Weekly Journal #67

Industry News

Sex Tapes, Hush Money, and Hollywood’s Economy of Secrets (Wired)

Top Hollywood talent agency accused of tolerating sexual harassment, misconduct (LA Times)

Hollywood Agencies Use Analytics to Create New Revenue Streams (Variety)

Roku Hits 53.6M Active Accounts In Q1, Smashing Financial Forecasts (Deadline)

Film

Paramount+ Plans to Debut One Original Movie a Week Beginning in 2022 (Hollywood Reporter)

David Oyelowo Fights for Representation in Family Films (New York Times)

Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? An Investigation (New York Times)

Digital

HBO Max Year One (Deadline)

How subscriptions took over our lives (Vox)

Paramount+ Gain Of 6M Streaming Subscribers As ViacomCBS Beats Wall Street Estimates (Deadline)

In Other News

Another Scheming High-School Mom Has Been Arrested (The Cut)

Broadway Performances Will Return This September (Vulture)

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John Wells