The Business of Television

Preamble

Making television entertainment is a team sport. The process of developing, producing, and distributing original television programming is a collaboration among literally hundreds of individuals—producers, directors, writers, actors, artisans, craftspeople, drivers, and more. And behind those individuals are a series of executive teams employed by the studios and networks behind those shows—development executives who help craft the story and creative direction of a proposed series; “current” executives who foster the show’s creative direction once in production; production executives who help set and manage budgets and translate a creative vision into a physical production plan; lawyers who help document agreements and identify and manage ...