Political Economy of Media Observation

2013年12月22日

[News-The Economists] Cinema economics: Bigger on the inside

慘慘慘，電影院持續衰退，終至轉型（這裡說是變成電玩間或餐廳），應該很快就會被看到了。

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21590931-now-showing-your-local-cinema-operas-circuses-and-television-shows-bigger-inside

Cinema economics: Bigger on the inside

Nov 30th 2013 | NEW YORK | From the print edition

“WHOVIANS” habitually sit on the sofa—or hide behind it—to watch their favourite time-traveller battle Daleks, Cybermen, Zygons and other monsters. But on November 23rd thousands of them, all around the world, settled into cinema seats to see “Doctor Who” in 3D. The 50th-anniversary episode of the British television show was screened on 800 big screens in 20 countries at the same time as being broadcast on the BBC’s channels.

2013年12月16日

[News] 紐西蘭退稅迎阿凡達

紐西蘭政府以退稅招來Fox Entertainment和J. Cameron，條件是簽署長期合作與本地製作投資協定。

New 'Avatar' Trilogy to Be Filmed in New Zealand
5:22 PM PST 12/15/2013 by Pip Bulbeck

New Zealand is set to move from being the "home of Middle-earth," as it has become known with The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films, to "the place where Pandora was brought to life."

[News-THR] Music Industry Contributes $5.7 Billion to U.K. Economy, Report Finds

按英國材料，音樂唱片業的經濟貢獻，第一是工作者（詞曲創作、歌手、製作人…），第二是現場演出，第三是唱片，第四是音樂出版。

然而相關統計是首次揭露？

Homegrown stars, such as Adele and Emeli Sande, enhance Britain's brand and reputation abroad by an estimated $118 million, according to industry group UK Music.

[News-THR] Film London Recruits Executive to Attract Investment

The U.K. government agency, led by Adrian Wootton, has brought in David Shepheard to head up efforts to entice productions from Hollywood and beyond to shoot in the British capital.

2013年11月4日

[News]影視產業集團13年營收回顧與來年展望

來自THR的報導。一切都好，CBS, 21th Century Fox, Time Warner都是outperform。除了有線電視付費頻道的訂戶數還在衰退是不利因素，全球廣告量、新興市場、新付費通路都還在高速成長中。

其中有段有趣的是：Jayant and Joyce predict cable network segment operating profit could rise 3 percent for the quarter, while broadcasting could record a 5 percent improvement due to retransmission fees and reverse compensation revenue.

所謂的retransmission fee，指的是無線電視網無線電視台收費，而無線電視台跟轉播訊號的有線電視平台收費，等於是分了有線電視高成長的果實。