Weekly Journal #69
Industry News
3 Big Questions About the WarnerMedia-Discovery Deal (Vulture)
WB vs. Netflix: Streamer Gives Creative Freedom, Data, and ‘Real Partnership’ to the Snyders (Indiewire)
Rotten Tomatoes: Inside its ambition to be a streaming destination (Fast Company)
Film
Shrek Is Love. Shrek Is Life. Shrek Is 20. Time for Trivia. (Vulture)
Television
‘Friends: The Reunion’: HBO Max Unveils Trailer, Key Art For Special Event (Deadline)
TBS and TNT will start airing HBO Max exclusives this summer (Yahoo)
Kaley Cuoco Inks Big New Overall Deal With WB TV As Her Yes, Norman Prods. Ramps Up (Deadline)
In Other News
How Juul Got Vaporized (Time)
Can the News Be Fixed? (Atlantic)
The man who didn’t invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos (LA Times)
How a Review Changed Both Sarah Silverman and Our Critic (New York Times)
Billy Porter Breaks a 14-Year Silence: “This Is What HIV-Positive Looks Like” (Hollywood Reporter)