Weekly Journal #114
Industry News
Does Hollywood Need to Rethink Its China Strategy? (Hollywood Reporter)
You Can Now Get Paid $2,400 To Spend the Day Watching True-Crime Shows (Newsweek)
New Era Begins at Warner Bros., Tinged With Nostalgia (New York Times)
WB Discovery Stock Rises On Day 3 As Veteran Analyst Sees Company “Ready To Hit The Ground Running” (Deadline)
Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Discovery Takes Shape: Less Red Tape, More “Accountability” (Hollywood Reporter)
Disney’s Streaming Deal Brings National Geographic and Disney+ Closer Together (Hollywood Reporter)
NAACP Report Finds Hollywood’s Scarcity of Black Executives Has Created A Culture “Harming The African American Community” (Deadline)
New Era Begins at Warner Bros., Tinged With Nostalgia (New York Times)
Streaming Subscriber Churn “Is Here to Stay,” Deloitte Survey Forecasts (Hollywood Reporter)
Why Netflix Should Sell Ads (Stratechery)
Netflix, Hulu Beat California City That Aimed to Tax Streaming Platforms (Hollywood Reporters)
Television
FIFA Launches Streaming Service; Live Matches, Fulwell 73 Series & Ronaldinho Doc Available From Kick-Off (Deadline)
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar on HBO Max, What’s Next for Streaming, and His Resignation (The Ringer)
IMDb TV Streaming Service Rebrands As Amazon Freevee, Plans Launch In Germany And 70% More Originals (Deadline)
‘This Is Us,’ ‘FBI’ Remain Top Programs; ‘Abbott Elementary’ Finale Matches Season High (Deadline)
On TV, the Truth Hurts (New York Times)
What “The Twilight Zone” Reveals About Today’s Prestige TV (New Yorker)
HBO’s Dirty Little Streaming Secret (Listen Here)
In Other News
If You Like Cars, Check This Out! (Carscoops)
Why American Teens Are So Sad (Atlantic)