The Online News Act, like Australia’s code, will compel Google and Meta to agree licensing deals for the online content of broadcasters as well as written news publishers. - Press-Gazette
“Local TV still has large audiences. Even with so much programming chasing , there’s only so many hours in the day. The strength of local stations that produce local news, weather and sports is that this is the kind of thing that is very personal to people. - Variety
In the 1840s, a similar interest in amateur play took hold in the United States. ‘Home amusements’, as one guidebook dubbed them, ranged from elaborately scripted and staged theatrical entertainments and living pictures (tableaux vivants) to simple charades, pantomimes and optical illusions. - Psyche
"Ireland is now host to dozens of international feature films in production or post-production and a multitude of TV series,' with spending in the industry up 40% last year alone. "Part of the boom is down to the insatiable global demand for content fueled by streaming platforms." - The Guardian
The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards pulled off the first in-person awards ceremony of 2022, moving ahead as if things were normal after other gatherings canceled or went entirely virtual due to the omicron variant. - Variety
"In the last few years, as China’s diplomatic relations with the west – and in particular the US – plummeted, the preferences of Chinese audiences changed, too." Now homegrown Chinese media is in vogue, changing Hollywood calculations (and funding). - The Observer (UK)
"The props are collectively valued at roughly $200,000, and include a replica of a Fabergé egg, several sets of silver and gold candelabra, a clock face of a William IV grandfather clock, a 10-piece silver dressing table set and crystal glassware and decanters ."- The New York Times
It's so intense right now that "Screen Ireland ... is to open five film academies, including one specialising in animation, to keep up with the demand for talent." - The Guardian (UK)
If you missed them yesterday, they're getting rebroadcast on HBO, but as usual, the Oscars discussion heats up as American awards start to roll in. - The Hollywood Reporter
A real shocker this year, leaving the way open for newbies like Paramount Plus and Showtime: "Like fellow top docu distributors including Amazon, National Geographic, Apple TV Plus and HBO, Netflix was left out of the race." - Variety
Start with cows: "Every cow has a passport and paperwork affiliated with it, and when it moves to a new spot it is required by law to stay there for at least seven days. The cows are transported two at a time, to ensure they have a companion." - Variety
Hey Oscar, why did you boot those categories? "What I'm doing, see, is making sure everyone who gets the spotlight at my party can really sell it! Can nail the precise acceptance-speech fuel mixture everyone is looking for – 12% disbelief, 15% modesty, 33% gratitude, 40% joy." - NPR
Look, there's just no way Drive My Car, which had earned less than $1 million in the U.S. by the time of the nominations, would have earned its Oscar nods without critical support. - Variety
