by Larry Brody
This just in…as in yesterday evening’s email box. And, I think, Very Important:
June 25, 2019
Dear Members,We wanted to update you on a few things:
Category: The TV Biz
Last Week in Cord Cutting
More cord cutting news for all you crazy, zany refugees from the tyranny of satellite and cable TV, from CordCuttersNews. The central issues this week are PlayStation’s deal-making problems, AT&T’s disenchantment with Direct TV, & More.
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Herbie J Pilato’s New TV Show Starts Streaming July 1!
by TVWriter™ Press Service
Herbie J Pilato has always loved television.
While growing up in Rochester, New York in the 1960s, his favorite TV series included Star Trek, Petticoat Junction, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Bewitched, just to name a few. “Those shows inspired me,” he says today. “And they inspired a lot of people. It was a traumatic, yet remarkable time.”
A Word from California State Legislators Backing the WGA
Remember that WGA-ATA standstill we talked about last Monday?
Turns out we aren’t the only ones who think the Association of Talent Agencies is, um, full of beans. Check out what these fine, upstanding California state legislators have to say.
How Much Should Your Development Deal Pay?
A letter from the Writers Guild of America West, relevant to all TV writers, whether Guild members or not, especially in this do-it-yourself-cuz-the-agents-don’t-seem-to-get-it-time:
