Entertainment & Sports
Mar. 13, 2025
Hollywood faces uncertainty as streaming struggles shape entertainment industry's future
The entertainment industry in 2025 faces significant challenges, including declining streaming returns, theatrical film struggles, reduced California film production, evolving talent compensation models, and ongoing debates over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Gary Goldberger
Attorney, Law Offices of Gary G. Goldberger
Entertainment Law
He was previously an entertainment industry executive and independent producer, as well as a legal counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary.
In the last several years, the entertainment industry has suffered upheaval due to COVID-19 and the labor strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. This article identifies just a few of the issues facing the industry in 2025.
1. Declining streaming returns/mergers: A fast-growing portion of the business has been the digital streaming services. Major studios (Disney, Paramount, Comcast Universal, and Warner Brothers Discovery) and tech companies (Apple, Amazon) ...
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