Tom, I do understand how business works. I did a post here a while ago about exactly the thing you're refering to, so pretty much agree. The current battle with new media is about control. That said, I quite firmly believe the studios can make a profit from hulu.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kevin - Dec 21, 2007 5:48:02 am PST #9226 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Stephanie - Dec 21, 2007 5:55:53 am PST #9227 of 10001
Trust my rage
(I'm pretty sure that Tom's post was tongue-in-cheek.)
Kevin - Dec 21, 2007 6:06:48 am PST #9228 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
posting on the train is always a bad idea, I need to repeat that to myself more often.
How long does the strike have to go for to effect next seasons series? Pilots in development, that kind of thing.
Sean K - Dec 21, 2007 6:30:21 am PST #9229 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Probably just until January, Kevin. Although, if the strike is resolved very early in the year, they can probably get some new stuff on for next season. Pilots are shot in march and April. The scripts need to be ready well before then.
Tamara - Dec 21, 2007 7:17:47 am PST #9230 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
It's been reported in the press they get about 50%
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Kevin - Dec 21, 2007 7:32:11 am PST #9231 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Thanks, Sean (and Tamara).
I find myself wondering if networks might try and invest more in midseason by pushing shows back to then. It's never been very successful before, but I suppose if the audience are new drama starved it could work.
Kristen - Dec 21, 2007 10:53:29 am PST #9232 of 10001
Question for all...
I'm going through my big box o' fandom and I have some copies of old Varietys that included our ads (Stand Up for Buffy, The Body Emmy Ad, Save FF). Some are signed and some are not signed, though I could probably get signatures on the unsigned ones.
Do you think those are cool raffle prizes? I mean, SUfB was eight and a half YEARS ago.
ETA: Jesus, I feel old.
Polter-Cow - Dec 21, 2007 10:55:30 am PST #9233 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I think those would be cool, especially for people who participated in the campaigns.
Allyson, are you doing the raffle like Sars, where people get to pick their prize?
Kristen - Dec 21, 2007 11:08:11 am PST #9234 of 10001
I don't think we'd thought of that, P-C. It's not a bad idea. I'll have to talk to Allyson about it.
And sheesh. I have stuff I didn't even know I had. I don't even know where some of this came from. Scripts with fancy covers for "Prophecy Girl" and "When She Was Bad." Where did I get these?
Kevin - Dec 21, 2007 11:10:25 am PST #9235 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I think those are cool also.
I managed to dig up some figures on iTunes for NBC Universal their CEO put in the media. During the twelve month period over 2006 they say they made $14m from video on iTunes. Apple says NBC hold (well, held) 40% of the video sales. Assuming the revenues are split equally across all the media partners, that's about $38m a year studios are receiving from iTunes for video. There will be some cost involved in that - staff to do the uploading process to Apple, that kind of thing, legal agreements for online streaming, song licensing etc, but I'd imagine they will be fairly minimal.
So, yeah, I can see why they're playing with Hulu and the like as the numbers are reasonably small (tiny?) right now, so if they want to cut Apple out of the equation and maintain distribution control, now is the time to try.