Hollywood unions announce contracts for mobile shows

As much as studios and talent unions like go at it about royalties and such, the truth of the matter is that those addicted to ABC's "Lost" must be teased with tiny morsels of Internet and mobile content -- there's no escaping it. To that end, Hollywood labor types have just finalised contracts with ABC to define payments for actors, writers and directors to be featured in two-minute "mobisodes." Sounds to us like talent will be reimbursed and protected in much the same way they are for traditional episodes, just on a smaller scale. This keeps with the show's producers' aims of keeping the quality up to snuff for the "mobisodes," and is being lauded by both sides as a groundbreaking agreement that should set a good precedent for royalties related to micro content. Now, for the real question: did they consult Locke about this?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2006 12:29PM]

I find a little irony in that this story appears just above the 'ComVu enables live video broadcasts' story on the main page...

...user created content ( canned video podcasts, live mobile broadcasts ) and reality tv are so popular and CHEAP to produce, now may not be the time for greedy labor unions to make traditional products that much more costly.

T

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2006 3:35PM]

Anyone know where to get that image comes from (without the $ signs)? a larger version?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 26th 2006 6:10PM]

The pic is from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_(TV_series)

[paul34 Posted Apr 26th 2006 7:13PM]

Hello,

My name is Henry Gale. These mobisodes will reveal nothing of what is really going on - you have no idea what is in store...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 27th 2006 8:30AM]

The Lost character Henry Gale is played by actor Michael Emerson.

The character's name, Henry Gale, is the name of Auntie Em's husband from the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

In one episode of Lost, Henry Gale mentions getting to the island on a balloon. The Wizard of Oz also arrived in Oz in a balloon. Australia, where flight 815 originated from, is also refered to as "Oz".