#26
Posted: 7/3/07 at 2:58pm
"Also, I think this speaks to the need to record all shows and release on DVD."
I strongly agree, I would like to see this become common practice. Broadway seems very reluctant to embrace the 21st century media universe. Why not film every Broadway show and release a DVD 6 months after it closes? I think this would add far more revenue than would be lost by "competition". Of course this would require some imaginative thinking on the part of producers and the theatrical unions, so it would be a challenge.
Imagine being able to pre-order a DVD of the show you're watching at the theater, there's a revenue stream for you.
Eventually these shows could wind up on a 24 hour a day Broadway cable network. There's a desperate need for "content" for all these new media outlets, and yet some of the best writing and performances in the world vanish forever from Broadway every year.
The best part is all those people with those amazing bootleg DVDs would have less to brag about.
I strongly agree, I would like to see this become common practice. Broadway seems very reluctant to embrace the 21st century media universe. Why not film every Broadway show and release a DVD 6 months after it closes? I think this would add far more revenue than would be lost by "competition". Of course this would require some imaginative thinking on the part of producers and the theatrical unions, so it would be a challenge.
Imagine being able to pre-order a DVD of the show you're watching at the theater, there's a revenue stream for you.
Eventually these shows could wind up on a 24 hour a day Broadway cable network. There's a desperate need for "content" for all these new media outlets, and yet some of the best writing and performances in the world vanish forever from Broadway every year.
The best part is all those people with those amazing bootleg DVDs would have less to brag about.
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