The Good News is that Syfy has picked up the show for another season.
The Bad News is that it’s the last season…and a short order.
Category: News
Extra! ONE LIFE TO LIVE & ALL MY CHILDREN Cut to 2 Eps Weekly
Already? Is this an “Uh-oh…” or a “Good thing?” Check out the press release:
by Team TVWriter™
For close to two years we have been working passionately to bring first run premium content to an online platform with the creation of brand-new versions of the two iconic series, All My Children and One Life To Live. There was no precedent for this effort- we had no history-no barometer for how our fans would respond. We always knew there would quickly be new insights into how audiences would respond to our shows and this new platform, and that our ability to adapt quickly to audience needs would ultimately determine the long-term success of the shows and our mission. This is a new medium, a new time and we have always planned to make changes quickly by listening to you, our fans and customers.
Today it is clear these shows have resonated, as many millions of views have been logged since our April 29th debut, a mere two and a half weeks ago. We’ve consistently been in the top ten shows viewed on Hulu and viewers and critics alike have told us how impressed they are with the quality of both programs. The past two weeks have been invaluable in terms of learning about how you watch and when you watch our shows on this new platform. We have gained enormous insight through our actual viewing data and our research. And our research has revealed the following:
‘Worst’ File-Sharing Pirates Spend 300% More on Content Than ‘Honest’ Consumers
There Are No Easy Answers Dept:
by Andy
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has just published a study into the state of online copyright infringement in the UK, with some very interesting conclusions. The researchers found that 10% of the country’s most prolific infringers are responsible for almost 80% of all infringements carried out online, but with a bonus. These plus an additional 10% of infringers spend 300% more than ‘honest’ consumers who don’t infringe copyright at all.
Early 2012 UK telecoms regulator Ofcom commissioned research designed to track consumer behavior and attitudes towards the legal and illegal consumption of copyrighted material.
G.I. JOE Writers Sue Paramount & MGM for Copyright Infringement
…which seems odd because TV and film writers don’t own the copyright to their work. Looks to us like their lawyers are trying to collect more than the statutory plagiarism damages via this route. Wonder if it’ll fly…
by Lucas Shaw
“G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra” script co-writers David Elliot and Paul Lovett have sued Paramount, Hasbro, MGM and producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, seeking $23 million for copyright infringement. In the suit, filed in California federal court May 3, the writers allege that the studios and producers stole many of their ideas for the sequel to “Cobra,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”
That film, which opened March 28, has grossed $355 million at the worldwide box office. The defendants have engaged Elliot and Lovett to contribute to the sequel, assuring they would get the job if their work was satisfactory. The studios and producers did not hire Elliott or Lovett, but in a 113-page suit, the writers detail all of the ways in which they feel their work was used without any credit.
munchman: TNT Boots MONDAY MORNINGS
Do you suppose that David E. Kelly knows how badly his work sucks now? I mean, this show, which Hollywood Reporter.Com reports is history, was so boring that I couldn’t even bring myself to write a review about how bad Ving Rhames was. (But then he’s always bad, no?)
A munchman prediction: Wifey Michelle Pfeiffer will be bailing soon. Mark my words.