The system will use game mechanics to engage users — people will be able to earn “points” each time the assistant shares one of their answers. – CNBC
Tag: 09.12.19
Why Is Netflix Canceling So Many Shows?
The more original shows Netflix orders, the more likely it is to cancel those that don’t perform well. The company relies on an “efficiency metric” to decide what shows should be kept and which should go. If a series is able to retain subscribers with a risk of leaving or bring in new subscribers (like Stranger Things), it gets renewed. If it can’t, it’s probably going to be canceled. – The Verge
Behind The Feud Between DC’s Mayor And The City’s Arts Commission
“The latest episode is tied to the fight for control of the commission, which will shift from the mayor’s office to an independent agency Oct. 1,” pursuant to legislation by the city council. The council did this because, “last year, [Mayor Muriel Bowser] proposed creating a broader office for the arts, which would include culinary and other creative endeavors, and making the commission an advisory council.” – The Washington Post
Turkey Moves Ahead With Dam That Will Flood 10,000-Year-Old City
“The ancient city of Hasankeyf, which sits on the banks of the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey, is believed to be one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements.” Yet it could be flooded within weeks as work continues on the long-controversial Ilisu dam project. – Smithsonian Magazine
Lyric Opera Of Chicago Names Music Director To Succeed Retiring Andrew Davis
Davis, now 77, will have been music director and principal conductor at Lyric for 21 years when he retires at the end of next season (2020-21) Succeeding him will be Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola, 51. – Chicago Tribune
EU Bans Resale Of Ebooks
“In a move that will be welcome news to publishers and other rights holders, advocate general Maciej Szpunar has ruled sites such as Tom Kabinet that sell second-hand ebooks ‘unlawful under EU law.'” – Publishers Weekly
How Can The Arts Be More Diverse When The Structure Isn’t Set Up For It?
This leads us to the most critical question: if most arts leaders are white, and diversity is the business of leaders, what is required of our leaders to effect change? – ArtsHub
Lyric Opera Of Chicago Picks A New Music Director
Enrique Mazzola, who is currently the principal guest conductor at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin and was until recently artistic and music director of the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France in Paris, declined to give his age, describing himself as “old enough to take the position of music director, and young enough to take it with energy and enthusiasm.” – The New York Times
Disney Wants To Limit Profit Sharing For Creators Of Hit Shows
Show creators traditionally get big payouts when a really popular show gets syndicated and sold over and over again. Disney wants to pay more up front and limit the back end. Creators aren’t happy. – Los Angeles Times
Is This The Last Botticelli Left In Private Hands?
This portrait of a 15th-century Greek-Italian poet-soldier has, for the past dozen years, been on loan to the Prado from the Spanish collector Doña Helena Cambó de Guardans, who hopes to get $30 million for it (and hopes Spain will let it out of the country). – The Art Newspaper