ATT&T said Monday its DirecTV and its U-Verse television business in the third quarter lost a staggering 1.2 million customers, as more consumers cut the cord and migrate to video streaming platforms. – Los Angeles Times
Tag: 10.28.19
Netflix To Let Customers Speed Up/Slow Down Viewing Speeds
Whip through that “Seinfeld” at double speed? Audio books already come with this feature, allowing readers to speed up the playback. But video producers object to the idea as it changes how viewers will see their work. – The Hollywood Reporter
PS1: How An Abandoned School In A Gritty Queens Neighborhood Became MoMA’s Mecca For New Art
“Around 1975, the art curator Alanna Heiss came across a hulking dilapidated schoolhouse in Long Island City during one of her scoping expeditions for exhibit spaces. … Heiss, who came to New York City in the late 1960s, had a reputation for transforming old and funky spaces into dramatic staging grounds for contemporary and experimental art.” And with this one, she outdid herself. – Gothamist
Robert Evans, Large-Living Hollywood Producer Of Landmark Films, Dead At 89
“As Paramount’s head of worldwide production from 1966 to 1975, he was credited with helping lift the company’s sagging fortunes with a staggering variety of popular and often critical hits. … He was long considered one of the savviest production chiefs in Hollywood, but cocaine abuse gradually derailed his career.” – The Washington Post
Start Casting More Trans Actors In Cisgender Roles, Says UK Equity
Said a statement from the actors’ union, “The fact that [a performer] is trans may be completely invisible in the role or production, but it powerfully represents diversity in the industry. This ‘invisible’ diversity is just as important as more physically recognisable forms of diversity.” – The Guardian
Remember When Blockchain Was Going To Change How The World Worked? It Hasn’t
Two years ago, ICOs lured billions of dollars into blockchain companies and spawned a cottage industry of pilot projects. For a while, a blockchain seemed a salve for just about any problem. Many were scams from the start. But even among the more legitimate enterprises, there are relatively few winners. – Wired
In A Surprise Move, Sotheby’s Picks A New CEO
In June, Patrick Drahi, a French-Israeli telecommunications billionaire, took Sotheby’s private in a deal worth $3.7 billion. The purchase, by Mr. Drahi’s BidFair USA, returned the only publicly traded major auction house to private ownership after 31 years on the New York Stock Exchange. – The New York Times
The Vermont House Where People Go To Be In Jane Austen’s World
People come for all sorts of reasons: “One woman clearly thought it was going to be like the movie Austenland and she’d meet her husband here.” – The Guardian
Worse Than 2017: The Getty’s Emergency Response to the Fire on Its Property
Unlike the previous one, which was across the 405 freeway from the Getty, this one is “100% on our side of the 405, immediately north and west of us, and on our property,” according to Lisa Lapin, the Getty Trust’s vice president for communications. – Lee Rosenbaum
“Getty Fire” Update: “Improved but Still Active”
This just in from Lisa Lapin, the Getty Trust’s vice president for communications: “Situation improved, but still active. Fire Department estimates 48-72 hours to control and extinguish. We are going to stay closed tomorrow at both Getty Center and Getty Villa. While we are safe, we want to allow emergency responders space to operate.” – Lee Rosenbaum