http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/ Engadget Comments for Hollywood insiders sharpen claws in battle for iTunes revenue http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/
For network shows like Desparate HWs, it seems like most people would turn to the itunes store to snag an episode they mis-Tivoed or just missed. Seems like a completely new revenue stream. They just sound desperate to get in on the potential action.

For cable shows though, iTunes can be more like a-la carte show service. That would be competing with cable. If they offerd the Daily Show, I'd have no reason to have cable.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/
And the cable ala carte thing is such a good idea you know it will NEVER happen.

BUT... I'd love to see the BBC make a deal with Apple to make the new Dr. Who episodes available this way.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/
If creative-folk don't negotiate contract details in the early days of technology change, they'll be screwed when consumers are downloading everything to their phones, PSPs, TiVos, or Whatevers, and their old contracts won't cover those new distribution channels.

Are you on the side of media conglomerates making more money for less work, or on the side of the creative community who actually "create" the shows & films you pay to watch?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/
Mis-Tivoed? Half the people I know who still watch TV don't have a Tivo, or a DVR. But they would part with 1.99 for a show. In fact, some of the fanatics I know who are hyped about reality-tv-shows would pay out much more than it costs on DVD just to get the show, now, now, now.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/
They should only be allowed to speak when someone yells action.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/So they can't go and tell everyone involved with 5 different shows!
That's be hundreds of people, and leak would have been guaranteed.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/17/hollywood-insiders-sharpen-claws-in-battle-for-itunes-revenue/
Writers, directors, actors etc DO NOT SPLIT 20% of royalties!!!

I am a writer. WE DO NOT SPLIT 20% of DVD profits with the other guilds as you write.

In fact, the Writer of any project is entitled to 2% of Producer's NET, which is defined as 20% of producers gross. It's complicated, and designed to screw the writer.

We get a piece of the 20%, yes. We get 2% of that 20%. Which translates to......

Menaing we get 2% of 20%.

For every dollar the producer makes in DVD profit, we writers get 2% NOT of that full dollar, but of 20 cents. Let's see.... 2% of 20 cents is.... not much.

For a DVD that makes $1,000,000 profit.... we make 2% of $200,000. We don't even make 2% of the million bucks. We make 2% of 20%, which in this case would be.... $4,000.

Big difference from the $200,000 (20%) you suggest.

The actual percentage is so much smaller than 20%, I don't know how to figure it out.


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.02 * .2 = .004.

You get .4% of the profit.

That kinda sucks.
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WOW!!!! I'm rich!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM