Which Way, L.A.?
Hollywood and Silicon Valley's Unhappy Marriage
More and more consumers want entertainment over the Internet, and Silicon Valley's tech companies are happy to oblige. But it's Hollywood that produces quality content. Can they co-exist or are they on a collision course?
By Warren Olney • • 27m ListenMore and more consumers want entertainment over the Internet, and Silicon Valley's tech companies are happy to oblige. But it's Hollywood that produces quality content. Can they co-exist or are they on a collision course?
Also, Paramount has now cancelled showings of a film lampooning a North Korean dictator. We hear more about the ripple-affect of the cyber attack on Sony, and talk with the longest-serving wrongfully incarcerated prisoner in California history.
Photos: Composite of Hollywood (Pixabay) and YouTube (Rego Korosi)
In this episode
3 storiesHow Filmmakers View Sony's Decision to Pull "The Interview"
The government now says it's "99% certain" that the vast and sophisticated cyber attack against Sony Pictures was the work of North Korea. A subsequent threat to movie theaters led Sony to cancel tonight's premiere and the Christmas Day general release of The Interview .
Read the story7 minWhy Can't Hollywood and Silicon Valley Just Get Along?
More and more consumers are going to the Internet for entertainment, turning away from movie theaters and TV. Hollywood is losing control of its distribution model. Silicon Valley distributors are trying to produce content, but they can't match the quality that comes out of Hollywood. Can they learn to live with each other?
Read the story14 minExonerated, 36 Years Later
Michael Hanline is the longest-serving prisoner in California history to be wrongfully incarcerated: 36 years for a murder he says he didn't commit. Late last month, the California Innocence Project helped him to be set free.
Read the story6 min
