Weekly Journal #148
Industry News
Feel the Churn: What Subscriber Cancellations Mean for Streamers (Variety VIP+)
The Blueprint for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Fast Business (Variety VIP+)
When the Numbers Don’t Add Up: Recession Fears Dent Hollywood’s Streaming Ambitions (The Hollywood Reporter)
Amazon Gets Ready For Its Next Hollywood Evolution After Jeff Blackburn’s Exit (Deadline)
New Streaming War Brewing? Warner Bros. Discovery Boss David Zaslav Takes Aim At Netflix Over Payment Terms (Deadline)
HBO Max Returns to Amazon’s Prime Video Channels; Subscribers Will Get Access to HBO Max/Discovery+ Merged Service Next Year (Variety)
Film
We’re Out of Movie Stars. Whose Fault Is That? (The New York Times)
Could Theatrical Movies Shut Out Streamers for the Top Oscars? (The New York Times)
Highbrow Films Aimed at Winning Oscars Are Losing Audiences (The New York Times)
Taylor Swift Making Feature Directing Debut for Searchlight Pictures (Variety)
The 13 Best First Feature Films of 2022 (Indiewire)
Film Academy Financials Reflect A Rocky Fiscal Year (Deadline)
Television
Peacock Reaps ‘Yellowstone’ Streaming Benefit Ahead of Season 5 Premiere (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘Wednesday’ Rockets Up Netflix All-Time Series Chart (The Hollywood Reporter)
Jerrod Carmichael Named Host of the Golden Globe Awards (Variety)
The Radical, Exuberant Transformation of “Random Acts of Flyness” (The New Yorker)
A Sitcom for Accountants, by Accountants Is Better Than You’d Think (Indiewire)