Weekly Journal #158
Industry News
Warner Bros. Discovery Now Sees $4 Billion In Post-Merger Cost Savings, Up From $3.5 Billion (Deadline)
Shadows of the Last Strike: Writers Debate ‘07 Walkout Ahead of Contract Talks (The Hollywood Reporter)
Will Paramount+ and Peacock’s Pivots Be Worth the Pain? (Variety VIP+)
Content Discovery Is Streaming’s Biggest Struggle (Variety VIP+)
Why Netflix Dropped Subscription Prices in More Than 100 Territories — but Not the U.S. (Indiewire)
Film
Cinemark CEO Sees Amazon’s ‘Air’ Jumpstarting Streamers In Cinemas With Solid Window; Upbeat On 100+ Wide Releases For 2023 (Deadline)
Could Mediocre Movies Save Movie Theaters? ‘Ticket to Paradise,’ ‘A Man Called Otto’ and ‘80 for Brady’ Say Yes (Variety)
Angela Bassett Snags Marvel’s First Acting Oscar Nomination (CNN)
Television
Warner Bros. Discovery Files Lawsuit Against Paramount Over ‘South Park’ Streaming Rights (Indiewire)
DC Drama ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Moves to Netflix From HBO Max (Exclusive) (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘Succession’ Ending With Season 4 on HBO (The Hollywood Reporter)
In Other News
Science Fiction Magazines Battle a Flood of Chatbot-Generated Stories (The New York Times)
The Era of Shutting Others Out of New York’s Suburbs Is Ending (The New York Times)
Randall Park Breaks Out of Character (The New Yorker)
Why I Watch the Closing Credits of Every Movie I See (The New York Times)