Launching a new show, the expansion of live television, storytelling in a time of binge TV, the global marketplace and using data to target today’s audiences were all part of Variety’s exploration of Peak TV during their recent TV Summit. Executives, creatives, marketers and researchers discussed the current state of television as well as what they see coming next.
Some interesting bits, actually:
After One Week, Which TV Shows Look Good and Which Seem Doomed? – by Josef Adalian
Danny Boyle’s ‘The Beach’ Being Developed as a TV Drama at Fox – by Allison Willmore
The 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio film “The Beach” may be considered one of the lesser entries in Danny Boyle’s filmography, but does it have the makings of a decent television show?
Fox seems to think so — Deadline is reporting that the network has signed on to develop a TV series based on the movie and the 1996 book written by Alex Garland from which it was adapted (Garland also scripted Boyle’s 2007 sci-fi drama “Sunshine”).