23 million subscribed to ad-supported Netflix. Book-streaming platforms should explore the option
Would a 30 second ad inserted every five or ten chapters really be more disruptive than a knock at...
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Category: Film & TV
Archie Comics a hit in India. Latin America next?
“It isn’t simple so much as it is elegant: to localize an internationally recognized intellectual property to bring in more fans.”
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SAG-AFTRA and the US Writers Guild are ready to deal with AI companies. It’s time the publishing industry followed suit. The dam has broken
The dam has broken. Now to contain the floods and redirect the life-giving water to new pastures....
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Amazon to Consolidate Amazon Studios and MGM Teams Following Layoffs, as 5% of Audible staff are fired
On the bright side, there is no indication that AI is to blame, so the rest of the infotainment industry need lose no sleep conjuring up righteous indignation over the news.
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Box Office: Existential Crisis Ahead As Hollywood Rethinks What Makes a Hit
“We can’t just keep cranking out the same old franchise fare.” Much the publishing industry can...
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UAE – Sharjah TV’s book programme Fikr Wa Qalam (Thought and Pen) starts its 4th season
A 50-minute televised literary platform hosted by Alia Ali Mansouri. Produced in cooperation with...
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Netflix rivals take a $5 billion hit, but video streaming remains strong amid the chaos
Consumers want more content choice, not more platform choice. Among the big digital streaming...
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UAE – The first-ever Sharjah Animation Conference attracted more than 5,000 attendees
The UAE continues to expand its mission as a global hub for the creative industries. “The...
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Storytel Norway stands accused of favouring own content as Amazon rakes in cash from the books and music of its Prime Video success
Whosoever owns the platform owns the algorithms and can pretty much dictate what succeeds by...
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The new Harry Potter TV series. Lazy and unneeded, or a chance to refresh a cultural icon?
The proposed new TV series is chance to refresh Harry Potter and create a wizard hero fit for the...
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How AI can transform the acting business. And what publishers can learn
We all need to be familiar with AI developments in parallel industries like (Hollywood), to learn...
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Fewer than half of viewers of Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings TV show completed the series. Publishers should be concerned.
When Amazon sneezes, publishers catch a cold. Costing around $500,000 to produce, making it the...
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