Re: TV news for June 17-22, 2024

On 6/22/24 4:58 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

Kevin Costner "Disappointed" In Handling Of Yellowstone Exit Rumors:
"Nobody On Their Side Ever Stepped Up To Defend What I Did For Them"
[Paramount Network]  (June 19)

 You fucked them over?

Actually they fucked him over just as much. Let's just say, it's not as simple as "Costner's at fault" - there's blame on both sides.

Homicide: Life On The Street Coming To Streaming, David Simon Says
(June 18)

 

https://deadline.com/2024/06/homicide-life-on-the-streets-streaming-nbc-music-rights-1235977582/

 

["'Homicide: Life On the Street' is coming to streaming, according to
David Simon, author of 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets,' the
book on which the show created by Paul Attanasio was based. In a new
post on social media, Simon said that NBC had cleared the music used on
the series, and it would be coming to a streaming platform, with
NBCUniversal's Peacock the logical home."]

 Lemme guess: Re-licensing cost four times as much as the entire
production budget in the first place.

Yes, this has been a pure music rights licensing issue.
For example, I remember H:LOTS is the first place I ever heard Soul Coughing's "Super Bon Bon"...