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Number Of U.S. Scripted TV Season Orders Has Nearly Halved Since 2019; “Displacement Of Hollywood” Floated By Ampere Research
The number of scripted TV seasons being ordered in the U.S. has nearly halved since 2019, according to new research from Ampere Analysis, which revealed a “Hollywood displacement” as in…
Hollywood virtually shut down for the latter half of 2023 due to the writers and actors strikes but the Ampere research suggested the slowdown is more terminal, called it an “abrupt end to peak TV” and pointed in particular to the decline in orders from the streamers. “The more terminal decline is originating from the SVoD services,” said Ampere, with Netflix reducing its show releases from 107 in 2022 to just 68 in 2023 – a drop that cannot be blamed on strike action as it took place during the first half of the year. “The strikes are partly the cause but also conceal the broader story of internationalisation and the decentring of Hollywood as the core of the world’s TV industry,” Ampere said.
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