Weekly Journal #146
Industry News
Strike Watch: Would WGA Build Coalition With DGA & SAG-AFTRA In Upcoming Contract Negotiations? (Deadline)
Americans Are Watching More International TV Than Ever Before (The Hollywood Reporter)
California’s Film Incentives Program Sees Growth In Jobs & Production Spending, But “Lack Of Available Funds” Still Leads Many Projects To Flee The State (Deadline)
Media Industry’s High Debt Levels Continue to Spark Investor Concern (Variety VIP+)
Key Streaming Metrics Investors Should Be Considering (Variety VIP+)
Top Entertainment Franchises on Youtube: A Special Report (Variety VIP+)
Disney Shocker! Bob Iger Back As CEO, Bob Chapek Out (Deadline)
When You Wish Upon an Iger (The Ankler)
Iger’s Sudden Return to Disney Shocks a Discontented Kingdom (The New York Times)
Was This $100 Billion Deal the Worst Merger Ever? (The New York Times)
Film
Oscar Predictions: Best Original Score – The Academy Should Nominate Its First Black Woman Composer With Chanda Dancy’s ‘Devotion’ (Variety)
Cinema Stocks Surge Amid Report Amazon Plans $1B Theatrical Push (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
TV Ratings: ‘Walking Dead’ Gets Finale Bump, ‘Yellowstone’ Stays High (The Hollywood Reporter)
What The Vow Really Reveals (The Atlantic)
Ava DuVernay On ‘Queen Sugar’s Supersized Series Finale, Show’s Learning Companion & “Making More Of A Difference” (Deadline)
Thanksgiving TV: 26 of the Tube’s Best Turkey Day Celebrations (The Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
The Velvet Revolution of Claude Debussy (The New Yorker)
Turning YouTube Comments Into Art (The New Yorker)