LB: IATSE Negotiations with AMPT Settled!

by Larry Brody

…And it looks like the kind of deal that bodes well for other guilds in the future.

Not that it’s completely settled yet. As IndieWire.Com’s Chris O’Falt points out,

Negotiations still continue over the Area Standards Agreement, governing production in major production hubs like New Mexico, Georgia, and Louisiana. read article

munchman: $1.3B ‘Hollywoodland’ theme park coming to Middletown, Ohio?

Why are we showing this sign? Because some folks in Middletown, Ohio need to stop smoking so much. When you read below you’ll see what we mean.

by munchman

Well, sure, why not build what Fox19 news calls a “$1.3 billion riverfront destination entertainment district and theme park called ‘Hollywoodland’” and then wait for the billions of $$$ the tourists are going to bring into a town in Bumfuck? Makes perfect sense to yer friendly neighborhood muncher. Oy yez!

munchy snark score

0 STARS OUT OF 5

Because mocking anything being brought to our attention via any Fox TV station is like shooting fish in a barrel. No challenge here, peeps, move on, move on. read article

munchman: “Brand story? Brand story? What the goddamn hell…?

by munchman

Yer friendly neighborhood munchamambo is here to tell you, “I give up!”

Yrs trly has read this post about why we all need to have (write? draw? tell over the campfire?) something called a “brand story” three times and I’m still clueless about what the fuck it’s talking about. read article

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

This pic’s for TVWriter™ frequent visitor Bettina, who says she’s missed seeing the big Cord Cutter “Hello!” right here at TVWriter™. You’re welcome, Betts.

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front, including Roku’s big fall 2021 updates, new content deals for Pluto TV and Netflix, a birthday event for Disney+, and more!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tUZA7GiIZPaUu4FQXnFYA

Cord Cutters Web Site:
http://cordcuttersnews.com read article

munchman: Speaking of popular podcasts…

via https://podnews.net/update/podcasting-popular-countries

by munchman

If podcasts are so fucken popular, how come das munchinkin doesn’t know anybody (that’s right, not one single human or for that matter dog, cat, horse, or turtle) who’s ever listened to one?

munchy snark score

3 STARS OUT OF 5

Omitting the fourth and fifth stars because let’s face it here, there’s so little real interest in podcasting that anything moi or you or anybody else says about it is meaningless.. read article