Or, as the original title of this article from “Wired” puts it:
NETFLIX IS SO BIG IT’S FINALLY CANCELING SHOWS. Good.
Here’s why:
Category: The TV Biz
Apple’s Not-So-Audacious Plan for Challenging Netflix and Amazon
Tired of the same old-same old? A member of the crowd of viewers that has jumped the network ship for more challenging and, dare we say, original content?
Well, pally, if so, guess what. Looks like Apple’s new TV venture is not going to be for you, after all.
In the words of Pete Seeger:
Is Apple’s Original TV Content Going to Crash & Burn?
Apple is committed to spending billions on original TV content over the next 5 years. Does that mean we’re going to get the killer shows we’ve all been looking forward to? According to this analysis, signs point to, “Uh-oh.”
It Sounds like Apple’s original content is going to be really, really bad
by Jonathan Sheiber
Last year, an investor projected that Apple would be spending up to $4.2 billion on original content by 2022, but if the reports coming out now about what that content will look like are correct, the company may want its money back.
Are U.S. Broadcast Networks Deliberately Self-Destructing?
Broadcast ratings are worse than ever, and the handwriting that spells “T-H-E-E-N-D is on the wall? Why don’t the networks start reading it?
by Roger Friedman
Prime time ratings for [last] Thursday night were a little shocking, especially for NBC.
What’s In Store for Fox TV Execs Now That They’re Moving to Disney?
Insider info! We love it. Especially when we’re talking about what’s going on at what formerly were two true television behemoths. (But are soon to become one that’s even – erm – behemothier.)
by Michael Schneider
When the Walt Disney Company unveiled much of its new TV networks organizational structure Monday, it didn’t come with many surprises: As expected, Peter Rice will assume oversight as chairman of Walt Disney Television and co-chair of Disney Media Networks once the company closes its acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
Under Rice, as previously reported, Dana Walden has been named chairman of Disney TV Studios and ABC Entertainment, while John Landgraf will continue to oversee FX Networks and FX Productions as chairman. National Geographic Partners chairman Gary Knell, Disney Channels Worldwide president/COO Gary Marsh and ABC News president James Goldston will also answer to Rice.