Weekly Journal #138
Industry News
Warner Bros. Cooked HBO Max Subscriber Numbers, Misled Shareholders in Discovery Merger, Lawsuit Claims (The Wrap)
David Zaslav Says Warner Bros. Discovery Is “Not For Sale” In Town Hall With Staff (The Hollywood Reporter)
Expansion Set for Old Hollywood Studio Amid Surging Demand for L.A. Soundstages (Los Angeles Times)
Joe Biden Signs Order Relaunching President’s Committee On The Arts And The Humanities (Deadline)
Epix Will Become MGM+ in Early 2023 (The Hollywood Reporter)
Film
Academy Names Winners of 2022 Nicholl Fellowships In Screenwriting (Deadline)
New York Film Festival Celebrates 60th Edition And A Return To Familiar Footing (Deadline)
Television
‘Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ Locks Up Netflix’s Biggest Audience Since ‘Stranger Things’ Return (Deadline)
Guess Who’s Coming to Mordor (New York Times)
The Classic Sitcom Is More Popular Than Ever (Even Though No One Makes Them Anymore) (The Daily Beast)
Fall 2022: 17 Network Chiefs on the Emmy Categories They Want Added, Shows They’d Steal and Whether ‘Peak TV’ Has Truly Peaked (Variety)
Digital
Meta’s New Text-To-Video AI Generator Is Like DALL-E for Video (The Verge)
Spotify Starts Selling Audiobooks in U.S., With Catalog of 300,000-Plus Titles (Variety)