It's all a bit back-of-an-envelope, but it's a good starting point for discussion. What it boils down to is that I don't think you can make your money back if you're spending more than three-quarters of a million an episode. And according to this week's Variety, the current spend on a US primetime TV series is averaging about $2.75m an episode.
Mad Pulp Bastard Bill Cunningham is also a good person to watch for information about D2DVD financial models.
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Earlier this year I did some thinking about business models for D2DVD series. Then I did some actual number-crunching.
It's all a bit back-of-an-envelope, but it's a good starting point for discussion. What it boils down to is that I don't think you can make your money back if you're spending more than three-quarters of a million an episode. And according to this week's Variety, the current spend on a US primetime TV series is averaging about $2.75m an episode.
Mad Pulp Bastard Bill Cunningham is also a good person to watch for information about D2DVD financial models.