Weekly Journal #125
Industry News
Netflix in a Race Against Time With Advertising (Wall Street Journal)
The End Of Packaging Fees (Deadline)
CAA Closes $750 Million Acquisition Of ICM; 105 To Be Laid Off From ICM In Total (Deadline)
Anatomy of a Product Placement (New York Times)
Hollywood Aims to Trim Production Costs Amid Inflation Surge, Supply Chain Pain (Hollywood Reporter)
As Packaging Comes To An End, Squabbles Over Grandfathered Projects Likely To Continue (Deadline)
Netflix Ranks Last Among Streamers for Value, but It’s Still the #1 Must-Have Service (Variety)
Film
Outlandish AMC Boss Betting on Memes and a Literal Gold Mine to Save Movies (LA Times)
In a Glimmer of Hope for LA Film Fans, the Cinerama Dome Will Return With New Name (LA Times)
Television
HBO Max's Customer Base Is Almost 30% Ad-Supported After Less Than One Year (Next TV)
Peacock Tops $1B in Upfront Ad Revenue (Hollywood Reporter)
‘Severance’ Is the Year’s Best Series So Far Because It’s Not a Puzzle. It’s a Portrait. (Indiewire)
Digital
Even Top Creators Find That Star Power Is Fleeting (Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In To Supreme Court (Deadline)
Understanding the Summer Air Travel Mess (New York Times)
Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Belongs to Everyone (Atlantic)