Netflix Leads Streaming's Push
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
LATIMES.COM FRIDAY,JULY13, 2018 A7 EMMY NOMINATIONS Erica Parise Netflix THE HIT SERIES “GLOW, ”which starsBetty Galpin and Alison Brie as female wrestlers, shows the sheer varietyofcontent in Netflix’s extensive stable. Netflix leads streaming’s push [Emmys, from A1] series“TheMarvelous Mrs. any series in television, with Maisel.” 22,including for the most “Weare extremely proud covetedcategory: drama. that theTelevision Academy The Netflix win reflects honored so many of our tal- the sheer volume of shows entedactors, creators and thatthe popularstreaming craftspeople across anum- service runs and under- ber of Amazon series,” said scores the strength of its Jennifer Salke, head of Ama- strategytooffer something zon Studios. for everyone. Netflix pulled Thenominations were in nominations for high-pro- “another notchinstream- file series, including “The ing’s belt,” said Warren Crown” and“GLOW,”but Littlefield, an executivepro- alsofor smaller-scale fare, ducer of “The Handmaid’s suchas“Somebody Feed Tale,” who ran NBC Enter- Phil” and the acclaimed doc- tainment duringits heady umentary “Icarus.” years in the 19 90swhenthe “Netflix is just flooding HBO Myung J. Chun Los Angeles Times networkfeatured“Seinfeld” the marketwith program- “GAMEOFTHRONES” continued itsrecord-set- “SOMEBODYFEEDPHIL” was ahit forNetflix, and “Friends.” ming,” said Deana Myers, ting pace forracking up Emmynodsfor HBO. starring noted foodie/TV exec Phil Rosenthal. Netflix,Huluand Ama- television analyst with Ka- zon Studios combined gan, aresearch arm of S&P fetched 161nominations, Global Market Intelligence. Littlefield said, noting the And it’s spending billions Big Four broadcastnet- of dollars morethanother works —ABC,CBS,NBC networks combined to do so. and Fox—combined to cap- The Los Gatos, Calif., com- ture 159nominations. panyprojected that it would “It feels likethisisjust the pay about $8 billion on con- beginning for streaming to tent in 2018 ,upfrom$6bil- put its stamponcontent cre- lionin2017. However, are- ation andcontentpresenta- cent Goldman Sachs report tion,” Littlefield said. estimatedthat Netflix could NBCranked thirdin spend $12billionto$13 bil- Emmy nominationswith78, liononcontent this year.In with strong showingsfor contrast, HBO spends familydrama “This Is Us,” about $2 billion ayear for perennial favorite“Saturday programming, including li- Night Live,” andlivespecial censing fees for Hollywood “JesusChristSuperstar.” movies, accordingtoKagan. HBO HBO FX had 50 nominations, Emmy nominations, in LARRYDAVID finds himself in the middle of things EVAN RACHEL WOOD and James Marsden in a including“TheAssassina- many ways, have become big again in his HBOseries “Curb Yo ur Enthusiasm.” scene from Emmys fave “Westworld” on HBO. tion of Gianni Versace: business. Netflix spent lav- American Crime Story.” ishly —well over $15million, gramming Sunday nights CBSgarnered 34, while ABC according to industryinsid- wasarelic from an earlier had 31. ers —topromote its shows, Nominations by show By network era. “He wantsthemnot just Even though HBO came morethandouble what to dominateSunday nights, in second in total nomina- HBO,cablenetwork FX and he wantsHBO to have a tions, it performed strongly others individuallyspent on “Game of Thrones” (HBO).....................................................................22 Netflix..................................112 viewership presence in topcategories,and its “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)................................................................21 HBO......................................108 their Emmy campaigns. throughout the week,” she drama “Westworld” came in “Westworld” (HBO) .................................................................................21 NBC......................................78 This year,Netflix flooded said. just behind “Game of “The Handmaid’sTale”(Hulu)..............................................................20 FX Networks.......................50 Television Academymem- Traditional TV giants Thrones,” with 21 nomina- “TheAssassination of Gianni CBS.......................................34 bers with DVDs and rented a recognize thatstreaming tions, including for drama. Versace AmericanCrime Story” (FX) .................................................18 ABC......................................31 soundstageatRaleigh Stu- “Atlanta”(FX)...........................................................................................16 Hulu ......................................27 services have gained favor Three HBO comediesdrew dios in LosAngeles,whereit “TheMarvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Prime Video).....................................14 Prime Video........................22 with consumersbecauseof nominations in the comedy built extravagant exhibits “Barry” (HBO) ..........................................................................................13 Showtime............................21 their lowersubscription fees category, including the featuringshows suchas “The Crown” (Netflix).............................................................................13 National Geographic.........17 and breadthofcontent freshman “Barry,”which “The Crown,” “Godless,” “J esus ChristSuperstarLiveinConcert”(NBC)..............................13 Fox.........................................16 available to watch. drew 13 nominations,the “GLOW” and “Ozark.” The “Godless” (Netflix)..................................................................................12 VH1 .......................................12 Walt Disney Co. has been quirky LarryDavid show wooing included panel dis- “StrangerThings” (Netflix) ...................................................................12 CNN......................................10 battling Comcast Corp., “CurbYourEnthusiasm,” cussions with prominent owner of NBCUniversal, and “Silicon Valley.” members of the cast and over hugechunksofRupert “The qualityofHBO’s producers in early June. landed an acting nomina- what to watchamidthe sea With AT&T nowatthe Murdoch’s21stCenturyFox shows has not gone down,” Therewas evenaquestion- tion for “Ozark.” This spring, of 450original series being helm, HBOhas found itself empire,including Fox’spro- said Myers, the analyst. and-answer sessionwith the streaming service even produced this year. under the microscope in lific television studio, which “And HBOstill has several Jamie Foxx and Barbra scored aproducing deal with “Wecongratulate our cre- ways that it hasn’t been be- produces suchshows as marqueeshows: ‘Westworld’ Streisand.Netflix also former PresidentObama ativepartners on theirun- fore. NBC’s“This Is Us,” ABC’s and ‘Game of Thrones.’ ” snappedupmarqueebill- and his wife, Michelle. precedented success today,” At arecent townhall “Modern Family”and Fox’s Last year,HBO had 111 board displays alongthe “Netflix has been very ag- said Netflix chief content of- meeting with HBOstaff in “The Simpsons.” nominations and 29 wins. Sunset Strip to advertise its gressiveindemonstrating ficer TedSarandos in a NewYork, John Stankey —a PartofDisney’s rationale HBO’struetest will come shows. its intention to be aserious statement. “Weare particu- topAT&Texecutivewho is in bidding $71billion for on Sept. 17 when the 70th The companyripped a player in television,” said larly enthused to seethe nowrunning WarnerMedia much of Foxistobuild an ar- Primetime Emmy Awards page out of HBO’splaybook Martha Lauzen, aSan Diego breadth of our program- —promisedagreater invest- senal of programming to will takeplace at the Micro- by recognizing that big bill- Stateprofessor.“It seemsin- ming celebrated with nomi- ment at HBO but also launchaDisney-branded softTheater in downtown boards, full-pageprint ad- evitable thatNetflix would nations spread across 40 warned employeestobrace streamingservice next year. Los Angeles. vertisements, splashy surpass HBO in terms of newand returning titles themselves for abumpyride. Thedeal also would give Dis- “HBO is very pleased events and otherawards nominations since awards whichshowcase ourvaried “You will work very hard ney controlling interest in withits 10 8nominations, es- showacclaim can be intoxi- are, at leastinpart, anum- and expansive slate.” this next year,” Stankey said, streaming service Hulu, pecially the wide rangeover cating for talent, who are bers game.” TheEmmy nominations according to atranscript of whichlanded arecord27 somany categories,” the net- leaving traditionalTVstu- Beyond the prestigethey come amid asummerof the gathering published by Emmy nominations, includ- work said in astatement. dios to work withNetflix. bring, nominations have afi- great transition in the TV in- the technologysiteRecode. ing 20 for “The Handmaid’s “We’regrateful to all our Duringthe past year, nancialbenefit too. Touting dustry. Telecommunica- “It’s going to be atough year. Tale.” Some critics, believe nominees for making this Netflix has lured suchbig- “Emmy nominated” shows tions giant AT&T in June Imean, it’s going to be alot of the dramabased on the Mar- the eighth year we’vehad10 0 name producers as Shonda helps Netflix marketits took over Time Warner, work to kind of alter and garetAtwoodnovel,may re- nominations or more. We Rhimes (“Grey’s Anato- service in the U.S. and HBO’slongtime parent, and changedirection alittle bit, peat its win from lastyear for look forward to Sept 17 th.” my”), Ryan Murphy (“Glee” abroad.The identification the newmanagement sig- butIthink you’re going to drama series. and “American Horror has morphedintoamodern- naled that it wants HBO to feel reallygoodabout it.” Amazon PrimeVideo Timesstaff writer DavidNg Story”)and, just this week, day “GoodHousekeeping increase its output amid a Myers, the analyst, said also landed arecord22 contributedtothis report. fanfavoriteJason Bateman. Seal of Approval,” which morecompetitiveland- Stankey appeared to be say- nominations, including 14 [email protected] On Thursday,Bateman helps viewers figure out scape. ing that HBO’sfocus on pro- from thefreshman comedy Twitter: @MegJamesLAT.