Netflix Now Has Almost 183 Million Subscribers

Other showbiz giants are suffering because of COVID-19, but here’s one that’s doing a wee bit better (to see the absolute least).

So this is what a happy CEO (in this case Reed Hastings) looks like

by Natalie Jarvey

People watching more entertainment programming while sheltering at home propelled Netflix to a strong first three months of 2020, the company announced Tuesday

The streaming giant added 15.8 million subscribers during the first quarter of the year, a period of record growth that has rocketed its global base to nearly 183 million. read article

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 05/07/2020

by Bob Tinsley

Why should you as a visitor to TVWriter™ be interested in making audio fiction? Why should you be interested in making podcasts? Discoverability, that’s why.

The meaning of the word podcast is evolving to include any episodic, audio-only production whether nonfiction or fiction. Agents and major studios have started trawling through podcasts and their creators for new content and talent. 

So here’s the latest news to help you and your podcast get discovered:  read article

Becoming a Better Storyteller, For Fun If Not Profit

Not writing because you don’t think you know enough about how it’s done to let yourself plunge into your storytelling future?

Read on and change your life.

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Patrice Robotnick’s ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS H’WOOD EDITION – 05/06/2020

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Our robot reporter brings us the recent articles from other websites that she believes should have been posted on TVWriter™ first…and we agree. (And if you think we should be referring to Ms. Robotnick as “it” instead of “she,” well read on. You might change your mind.

by Patrice Robotnick

First, the sound: read article

Cartoon: Uncertainty

Another diamond from TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider.

A great example of why y’all should buy his newest book, amiright?

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