Hollywood is losing out to vidgames, thanks to writers strike
Jan 18th, 2008 by admin
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
It looks like it’s got people turning to videogames instead, which by now is just as well:
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Hollywood writers strike looks like a boon for the DVD and video game industries.
According to a survey released Thursday from new-media consultancy company Interpret, TV viewership has suffered because of the strike, particularly for dramas and sitcoms. Interpret finds that 27% of respondents are spending less time watching network series and 12% are watching less cable and satellite series.
Conversely, 43% of respondents say they are spending more time watching DVD movies and 23% say they’re watching more TV-DVDs. Another 26% say they are spending more time playing video games.
“The strike makes scripted programming more valuable than ever,” Interpret CEO Michael Dowling said. “As top shows disappear from primetime, viewers may go back and view critically lauded TV series they missed the first time around, play more video games or watch more movies on DVD.”
The survey, conducted online January 11-12 among a representative sample of Americans 18-49, the demographic coveted by advertisers, also found that 94% of Americans are aware of the writers strike and that about one-third have changed their media consumption habits as a result.
Remember the Writers’ Guild strike of 1988? Back then, it may have only lasted a short time. This time, I hope it lasts longer, because of all the garbage coming out of Hollywood these days anyway, including movies based on video games as well, I dare say. Honestly, who needs Hollywood anymore?
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