Weekly Journal #116
Industry News
‘I’m Sorry, I’m Sorry I’m Sorry.’ Documents Reveal New Details About ‘Rust’ Shooting (LA Times)
Discovery Hit 24M Streaming Subscribers End of March Before WarnerMedia Merger (Hollywood Reporter)
Zaslav Talks Streaming, Upfronts & More In Post-Merger Earnings Call: We Will Not Overspend (Deadline)
Netflix Staffers Voice Frustrations and Fears of Cutbacks Ahead (Hollywood Reporter)
Amazon Prime India Plots 40-Strong TV And Film Originals Mega-Slate (Deadline)
Peacock Adds 4M Subs to End First Quarter With 13M Monthly Active U.S. Accounts (Hollywood Reporter)
A Scrappier Model for Netflix Might Be More Sustainable (New York Times)
Film
‘The Northman’ Wasn’t Easy to Make. But That’s How Robert Eggers Likes It. (New York Times)
CinemaCon Makes Miracles: It Just Revived the Mid-Budget Theatrical Release (Indiewire)
Television
The Netflix Bubble is Finally Bursting (Atlantic)
YouTube Ad Revenue Growth Slows, Falls Short of Wall Street Expectations (Hollywood Reporter)
Comcast and Charter Team up in Hopes of Toppling Roku, Amazon Streaming Hardware (Verge)
‘Schitt’s Creek’ Moving From Netflix To Hulu This Fall (Deadline)
The Ridiculous Pile-Up of New and Returning TV? Blame the Emmy Calendar (Variety)
In Other News
Break A Leg but Never Whistle: How Stage Superstitions Live On (New York Times)
Walmart, CVS Have Blocked or Delayed Telehealth Adderall Prescriptions (Wall Street Journal)
The Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class (New York Times)
What Working at Abercrombie Taught Me About America (The Cut)
How a Polarizing Best Seller Became Required Reading for Orthodox Jewish Women (Atlantic)
Epiphany in the Baby-Food Aisle (The Cut)
Math Concepts the State of Florida Finds Objectionable (McSweeneys)
BookTok Is Revitalizing The Publishing Industry, And POC Creators Are Leading The Charge (Elle)
The World's Oldest Person Is a French Nun Who Enjoys Chocolate and Wine (CNN)
Disney Dispute Reflects Wider Rift Between Republicans, Big Companies (Wall Street Journal)