Weekly Journal #105
Industry News
The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative launches a New Study (Annenberg)
WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger Gets Green Light From U.S. Regulators (Deadline)
Bob Odenkirk’s Long Road to Serious Success (New York Times)
Disney Plus Ends 2021 With Nearly 130 Million Subscribers, Smashing Growth Forecasts (Variety)
Film
This Is What it Feels Like to Attend a Film Festival in the Metaverse (Washington Post)
Seth Rogen Doesn’t Get Why Hollywood Is So Invested in Oscars Viewership: “Maybe People Just Don’t Care” (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
‘Power Book IV: Force’ Sets Premiere Ratings Record for Starz (Hollywood Reporter)
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Abandons Binge-Release Format for Season 4 and Series Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino Is In 'F--king Love' With the Change (TV Line)
Netflix’s Inventing Anna Writes a Check It Can’t Cash (Atlantic)
Digital
Augmented Reality Theater Takes a Bow. In Your Kitchen. (New York Times)
We All Have “Main-Character Energy” Now (New Yorker)
In Other News
It’s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart (Atlantic)
The Supreme Court Seems to Think Discrimination Is When You Try to Remedy Discrimination (Atlantic)
How a Long Island Republican Used a Mask Rebellion to Revive His Career (New York Times)