Weekly Journal #133

Industry News

California’s $330M Annual Film & TV Tax Credits Bill Placed On Hold (Deadline)

Burning Questions: Streaming’s Summer of Hell, Movie Theater Woes, and CNN’s Risky Pivot (Ringer)

Film

Smaller Theater Owners “Not Losing a Lot of Sleep” Over Limited Film Slate (Hollywood Reporter)

Foreign Films, English Titles and the Dilemma Distributors Face (New York Times)

Secret ‘Batgirl’ Screenings Hit the Warner Bros. Lot (Hollywood Reporter)

Television

‘House of the Dragon’ Still Has Game of Thrones’ Women Problem (Daily Beast)

NBC Could Give Third Hour Of Nightly Primetime Back To Local Affiliates (Deadline)

Netflix’s Drama Head Jinny Howe Expands Role (Deadline)

What If Streamers Adopted an Ad Revenue-sharing Model for Original Programming? (DigDay)

Peacock Launches ‘DocFest’ Including DocsAbout Rosa Parks; Joe Berlinger’s ‘Shadowland’ (Deadline)

In Other News

Both Sides Now (Harpers)

3 Ways to Change Your Mindset for Success and Happiness (Fast Company)

Don’t Forget the Death Workers (American Scholars)

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John Wells