This certainly wasn't the year I anticipated.
Nearly a year ago, I suspected 2023 was going to be mostly about the continuing global expansion of the television business, along with the ongoing financial and growth struggles at some of the larger streaming services.
But much of the year ended up being centered around two extended Hollywood strikes that left large parts of the industry shut down for close to six months. That shutdown and resulting anger over the state of the business led to a lot of hard discussions about what Hollywood needs to do to provide a middle-class income for its workers while still delivering a reasonable revenue stream to investors.
So it's not surprising that nearly all of the most-read stories on AllYourScreens in 2023 were about the strike and the industry turmoil.
But I'd also like to think it's because my reporting on the dual strikes and the issues behind the reshaping of Hollywood were as good as any independent news sites. And in many cases, I was breaking stories before even the much bigger trade publications.
Here are the fifteen most-read stories on AllYourScreens.com in 2023.
15) Why Wasn't Hulu's 'Prey' Released Directly Into Theaters?
14) Op Ed: Why The U.S. Government Should Block A Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Global Merger
13) Warner Bros. Discovery's Impressive Collection Of Zombie TV Networks
12) Is A SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP Deal Really 'In Sight?'
11) Five Takeaways From The SAG-AFTRA Strike
10) Exclusive: An Apple TV+ Executive Talks Streaming, The Strike (Part 2)
9) 'General Hospital' Script Story A Reminder About Fi-Core WGA Members And Daytime Soaps
8) Commentary: The Myth Of 'Longer Seasons Are Better'
7) The Profitability Of Streaming TV And The Innovator's Dilemma
6) WGA To AMPTP: Thanks For Getting That Draft In. Well Told.
5) The Netflix Proposal That Might Have Changed The Strike
4) The Hidden Costs Of Hollywood's Non-Union Global TV Productions
3) AI, Compensation Issues Threaten To Derail SAG-AFTRA Talks (Exclusive)
2) The Proposed SAG-AFTRA Strike-Breaking Letter You've Never Seen (Exclusive)
1) Exclusive: An Apple TV+ Executive Talks Streaming, The Strike & Global Television
