Weekly Journal #87
Industry News
Discovery CEO David Zaslav on WarnerMedia Deal, Streaming Rollout: “We Don’t Want it to Be Confusing, Touts Studio’s “Cultural Heat” (Deadline)
Paramount+ and Showtime Bundled in Single Service at Teaser Prices Starting at $10/Month (Deadline)
In Now-Stalled Contract Talks With IATSE, AMPTP Proposed More Than Doubling Hours Needed to Qualify for Pension Credits (Deadline)
How Marvel Took Over Cinema and TV (Economist)
Film
Haile Gerima Rejected Racist Hollywood. How Ava Duvernay Is Helping Pay Tribute (LA Times)
HBOMax Documentary Exposes the "Cult" of Gwen Shamblin Lara After Plane Crash (E!)
Television
‘Ted Lasso’ Stars, Writers Score Big Paydays for Season 3 (Hollywood Reporter)
What Metrics Matter Most? TV Industry Grapples with Ratings Shortcomings (Variety)
Digital
Why Captions Are Everywhere on TikTok: ‘Glasses for Your Ears’ (LA Times)
On the Internet, We’re Always Famous (New Yorker)
In Other News
The American West Is Running Out of Water and Big Oil Can Help Fix It (Fast Company)
Odeon Theatrical Will Build the Broadway of the Future with AR (Venture Beat)
North West Is Goth Now (The Cut)