Top TVWriter™ Posts for the Week Ending 5/17/13

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Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the past week:

TVWriter™ Talks to WALKING DEAD Writer-Producer Curtis Gwinn read article

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:

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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: read article

Extra! Fall TV 2013: The Full Schedule

Hollywood Reporter.Com has it. Well, the broadcast network schedule anyway. (Wonder why they can’t just say that?)

THE GOLDBERGS - Destined to be Remembered as the Worst Series in Modern TV History
THE GOLDBERGS – Destined to be Remembered as the Worst Series in Modern TV History

Peggy Bechko: Writers With The Slows

by Peggy Bechko

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Sometimes writing is just slow.

Sometimes you can’t get an idea to save your life. read article

Independent TV Financing in the Digital Age

What? Is there really such a thing as independent financing for television programming? We had no idea.

Which, of course, is what makes this such important reading:

by Alissa Miller

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In recent years there has been a proliferation of Netflix, Hulu, YouTube/Google, Amazon and other digital distribution platforms. Netflix alone has over 36 million streaming members worldwide, and internet goliaths like Amazon, Hulu and YouTube/Google are ramping up their own subscription streaming services. read article