The Business of Television
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| Author | Ken Basin |
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| Genre | Business, Arts, Humanities, Law |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | July 16, 2018 |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 0815368666 |
The Business of Television is a 2018 book by television executive, Harvard lecturer, and lawyer Ken Basin detailing the business, financial, and legal structure of the US television business and how the economics of the industry is changing.[1][2] A second edition was published September 19, 2024 that expands on the first edition with information on the evolving streaming television business.[3]
Overview
[edit]The chapters of the 1st edition book are:
- A Begineer's Guide to the Television Industry
- The Life Cycle of a Television Series
- The Intellectual Property Context of Television (Or, When Do You Need to Acquire Underlying Rights?)
- Underlying Rights Agreements
- Talent Agreements
- Backend
- Exclusive Studio-Talent Relationships
- Network and Streaming Licenses and Studio Co-Production Agreements
- Sample Economic Model
- Unscripted Television
The 2nd edition of the book expands on the 1st edition with information about the evolving streaming business, reflects the impacts of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The chapters of the 2nd edition book are:
- A Begineer's Guide to the Television Industry
- Streaming: The End, Present, and Future of Television
- How Television is Developed, Produced, and Distributed (and How Streaming Broke Television Distribution)
- The Intellectual Property Context of Television (Or, When Do You Need to Acquire Underlying Rights?)
- Underlying Rights Deals
- Writing and Non-Writing Producing Deals
- Directing and Production Management Deals
- Acting and Casting Deals
- Backend
- Overall and First Look Deals
- Network and Streaming License and Studio Co-Production Deals
- Unscripted Television
- On Negotiation
References
[edit]- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (2018-07-31). "Listen: 'The Business of Television' Author Reveals How Peak TV Shook Up Studio Dealmaking". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ Variety Staff (2024-09-11). "'Business of Television' Author Updates Book to Reflect a Very Different Hollywood Era". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ Low, Elaine. "A Business Affairs Exec: How to Bring TV Back from the Brink". theankler.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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