Weekly Journal #137
Industry News
Marc Graboff to Depart as President Global Business & Legal Affairs at Warner Bros. Discovery (Deadline)
David Zaslav’s Strategy Shift: Licensing Out Warners’ IP Treasure (The Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix Reduces Payments for Comedy Specials in Some New Deals (Wall Street Journal)
Christine Vachon and John Sloss Talk Streamers & the Future of Theatrical Distribution (Deadline)
CAA Signs Barack & Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground for Film & Television (Deadline)
Amazon Scores Big With First ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game (The Hollywood Reporter)
Streaming Services Deal With More Subscribers Who ‘Watch, Cancel and Go’ (Wall Street Journal)
A New Era of Slower Streaming Growth Has Already Begun (Variety VIP+)
Film
Down On the Movie Business? Don't Be, Says Jason Blum (Podcast: Strictly Business)
What China, Marvel, and Avatar Tell Us About the Future of Blockbuster Franchises (Matthew Ball)
‘Avatar’ Rerelease Sees $3.5M Across Two Days Offshore – International Box Office (Deadline)
‘Sidney’ Review: Reginald Hudlin’s Glowing Portrait of Sidney Poitier (The Hollywood Reporter)
The 20 Most-Anticipated Films of the Season (The Atlantic)
Olivia Wilde Addresses Shia LaBeouf, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, Chris Pine’s Spit-Gate (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
Steve Levitan on Life After ‘Modern Family’ and Why ‘Reboot’ Is TV Therapy (The Hollywood Reporter)
Roku’s Big TV Hire: Can Charlie Collier Work ‘Mad Men’ Magic on Streaming Company’s Content Strategy? (Variety)
David Cronenberg’s ‘Scanners’ Heads to HBO as a Series With ‘Black Mirror’ Writer, ‘Lovecraft Country’ Director (The Hollywood Reporter)