Category: News
“Carry On…!” writer Norman Hudis dies
Even legends die, and believe us when we say that Norman Hudis, the original writer of the hilarious British “Carry On” films was indeed a legend to everyone who knew his work:
from BBC News
Norman Hudis, best known for writing the first six Carry On films, has died at the age of 93.
The screenwriter died surrounded by his family in California on Monday after several weeks of hospice care.
Writers Guild Awards Results
The WGAw gave out its annual awards last night. You can see who’s like unto a TV god as of this moment by going HERE.
Hint: MR. ROBOT and BETTER CALL SAUL rocked!
Writers Guild of Great Britain Honors Russell T. Davies
by Team TVWriter™ Press Service
…As well it should, and not only because of his work bringing DOCTOR WHO back to our screens. Mr. Davies is one of TVWriter™’s major heroes. We stand in awe of his amazing career.
Here’s the story, direct from the WGGB:
Acclaimed writer and producer Russell T Davies was presented the coveted Outstanding Contribution to Writing Award at the annual Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards at RIBA, in London, on 18 January 2016.
I-don’t-really-like-the-product-I-sell Department
Yesterday, our Beloved Leader Larry Brody wrote on this very site about his experience attempting to cut the, in his case satellite cord. And shortly after one of our stalwart minions saw that particular post, she found this view of the cord-cutting situation. So of course we just had to share:
Verizon Exec In Charge Of TV Services Admits She Cut The Cord
by Karl Bode
When the executive in charge of your company’s traditional television services publicly admits she’s a cord cutter who no longer watches traditional TV, it might be time to reconsider the future of pay television. By and large most cable and broadcast executives have responded to the cord cutting phenomenon by either denying it exists, claiming it’s the domain of losers, or insisting it’s a fad that will magically evaporate once more Millennials procreate. But at a recent TV industry conference, Verizon’s director of FiOS TV services, admitted she’s been a cord cutter for a while:
“Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, director of FiOS TV, has a confession, and it doesn’t bode well for the future of Verizon’s fixed-line video business. “I’ve pretty much cut the cord,” Krishnaswamy admitted on a panel at the TV of Tomorrow event in New York City. Krishnaswamy is bullish on Verizon’s new Go90 mobile video service, but she readily acknowledges there are major challenges in the traditional pay-TV business.