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From Streaming to Screaming. How the Next Big Thing Led to the Next Bad Thing.

Lack of profits in streaming, a potential writers strike and the emergence of ChatGPT. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, and what does this mean for you?

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Mar 29, 2023
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There is a legacy habit in Hollywood that revolves around the profit of a television series or a theatrical movie. It goes like this: What profit? We lost money.

Or it goes like this: Studio: Your movie made X amount of money. Everyone involved in the movie: WTF? You lie!

Good times.

Unless you’re super interested in forensic accounting, let’s just skip t…

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