Industry
What Happens in Hollywood, Does Not Stay in Hollywood
As the negotiation process continues between IATSE and AMPTP, the film and production industry in Britain is recognizing this moment as an opportunity to voice their frustration with their own working conditions. Johannes Studinger, head of the media and entertainment industry of the UNI, mentions that “IATSE is the biggest entertainment union there is in the world, so it has a clear leadership sole.” With IATSE’s momentum, Bectu which represents the U.K.’s below-the-line workers, is also working on negotiations with production agreements. More and more industry employees in the U.K. are seeing this as a moment to broadcast their frustrations with how superiors are treating crew members. With mental health being a core concern, the negotiation process in the U.K. seems a bit more promising with “Pact acknowledging there are issues that need to be addressed.”
Awards
The Golden Globes are back – well, kind of
With or without broadcasting the ceremony, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has agreed to continue to award individuals with a Golden Globe. In May, NBC dropped the broadcasting of the 79th Annual Golden Globes due to reports of HFPA not having a single Black person among its members, along with other diverse issues. Celebrities, industry publicists, and major entertainment companies began “cutting ties with the organization which vowed to reform." Hopeful that changes will be an outcome of this decision, NBC is positioning to broadcast the ceremony in January 2023. Regardless of the situation at hand, HFPA still plans to recognize performances and “celebrate the great work of the industry this past year." Although not clear whether actual Golden Globe statuettes will be awarded, eligibility requirements have been sent out to studios to begin the process.
Television
TV Ads Are Not Dead
Is the advertising world favoring streaming services over cable television? This may seem to be the outlook of the industry, however, “TV advertising is set to top $60 billion this year, according to media agency Zenith, the market is expected to shrink by 4 percent in 2021."Even though TV advertising tout big numbers, “consumers and companies shift from linear television to streaming." Advertisers are favoring content, where ads cannot be skipped. However, big corporations are questioning whether or not the Nielson rating is still accurate and can be used to provide metrics on current content to advertisers. But, since there is no alternative, advertisers still rely on third-party data since “No advertiser will ever trust the publisher who is delivering the media and also giving you the measurement."
Awards
Britannia Awards Cancelled: Two Years in a Row
It’s 2019 and Jane Fonda is “accepting her Stanley Kubrick Award for excellence in film via video link while being arrested in Washington, D.C., on a climate change protest." That was the last time the award show took place. With the pandemic causing most award shows in 2020 to be cancelled or postponed, the Brittania awards will go two years without commencing. Although this year's reason for cancellation is unclear, the British Academy has stated that for the “rest of the year we are continuing to focus on our year-round learning and talent programs." With the Britannia Awards being first established in 1989, the Academy is hopeful for a return in 2022.
Music
Get back...to 1969 with a new Beatles series
Ever wanted to go behind-the-scenes with one of the biggest music groups of all time? Well Disney has once again taken us to a magical place and answered all our wishes. This Thanksgiving weekend, we will all be transported to the year 1969, with a three-part docuseries. The Beatles: Get Back will air exclusively on Disney+, and will show never-before-seen footage of the Beatles creating some of their most legendary singles leading up to an iconic comeback performance. Audiences will witness all of the band’s tensions and ultimate build up to the separation of the group later in that year -- “It’s going to be such a comical thing in 50 years time...’they broke up because Yoko sat on an amp’." Sourced from “60 hours of video footage and 150 hours of never-before-heard audio recordings” the series will make many reminisce the iconic Beatles era.
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