It’s hard not to look around Hollywood these days and see an epidemic of cold feet.
Some might call it an excess of caution. Others will call it fiscal prudence…
https://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/hollywood-shut-downs-industry-gets-cold-feet-16188
Author: Admin
Bizzers air more concerns about futures
Industry fears trading could create negative publicity
With federal regulators poised to decide whether to approve a film futures exchange, Hollywood studios, exhibitors and unions spelled out a new set of arguments against it, including fears that trading on potential box office receipts would create negative publicity in the weeks before a film’s release with “false, unreliable, and non-economic valuations” of its performance…
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017472.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Dealers Doubt 3DTV
Consumer electronics dealers are not so sure about stocking up on 3DTV sets…
DOJ Ups Intellectual Property Enforcement
Today 15 new Assistant U.S. Attorneys and 20 FBI Special Agents were added to the U.S. Department of Justice’s intellectual property protection task force to expand its ability to respond to these crimes…
https://www.deadline.com/2010/04/doj-ups-intellectual-property-enforcement/
Comcast Strikes a Blow Against Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON: A federal court today said the FCC did not have the authority to regulate network management. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 3-0 in favor of Comcast’s challenge of an FCC order prohibiting it from blocking high bitrate traffic. Comcast was discovered throttling BitTorrent peer-to-peer traffic in 2007. Two consumer lobbies in D.C. filed complaints with the FCC, which ultimately forced Comcast to open its tubes.
Does this mean we’ll all likely have to indirectly pay for streaming video in the future?
New Rule: Sex Doesn’t Sell
When “Chloe,” a drama of sexual obsession and jealousy, was released in theaters last weekend, it landed with a whisper, not a bang.
GIven what’s on the internet these days, moviegoers just aren’t in the market for that anymore…
Agree or disagree?
https://www.thewrap.com/article/movies-sex-doesnt-sell-15799
Groups battle to lure filming to California
Two new groups are vying for the industry’s support as they mount campaigns to keep filming in California — though one of them is meeting strong resistance to its attempts to raise money.
These initiatives to stem the exodus of film and TV production jobs — along with plans being formulated by the Los Angeles City Council and the L.A. regional film permitting agency FilmL.A. — are being launched at the grassroots level and in political quarters as the state’s unemployment rate remains stuck at about 12%…
https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017207.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Will “Clash” Unleash A Titanic Backlash Against 3D?
“Release the Kraken,” Liam Neeson’s Zeus commands in the WB’s “Clash of the Titans” re-make, but Hollywood should be more concerned that the film itself might release a backlash against the 3D format. There are several indicators that point to a perfect storm brewing against what has come to be regarded as the cinema industry’s digital savior…
https://celluloidjunkie.com/2010/04/01/will-clash-unleash-a-titanic-backlash-against-3d/
