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Kevin Spacey: 'Television will be fundamentally changed by arrival of Netflix'

Three-quarters of pilot episodes for series in the US do not lead to a sequel. No pilot episode was made for House of Cards, the series with which the on-demand and streaming video channel Netflix finally broke through in America. Major broadcasters refused to make the series without a pilot, but Netflix immediately recognised that there would be a large enough audience for it. That was no fluke, actor Kevin Spacey explains in this video, but a matter of knowing what your audience wants, and certainly ...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

Three-quarters of pilot episodes for series in the US do not lead to a sequel. No pilot episode was made for House of Cards, the series with which the on-demand and streaming video channel Netflix finally broke through in America. Major broadcasters refused to make the series without a pilot, but Netflix immediately recognised that there would be a large enough audience for it. That was no fluke, actor Kevin Spacey explains in this video, but a matter of knowing what your audience wants, and certainly ...

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