Can 'Skyscraper Live' Revitalize the Emmy Variety Special Categories?
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Michael Schneider
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Summary
This article examines how streaming services' renewed focus on live events is impacting the Emmy Awards' variety special categories. It discusses the historical context of live television, the rise of on-demand streaming, and how 'Skyscraper Live' could potentially bring fresh energy to what has become a predictable awards landscape. The piece questions whether live streaming events can revitalize the variety category at the Emmys.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledYou can't help smiling — with a slightly arched brow — at the streamers' recent obsession with live events.
Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen.
Streaming, on the other hand, was created specifically with an on-demand mindset: Watch what you want, when you want; no time slot necessary.
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