Weekly Journal #99

Industry News

Attorney Jake Levy Talks The Art Of The Deal On Books Developed For Film And TV (Deadline)

UTA Bulks Up With $125M Purchase Of MediaLink (Deadline)

‘Tinderbox’ Review: Remaking a Medium (Wall Street Journal)

Film

Universal Movies Could Hit Peacock as Early as 45 Days After Theatrical (Hollywood Reporter)

How Test Audiences Shaped the Movies We Love (KCRW)

Television

‘Succession,’ ‘Sex And The City’ and the Age of Zombie IP (Variety)

Jeff Garlin Exits ‘The Goldbergs’ Following HR Investigations Into On-Set Behavior (Deadline)

Digital

The Best Podcasts of 2021 (Time)

Why Publishers Like Vox Media Are Merging With Their Biggest Rivals (Washington Post)

In Other News

Inflation Is Near a 40-Year High. Here’s What It Looks Like (Wall Street Journal)

Beware Prophecies of Civil War (Atlantic)

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John Wells