Weekly Journal #163
Industry News
UK Government Publishes Long-Awaited Media Bill To Help Bring Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video Under Regulatory Framework (Deadline)
Behind Apple and Amazon’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Movie Theaters (Bloomberg)
The Streaming Book (The Streaming Book)
Hollywood’s Covid Protocols Get Expiration Date; Vaccine Mandate Will End (Deadline)
Why Barack Obama Dined With Michael B. Jordan, Regina King, the Daniels and More in Brentwood (The Hollywood Reporter)
Film
How to Solve Hollywood’s IP Problem with a Dose of ‘John Wick’ (Column) (IndieWire)
Dungeons & Dragons and the Return of the Sincere Blockbuster (The Atlantic)
Streaming Films More Inclusive of Female and POC Directors Than Theatrical (IndieWire)
Television
‘The Mandalorian’ Zooms Onto Nielsen U.S. Streaming Charts During Season 3 Premiere Week; Paramount+ Makes Chart Debut (Deadline)
Critic’s Notebook: Capitalism and TV Today, a Love/Hate Story (The Hollywood Reporter)
Why Can’t You Get Disney+ with Ads on Roku? (IndieWire)
In Other News
The Joy of Letting Loose (The New York Times)
This Is What It Sounds Like When Plants Cry (The New York Times)
What’s the Point of Reading Writing by Humans? (The New Yorker)