Global Cinema: Live Theater Productions Enjoying HD Broadcast Run
By Dennis Kuba
February 13, 2012
February 13, 2012
- The Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcasts began in 2006 in fewer than 200 theaters worldwide. The live broadcasts have exploded to 1,600 venues in 54 countries, which earned $11 million in the 2010-2011 season.
- The Met’s success has other theater producers creating their own HD performances. The National Theater in London will have six shows this season. Some shows will broadcast live and others delayed from hours to weeks.
- While the hope is for additional income for everyone involved in theater production, there are concerns that audiences will be cannibalized. Moreover, there are still challenges obtaining the rights from all the stakeholders.
- Still, at least two companies are specializing in theater broadcasts hoping to capitalize on the emerging market opportunities.
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We’ve been screening productions from New York and London with great success at Monmouth University in New Jersey. There isn’t much of a student turnout, but there’s a consistent local audience interested in opera and live theater.
We’ve been screening productions from New York and London with great success at Monmouth University in New Jersey. There isn’t much of a student turnout, but there’s a consistent local audience interested in opera and live theater.
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