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The Business of Television

The Business of Television is a 2018 book by television executive, Harvard lecturer, and lawyer Ken Basin detailing the business, financial, and legal structure of the US television business and how the economics of the industry is changing.[1][2] A second edition was published September 19, 2024 and expands on the first edition's 320 pages to 644 pages with information on the evolving streaming television business.[3]

The Business of Television
AuthorKen Basin
GenreBusiness, Arts, Humanities, Law
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date
July 16, 2018
Pages320
ISBN0815368666

Overview

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The chapters of the 1st edition book are:

  1. A Beginner's Guide to the Television Industry
  2. The Life Cycle of a Television Series
  3. The Intellectual Property Context of Television (Or, When Do You Need to Acquire Underlying Rights?)
  4. Underlying Rights Agreements
  5. Talent Agreements
  6. Backend
  7. Exclusive Studio-Talent Relationships
  8. Network and Streaming Licenses and Studio Co-Production Agreements
  9. Sample Economic Model
  10. Unscripted Television

The 2nd edition of the book expands on the 1st edition with information about the evolving streaming business, reflects the impacts of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The chapters of the 2nd edition book are:

  1. A Beginner's Guide to the Television Industry
  2. Streaming: The End, Present, and Future of Television
  3. How Television is Developed, Produced, and Distributed (and How Streaming Broke Television Distribution)
  4. The Intellectual Property Context of Television (Or, When Do You Need to Acquire Underlying Rights?)
  5. Underlying Rights Deals
  6. Writing and Non-Writing Producing Deals
  7. Directing and Production Management Deals
  8. Acting and Casting Deals
  9. Backend
  10. Overall and First Look Deals
  11. Network and Streaming License and Studio Co-Production Deals
  12. Unscripted Television
  13. On Negotiation

References

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  1. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (2018-07-31). "Listen: 'The Business of Television' Author Reveals How Peak TV Shook Up Studio Dealmaking". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  2. ^ Variety Staff (2024-09-11). "'Business of Television' Author Updates Book to Reflect a Very Different Hollywood Era". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  3. ^ Low, Elaine. "A Business Affairs Exec: How to Bring TV Back from the Brink". theankler.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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