【用新聞學英文】Thousands of Celebrities Sell Video Messages Online 數千位名人在線上販售影音簡訊

✋Article With much of the entertainment industry on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, websites like Cameo, which let people pay to receive personal messages from celebrities, have seen an increase in business. Started in 2017, Cameo lets users choose from over 30,000 celebrities to receive a video message from. When a user has chosen a celebrity, they have up to 250 characters to describe what they want the celebrity to say and do. The price of a Cameo video starts from $1 and increases depending on the celebrity. Caitlyn Jenner is the most expensive celebrity on the website, with a message costing $2,500. A video from rapper Snoop Dogg costs $900. Actress Lindsay Lohan is available for $355, and a message from skateboarder Tony Hawk is $200. Some celebrities will also let users pay to chat with them. According to Broadbandchoices, by the end of July 2020, comedian and actor Michael Rapaport had gotten almost $250,000 from Cameo videos — more than any other celebrity. Each video from Rapaport costs $199. According to Fast Company, the number of celebrities signing up to Cameo increased by 160% in March as sports and movies were stopped by the coronavirus pandemic. Cameo has said it expects to get more than $100 million in bookings this year. The company takes 25% of the money from each booking. ✋Summary 由於新冠病毒疫情的關係，許多娛樂產業都在暫停的階段。然而，像是Cameo的網站在生意上，則有所成長，這種平台，讓人們付錢，以收到名人發送的簡訊Cameo影音的價格從1美金起跳，並根據不同名人來增加。 Caitlyn Jenner是該網站上最貴的名人，一封簡訊要價2,500美金。 饒舌歌手Snoop Dogg的影音則要價900美金。演員Lindsay Lohan的價格則為355美金。 ✋Words & Phrases hiatus 間斷, 間隙 character 字 rapper 饒舌歌手 ----- #每周二、四更新 #歡迎留言給Neil ----- 主持人：陳彣 (Neil) ----- Apple｜Spotify｜Google｜KKBOX｜Fistory｜SoundOn 搜尋訂閱：英語Follow me ----- ▍教育電臺 ▍官網:https://bit.ly/39ISswV ▍粉絲團:https://bit.ly/nerpodcastlink ▍線上收聽:https://bit.ly/3cyxBhE Powered by Firstory Hosting