The Tv Critics Affiliation has canceled its deliberate 2025 Winter TCA press tour after failing to attend key networks, studios and streamers prepared to attend the semi-annual occasion. It is the newest blow to the TCA group, which has struggled to placed on a robust press tour in recent times after the double blow of the Covid-19-19 pandemic, adopted by double Hollywood strikes.
In a letter to members of the TCA, Tv Critics Affiliation. President Jacqueline Cutler blamed the cancellations on Hollywood’s “deep contraction.” Whereas there have been a number of streamers, networks and studio commitments, it wasn’t sufficient for a full press tour. We wish to respect the members’ plans, in order a Board we have now determined to make this resolution earlier than the early November deadline.
Cutler added that TCA plans to carry a summer season 2025 tour and that executives are nonetheless “working exhausting” to return to occasions.
TCA was in a position to maintain press conferences in February and July this yr, returning to a standard semi-annual calendar after having to cancel the 2023 summer season TCA press convention because of the Hollywood strike.
The TCA usually holds one winter and one summer season press tour every year, which options forged members, writers, administrators, and producers from a number of collection at completely different networks and streamers, in addition to Q&As with community executives. The occasion went digital in 2020 because of the pandemic, however returned to an in-person occasion within the winter of 2023 earlier than having to cancel once more that summer season.
This yr’s TCA Awards have been held in individual this July for the primary time since 2019, however the summer season 2024 press tour was shorter than traditional, with solely a handful of media displaying up. This summer season’s occasion is barely per week lengthy and options shows from Disney Leisure Tv, CBS, NBC, PBS, Hallmark, Starz, CBS Studios and a handful of smaller audio system.
Here is Cutler’s full memo to members:
Pricey TCA Members,
We write in regards to the disappointing information that the Winter TCA Tour has been cancelled.
As you recognize, Hollywood is in deep contraction. Whereas there have been a number of streamers, networks and studio commitments, it wasn’t sufficient for a full press tour. We wish to respect the members’ plans, in order a board we have now determined to make this resolution earlier than the early November deadline.
I wish to spotlight what members who attended final February and July already know – these have been nice journeys. The executives I spoke to have been very optimistic in regards to the final two press conferences. What’s extra, everybody has emphasised desirous to tour in the summertime of 2025, and we’re already engaged on that.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Cutler
