Showbiz Sandbox 598: Streaming Growth Goes International

It’s no secret that streaming services have been affecting every part of the entertainment business in one way or another, from movies and television to music sales and book publishing. After the latest round of earnings announcements from major media conglomerates a few realities become clear; producing original content for direct-to-consumer streaming offerings is costing a fortune and any significant subscriber growth is going to come from overseas territories.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s latest album, “Midnights” might be topping the sales and Billboard charts, however it won’t be eligible for a Grammy in 2023 because it was released after September 30th of this year. The same goes for Bruce Springsteen, Charlie Puth, Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1975, Carly Rae Jepsen, Arctic Monkeys and Smashing Pumpkins. On the other hand, Silk Sonic have decided not to have their debut album compete for an Album of the Year Grammy.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why K-Pop phenoms BTS are headed to the army, how the performing rights organization BMI is becoming a for-profit entity and embattled actor Kevin Spacey is found not liable in a sex abuse lawsuit.

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‘Black Adam’ Rocks Past $300M WW
https://deadline.com/2022/11/black-adam-300-million-dwayne-johnson-global-international-box-office-1235165013/

‘Black Adam’ Tops Another Slow Weekend With $18.5M Before ‘Black Panther 2’ Arrives
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/black-adam-box-office-tops-another-slow-weekend-1235256273/

The Academy Has Found Its Next Oscar Host. And No, It’s Not Chris Rock
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-11-07/2023-oscars-95th-academy-awards-host-jimmy-kimmel

Judge Blocks a Merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/books/penguin-random-house-simon-schuster.html

Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs: Streaming Marketing Latest Division To Be Hit

Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs: Streaming Marketing Latest Division To Be Hit

Taylor Swift‘s ‘Midnights’ Is First Album in Five Years to Move a Million Units in a Week… and She Did It in Three Days
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-million-units-midnights-album-equivalent-first-five-years-1235413173/

Les Moonves and Paramount to Pay $9.75M to CBS Shareholders in Deal With N.Y. Attorney General Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-les-moonves-deal-ny-attorney-general-1235253890/
Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Nearly $1 Billion In Damages To Sandy Hook Families
https://deadline.com/2022/10/alex-jones-trial-sandy-hook-parents-1235085522/

Chris Albrecht Put on Administrative Leave by Legendary Television as New HBO Book Arrives
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/chris-albrecht-hbo-legendary-television-its-not-tv-book-1235398761/

CAA Drops Kanye West as a Client, MRC Scraps Completed Documentary
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kanye-west-documentary-canceled-antisemitic-comments-1235412625/

Adidas Cuts Ties With Ye Over Antisemitic Remarks
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131285970/adidas-ye-kanye-west-antisemitic

Netflix Signs Up to U.K. Ratings Agency BARB
​​https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-barb-ratings-britain-audience-1235238731

Netflix Bounces Back in Q3 With 2.4 Million Subscriber Gain, Issues Upbeat Q4 Forecast
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-q3-earnings-results-adds-subscribers-1235406997/

Apple Jacks Up Price Of Apple TV+, Music And One Bundle
https://deadline.com/2022/10/apple-jacking-up-price-apple-tv-plus-music-bundle-streaming-1235153448/

‘Doctor Who’ Heading to Disney+ in Landmark Streaming Deal
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-disneyplus-streaming-1235248110/

Global Streaming Is Still Growing, But Starting to Get Squeezed
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/global-streaming-growing-international-series-1235244246/

BMI Moves to For-Profit Business Model, Eyeing Growth and New Initiatives
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bmi-for-profit-business-model-expansion-investment/

‘A Strange Loop,’ Which Won Best Musical, Will End Broadway Run
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/theater/strange-loop-broadway-closing.html

BTS Members to Break for Military Service, Band to Reconvene in 2025
https://variety.com/2022/global/news/bts-to-reconvene-in-2025-after-military-service-1235405587/

‘Stargirl’ Ending With Season 3 on The CW
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stargirl-season-3-the-cw-1235251789/

Sacheen Littlefather’s Sisters Say She Was Not Native American
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sacheen-littlefather-not-native-american-sisters-say-marlon-brando-oscar-speech-actress/

Jules Bass, Producer Behind the ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Frosty the Snowman’ TV Specials, Dies at 87
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jules-bass-dead-frosty-the-snowman-1235248424/

Dennis Virkler, Oscar-Nominated Editor of ‘The Fugitive’ and ‘The Hunt for Red October,’ Dies at 80
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dennis-virkler-dead-editor-the-fugitive-1235240396/

Takeoff of Migos Dead at 28 After Shooting in Houston
​​https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/takeoff-migos-dead-28-shooting-houston-1235164147/

David Davis, Comedy Writer Who Co-Created ‘Bob Newhart Show‘ and ’Taxi,’ Dies at 86
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/david-davis-dead-bob-newhart-taxi-mary-tyler-moore-mtm-1235424257/

Lucy Simon, Tony-Nominated Composer and Sister of Carly Simon, Dies at 82
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/lucy-simon-dead-secret-garden-carly-simon-1235246041/

Leslie Jordan, Actor on ‘Will & Grace‘ and ’Call Me Kat,’ Dies at 67 in Car Crash
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/leslie-jordan-dead-will-grace-cat-me-kat-1235247498/

Angela Lansbury, Star of Film, Stage and ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ Dies at 96
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/arts/angela-lansbury-dead.html

Art Laboe Dies; His ‘Oldies But Goodies’ Show Ruled the L.A. Airwaves
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-10/art-laboe-dead

Ben Feigin, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Executive Producer, Dies at 47
https://variety.com/2022/tv/obituaries-people-news/ben-feigin-dead-schitts-creek-1235414601/

Patrick Haggerty Dies: Regarded As First Openly Gay Country Singer Was 78
https://deadline.com/2022/11/patrick-haggerty-dies-man-widely-regarded-as-first-openly-gay-country-singer-was-78-1235161683/

Ian Whittaker, Set Decorator on ‘Alien,’ ‘Howards End’ and ‘Tommy,’ Dies at 94
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ian-whittaker-dead-alien-howards-end-1235250185/