AGAINST THE INDUSTRY’S NEW POWER PRAYER
PRAYER PLAYER.
PLAYER. NBC’S JOE FRYER JOINS US TO
NBC’S JOE FRYER JOINS US TO EXPLAIN.
EXPLAIN. >> FOR MOVIE BUFFS THE ACADEMY
>> FOR MOVIE BUFFS THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE A MUST-SEE, A
AWARDS ARE A MUST-SEE, A CELEBRATION OF THE ENTIRE
CELEBRATION OF THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY, BUT WITH STREAMING
INDUSTRY, BUT WITH STREAMING SERVICES LIKE NETFLIX NOW MAJOR
SERVICES LIKE NETFLIX NOW MAJOR PLAYERS ALONGSIDE TRADITIONAL
PLAYERS ALONGSIDE TRADITIONAL STUDIOS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST
STUDIOS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS
NAMES IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS APPARENTLY PLANNING TO SPEAK OUT
APPARENTLY PLANNING TO SPEAK OUT TRYING TO PUSH OUT THE NEW OSCAR
TRYING TO PUSH OUT THE NEW OSCAR COMPETITION.
COMPETITION. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING LEGENDARY FILMMAKER STEVEN
LEGENDARY FILMMAKER STEVEN SPIELBERG MAY BE PREPARING TO
SPIELBERG MAY BE PREPARING TO FACE OFF AGAINST THE WORLD OF
FACE OFF AGAINST THE WORLD OF STREAMING.
STREAMING. SPIELBERG IS EXPECTED TO ADVISE
SPIELBERG IS EXPECTED TO ADVISE THE FILM ACADEMY THAT MOVIES
THE FILM ACADEMY THAT MOVIES FROM STREAMING SERVICES LIKE
FROM STREAMING SERVICES LIKE NETFLIX’S "ROMA" FRESH AFTER ITS
NETFLIX’S "ROMA" FRESH AFTER ITS OSCAR SUCCESS SHOULD NOT BE
OSCAR SUCCESS SHOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACADEMY AWARDS.
ELIGIBLE FOR ACADEMY AWARDS. INSTEAD THEY SHOULD COMPETE FOR
INSTEAD THEY SHOULD COMPETE FOR THE EMMY AWARDS WHICH INCLUDE TV
THE EMMY AWARDS WHICH INCLUDE TV MOVIES.
MOVIES. A SPOKESPERSON FOR SPIELBERG’S
A SPOKESPERSON FOR SPIELBERG’S PROTECTION COMPANY SAYS THE
PROTECTION COMPANY SAYS THE THREE-TIME OSCAR WINNER FEELS
THREE-TIME OSCAR WINNER FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT THE SITUATION
STRONGLY ABOUT THE SITUATION ADDING HE’LL BE HAPPY IF THE
ADDING HE’LL BE HAPPY IF THE OTHERS WILL JOIN HIS CAMPAIGN.
OTHERS WILL JOIN HIS CAMPAIGN. THE FAMED DIRECTOR WHO
THE FAMED DIRECTOR WHO REPRESENTS THE DIRECTORS ON THE
REPRESENTS THE DIRECTORS ON THE ACADEMY BOARD HAS SPOKEN OUT
ACADEMY BOARD HAS SPOKEN OUT ABOUT STREAMING SERVICES IN THE
ABOUT STREAMING SERVICES IN THE PAST TELLING ITV NEWS LAST
PAST TELLING ITV NEWS LAST MARCH.
MARCH. >> ONCE YOU COMMIT TO A
>> ONCE YOU COMMIT TO A TELEVISION FORMAT, YOU’RE A TV
TELEVISION FORMAT, YOU’RE A TV MOVIE.
MOVIE. YOU CERTAINLY IF A GOOD SHOW
YOU CERTAINLY IF A GOOD SHOW DESERVE AN EMMY BUT NOT AN
DESERVE AN EMMY BUT NOT AN OSCAR.
OSCAR. I DON’T BELIEVE THE FILMS THAT
I DON’T BELIEVE THE FILMS THAT ARE GIVEN TOKEN QUALIFICATIONS
ARE GIVEN TOKEN QUALIFICATIONS IN A COUPLE OF THEATERS FOR LESS
IN A COUPLE OF THEATERS FOR LESS THAN A WEEK SHOULD QUALIFY FOR
THAN A WEEK SHOULD QUALIFY FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION.
THE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION. >> Reporter: AT THIS YEAR’S
>> Reporter: AT THIS YEAR’S CEREMONY NETFLIX SOARED WINNING
CEREMONY NETFLIX SOARED WINNING FOUR OSCARS TIEING FOR THE MOST
FOUR OSCARS TIEING FOR THE MOST BY ANY STUDIO.
BY ANY STUDIO. THE COMPANY’S FILM "ROMA" WITH
THE COMPANY’S FILM "ROMA" WITH ITS LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE
ITS LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE WAS UP FOR TEN NOMINATIONS
WAS UP FOR TEN NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE AND
INCLUDING BEST PICTURE AND NOTCHED THREE WINS INCLUDING
NOTCHED THREE WINS INCLUDING BEST DIRECTOR FOR ALFONSO
BEST DIRECTOR FOR ALFONSO CUARON.
CUARON. IN AN ERA WHEN MORE CONTENT THAN
IN AN ERA WHEN MORE CONTENT THAN EVER IS AVAILABLE AT THE CLICK
EVER IS AVAILABLE AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON, A-LIST -- ARE
OF A BUTTON, A-LIST -- ARE BRINGING THEIR ART TO THE
BRINGING THEIR ART TO THE MASSES.
MASSES. OSCAR NOMINATED FILMMAKER AVA
OSCAR NOMINATED FILMMAKER AVA DUVERNAY TWEETED ONE OF THE
DUVERNAY TWEETED ONE OF THE THINGS I VALUE ABOUT NETFLIX IS
THINGS I VALUE ABOUT NETFLIX IS IT DISTRIBUTES BLACK WORK FAR
IT DISTRIBUTES BLACK WORK FAR AND WIDE, ADDING I’VE HAD JUST
AND WIDE, ADDING I’VE HAD JUST ONE FILM DISTRIBUTED WIDE
ONE FILM DISTRIBUTED WIDE INTERNATIONALLY, NOT SELMA, NOT
INTERNATIONALLY, NOT SELMA, NOT WRINKLE, IT WAS 13th BY NETFLIX.
WRINKLE, IT WAS 13th BY NETFLIX. THAT MATTERS.
THAT MATTERS. BUT AS THE OLD HOLLYWOOD VERSUS
BUT AS THE OLD HOLLYWOOD VERSUS THE NEW REALITY DEBATE RAGES ON
THE NEW REALITY DEBATE RAGES ON SPIELBERG’S INFLUENCE CANNOT BE
SPIELBERG’S INFLUENCE CANNOT BE IGNORED.
IGNORED. >> E.T. HOME PHONE.
>> E.T. HOME PHONE. >> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR’S
>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR’S ESTEEMED BODY OF WORK SPANS
ESTEEMED BODY OF WORK SPANS GENERATIONS OF CINEMA FANS, HIS
GENERATIONS OF CINEMA FANS, HIS ICONIC FILMS EARNING BILLIONS AT
ICONIC FILMS EARNING BILLIONS AT BOX OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD.
BOX OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD. >> CAN I ASK YOU A HYPOTHETICAL
>> CAN I ASK YOU A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION?
QUESTION? >> Reporter: AND HIS STREAMING
>> Reporter: AND HIS STREAMING GIANTS MAKE THEIR MARKS DURING
GIANTS MAKE THEIR MARKS DURING AWARDS SEASON A HOLLYWOOD HEAVY
AWARDS SEASON A HOLLYWOOD HEAVY WEIGHT WHOSE WORK HELPED DEFINE
WEIGHT WHOSE WORK HELPED DEFINE THE TRADITIONAL THEATER
THE TRADITIONAL THEATER EXPERIENCE IS FLEXING HIS
EXPERIENCE IS FLEXING HIS MUSCLE.
MUSCLE. >> I’M NOT SURE THAT YOU CAN
>> I’M NOT SURE THAT YOU CAN REALLY PUT THIS GENIE BACK IN
REALLY PUT THIS GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE.
THE BOTTLE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN AND THEY REALLY BELIEVE
SPOKEN AND THEY REALLY BELIEVE THE FUTURE NEEDS TO BE STREAMED.
THE FUTURE NEEDS TO BE STREAMED. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING NETFLIX IS HITTING BACK TWEETING
NETFLIX IS HITTING BACK TWEETING WE LOVE CINEMA.
WE LOVE CINEMA. HERE ARE SOME THINGS WE ALSO
HERE ARE SOME THINGS WE ALSO LOVE, ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO
LOVE, ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN’T ALWAYS AFFORD OR LIVE IN
CAN’T ALWAYS AFFORD OR LIVE IN TOWNS WITHOUT THEATERS LETTING
TOWNS WITHOUT THEATERS LETTING EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ENJOY
EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ENJOY RELEASES AT THE SAME TIME,
RELEASES AT THE SAME TIME, GIVING FILMMAKERS MORE WAYS TO
GIVING FILMMAKERS MORE WAYS TO SHARE ART.
SHARE ART. THESE THINGS ARE NOT MUTUALLY
THESE THINGS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
EXCLUSIVE. WE’VE REACHED OUT TO SPIELBERG,
WE’VE REACHED OUT TO SPIELBERG, HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY, AND THE
HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY, AND THE ACADEMY FOR COMMENT AND HAVE NOT
ACADEMY FOR COMMENT AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.
HEARD BACK. >> THANK YOU, JOE, WOW.
>> THANK YOU, JOE, WOW. >> AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW THE
>> AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW THE RULTS
RULTS RULES AND THEY RELEASE THEM INTO
RULES AND THEY RELEASE THEM INTO THEATERS, IT’S FAIR GAME.
THEATERS, IT’S FAIR GAME. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I THINK ONE OF THE CHIEF
>> I THINK ONE OF THE CHIEF COMPLAINTS ALSO IS THEY
COMPLAINTS ALSO IS THEY APPARENTLY SPENT SO MUCH ON
