Many people have heard celebrities or others associated with the entertainment business speak of their agents. While this type of professional is spoken about frequently, few people might realize the roles they play. In fact, agents perform several tasks including:...
For many years, 67 to be exact, actors could count on receiving residual checks when commercials, movies, or television shows they worked on aired, in addition to their payment for working on the project. Though it was never a completely reliable source of income,...
Back in 1998, an oddity came on the scene. Netflix began as an Internet-based movie rental business that intended to compete with Blockbuster video. In the years since, Netflix has evolved considerably. Today, the tech and entertainment giant provides video streaming...
The entertainment industry is quickly becoming one of America’s largest exports. It is also accounting for a larger and larger portion of the US GDP. Like all other sectors, technology is having a strong impact on entertainment as it begins to remold and reshape...
According to an article in Forbes, an in-depth study slated to be published in 2019 takes a look at media trends in the U.S. market according to Pepperdine’s Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture. This work focuses on revenues for video...