point at a time. The mini-majors perform the same functions as the majors whom they directly compete with: They finance, produce, market and distribute films. But they operate without the safety net of a diversified parent company.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT:

http://www.studiosystemnews.com/beyond-the-big-6-mini-majors-gain-momentum/#comment-7909

Interesting Article Link...When the Spec Script was King

This is a really interesting article from Vanity Fair.  Long but a great history about the business of screenwriting in Hollywood. 


http://m.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/03/will-spec-script-screenwriters-rise-again

I got it from Studio System News, a newsletter from BaseLine LLC.  Well worth subscribing to:  http://www.studiosystemnews.com/








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LA