Explaining the Business of Entertainment
(This is another entry in a multi-part series answering the question, “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” Read the previous articles here.) Two weeks ago, we checked back in on the news about the contenders vying to be the “next Game of Thrones”.
(This is another entry in a multi-part series answering the question, “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” Read the previous articles here.) A trope of genre fiction is the character with unfinished business. The lone wolf who harbors a grudge against someone or
(This is an “Appendix” to a multi-part series answering the question: “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” Previous articles are here: Part I: The Introduction and POCD Framework Appendix: Licensed, Co-Productions and Wholly-Owned Television Shows…Explained! Appendix: TV Series Business Models…Explained! Part 1 Appendix: TV Series
(This is an “Appendix” to a multi-part series answering the question: “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” Previous articles are here: Part I: The Introduction and POCD Framework Appendix: Licensed, Co-Productions and Wholly-Owned Television Shows…Explained! Appendix: TV Series Business Models…Explained! Part 1 Appendix: TV Series
(This is another entry in a multi-part series answering the question, “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” Read the previous articles here.) Today, we continue our journey explaining how a TV show makes money for its producers. Last week, I started describing the
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to make the “ideal” TV Series business model over the last few weeks. Getting that right—and a bout of stomach flu/Avengers: Endgame that ruined/thrilled the end of last week—has been holding up this article. But honestly, why bother? As I was reflecting on
A big topic in the streaming world has been who owns what. All I can say is, “Finally!” For many years, we—sort of speaking of the business press, especially the casual observers—have treated all streaming TV shows interchangeably. If Netflix branded a show an “original” for all intents, the press referred
(This is a multi-part series answering the question: “Who will win the battle to make the next Game of Thrones?” You can find the previous articles below: – Part I: The Introduction and POCD Framework – Where We’ve Been – Part II: How “People” Change the Odds of Success – Appendix: Licensed, Co-Productions