This just in from frequent TVWriter™ contributor Hank Isaac:
I just learned that the Pilot Episode of Lilac has won Best TV Pilot in the 36th annual American Movie Awards. The awards date back to 1980 and boast a list of prominent winners too long for this announcement. In recent years, the awards have begun to focus more on the world of independent filmmakers. I hope Lilac’s filmmakers are as proud of each other as I am of them.
…and illustrators and videographers (whatever they are). This leading content aggregation site (hey, everybody at TVWriter™ uses it!) is looking for freelance content creators who “are passionate about your craft and feedly [sic]” and can “create concise content that helps others get the most out of feedly.”
And, it appears that whomever takes on the gig will get something out if it too – like dinero. No, they don’t come out and say so on the site, but their application does have a specific blank for “My rate,” and we doubt that they’re asking just so they’ll know what you won’t be getting paid if they bring you on. (Yeah, we’re asking to get kicked in the teeth with that assumption, aren’t we? Sorry.)
…And if so, how long will New Media’s freedom last?
Turner’s March 31 investment into Mashable was just the latest in a string of investments from traditional media giants into new media ventures. Over the last year, especially, digital upstarts have become increasingly entwined with the companies whose business models they are disrupting.
Does this sound familiar?
It should.
It’s the sound of an Old World dying…everywhere:
by Team TVWriter™ Press ServiceNow this is cool. The Chicago Tribune tells us that long-running classic TV series CHEERS has been adapted into a stage play and is scheduled to play in Chicago this September. This kind of adaptation of a TV series probably wouldn’t work very well for, let’s say, NCIS, but when you think of all the Broadway shows that have been set in bars, CHEERS could be a natural.
The Chicago run of what seems intended to be a long, country-wide tour, will extend from September 20th to October 23rd. According to a recent article, “The show is licensed by CBS and produced by Stageworks Media and Troika Entertainment.” No casting has been announced, but presumably it won’t include any of the former stars. It’ll be interesting to see who appears as the next Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, and Shelly Long.
Wonder if the omnipresent CHEERS reruns will be blacked out in Chi Town while the live show plays.