Weekly Journal #126
Industry News
Jeff Sagansky Says New Streaming Model “Has To Be Relegated To The Dust Bin” (Deadline)
Arizona’s $125M Film and TV Tax Credits Bill Becomes Law (Hollywood Reporter)
The Hottest Streamer (Right Now) (Vulture)
Why Is Peter Chernin Swimming Against the Stream(ing)? (Variety)
14 Hollywood Insiders on Whos Winning the Streaming Wars (Vulture)
The Former Electrical Engineer Leading Disney’s Streaming Strategy (New York Times)
Netflix Says It’s Business as Usual. Is That Good Enough? (New York Times)
Film
Peter Bart: Can Hollywood Make A Patriotic Movie Anymore? (Deadline)
The Best Films of 2022, So Far (New York Times)
Television
The Age of Peak TV Is Ending. An Age of Austerity Is Beginning. (Bloomberg)
Roger Goodell tries to explain why the league is launching NFL Plus (Verge)
I Don’t Know How My Show Is Doing! (Vulture)
In Other News
Los Angeles “Likely Next Week” To Reach The CDC’s “High” Covid Community Level (Deadline)
Biden Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, Denzel Washington (Hollywood Reporter)