Weekly Journal #130
Industry News
Can We Resist the Age of the Algorithm? (New York Times)
WBD Faces First Post-Honeymoon Earnings as Layoffs, Streaming Decisions Loom (Deadline)
WBD Down 15% after Earnings Debut, Wall Street Sees Post-Merger Growing Pains (Hollywood Reporter)
Why HBO Max May Already Have Lost the International Streaming Race (Variety)
With HBO Max and Discovery+ Expected to Merge, Streamers Debate Scale vs. Brand Identity (Variety)
WBD to Spend Dramatically More on HBO Max & Lock Up Majority of Casey Bloys’ Team (Deadline)
HBO Max And Discovery+ Will Combine Into One Streaming Service (Forbes)
Paramount Hits Nearly 64M Global Streaming Subs as Paramount+ Grows (Hollywood Reporter)
SAG-AFTRA & Netflix Reach Tentative Deal On New Contract (Deadline)
Film
What’s Behind The ‘Batgirl’ & ‘Scoob!’ Discard (Deadline)
Why HBO Max Removed 6 Streaming-Exclusive Movies, with More to Come (Indiewire)
WGA Wins $42 Million “Self-Dealing” Arbitration Against Netflix (Deadline)
Television
FX’s John Landgraf Predicts 2022 Will Finally See Scripted TV “Peak” – TCA (Deadline)
‘The Sandman’ Is Coming to TV. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal. (New York Times)
In Other News
One Last Trip: Gabriella Walsh's Decision to Die and Celebrate Life on Her Own Terms (LA Times)
Why Do Rich People Love Quiet? (Atlantic)
How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor (New York Times)