Showbiz Sandbox 597: Audiobooks Are Changing Our Reading Habits
October 11, 2022
Audiobooks have slowly gained enough market share in the publishing industry that the medium now rivals print and ebooks in terms of sales and consumption. How audiobooks are changing the way we read is a question Karl Berglund of Uppsala University in Sweden set out to answer through a study analyzing a large amount of quantitative data from Swedish readers for his upcoming book “Reading Audio Readers: Book Consumption in the Streaming Age.” Berglund joins us to discuss his findings and what they could mean for the publishing industry.
Netflix has certainly changed viewing habits with all of its original programming streaming directly into homes. However, after striking a new deal with some of the world’s largest movie theater chains, the company will distribute the sequel to “Knives Out” for a single week in over 600 cinemas a full month before releasing the title on its own platform.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how titles from four different streaming platforms all hit more than a billion minutes of viewing in the same week, what productions to see in London’s West End and Pink Floyd’s back catalog is up for sale.
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Cineworld In A Time of Bankruptcy
https://celluloidjunkie.com/2022/10/05/cineworld-in-a-time-of-bankruptcy-part-1/
‘Smile’ Widens With Huge Overseas Increase As It Nears $100M Global
https://deadline.com/2022/10/smile-increase-overseasas-nears-100-million-global-box-office-1235139496/
‘Smile’ Beats ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ as David O. Russell’s ‘Amsterdam’ Flops
https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/box-office-amsterdam-flops-smile-beats-lyle-lyle-crocodile-1235397224/
Halyna Hutchins’ Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over ‘Rust’ Shooting
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/halyna-hutchins-family-settles-wrongful-death-suit-over-rust-shooting-1235233791/
French Indie Cinema Sector Calls For Revolution As Arthouse Box Office Slump Deepens
https://deadline.com/2022/10/french-indie-cinema-sector-alarm-future-arthouse-box-office-crisis-1235136689/
Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Your London Theater Vacation
https://broadwaydirect.com/tips-and-tricks-for-getting-the-most-out-of-your-london-theater-vacation/
CGV Launches Combined Cinema + Streaming Subscription Scheme
https://celluloidjunkie.com/2022/10/05/cj-launches-combined-cinema-streaming-subscription-scheme/
NATO President & CEO John Fithian to Retire May 1, 2023
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/nato-president-ceo-john-fithian-to-retire-may-1-2023/
Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” to Release as a Special Sneak Preview Event for One Week in Theaters This Thanksgiving, November 23 a Full Month Before Its Release on Netflix December 23
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/rian-johnsons-glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery-to-release-as-a-special-sneak-preview-event-for-one-week-in-theaters-this-thanksgiving-november-23-a-full-month-before-its-release-on-netf/
Netflix Cuts A New Deal With Movie Theatres for “Knives Out” Sequel
https://celluloidjunkie.com/newsletter/netflix-cuts-a-new-deal-with-movie-theatres-for-knives-out-sequel/
Roger Waters: I’m on a Ukrainian ‘Kill List’
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/roger-waters-ukrainian-kill-list-1234604081/
Pink Floyd’s $500M Catalog Auction Delayed Due to Band ‘Infighting’
Pink Floyd’s $500m catalog auction delayed due to band ‘infighting’ (report)
China’s Gaming Market Sextuples in Size in 10 Years
https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/china-gaming-market-sextuples-in-size-in-10-years
‘Good Asian,’ ‘Squire,’ Win Harveys; Gaiman Inducted in Harvey Hall of Fame
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/90564-good-asian-squire-win-harveys-neil-gaiman-inducted-in-harvey-hall-of-fame.html
Audiobooks: Every Minute Counts
https://www.publicbooks.org/audiobooks-consumption-data/
Where Is All the Book Data?
https://www.publicbooks.org/where-is-all-the-book-data/
Post 45 Data Collective
https://data.post45.org
Annie Ernaux Wins the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/06/annie-ernaux-wins-the-2022-nobel-prize-in-literature
Lenny Lipton, “Puff the Magic Dragon” Lyricist and 3D Filmmaking Pioneer, Dies at 82
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/lenny-lipton-dead-puff-magic-dragon-1235235205/
Nikki Finke Dies: Deadline Founder & Longtime Entertainment Journalist Was 68
https://deadline.com/2022/10/nikki-finke-dead-deadline-founder-entertainment-journalist-1235139398/
Deadline’s Nikki Finke Was the Ultimate Hollywood Disruptor
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/deadline-nikki-finke-hollywood-1234770862/
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Charles Fuller Dies at 83
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126807545/playwright-charles-fuller-dies-83
Judy Tenuta Dies: “Love Goddess” Comic & Actress Was 72
https://deadline.com/2022/10/judy-tenuta-dead-love-goddess-comic-actress-was-72-1235137734/
Douglas Kirkland, Famed Photographer of Hollywood Luminaries, Dies at 88
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/douglas-kirkland-dead-photographer-marilyn-monroe-1235233633/
Loretta Lynn, Country Music Star and Symbol of Rural Resilience, Dies at 90
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/arts/music/loretta-lynn-dead.html
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