"a handful of moguls control Hollywood because of infotainment consolidation..."

[villager]

Some trenchant analysis from the Deadline Hollywood blog:


...a handful of moguls who control Hollywood because of infotainment consolidation brought on by the lifting of financial syndications rules -- Peter Chernin of News Corp/Fox, Jeff Zucker of NBC Universal, Les Moonves of CBS Inc, Brad Grey of Paramount Pictures, Barry Meyer of Warner Bros, Harry Sloan of MGM, Michael Lynton of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Bob Iger of Walt Disney Co. So think about it: these 8 guys have most everyone's livelihoods in their hands and all they're doing is boasting about how great their 4th quarters are going to look because of those pesky salaries and productions costs they didn't have to pay. Why, they'll probably get bigger bonuses for perpetuating the strike by walking out of the talks. And maybe -- if they're really really lucky, and their collective plan to overhaul the movie and TV business succeeds -- they'll figure out a way to provide entertainment without those expensive "assets who all go home at night" entirely.


http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/hollywood-moguls-advertise-common-goals/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. I have friends in the biz

who are in the indy film industry, and they say it is hard. Even some "name" actors who try to produce films that are thoughtful and/or controversial have a job ahead of them lining up money a lot of times.

[Fredda Weinberg]

2. If the guild can negotiate directly past the producers league, they'll

fulfill the promise of the new media.