Weekly Journal #166
Industry News
Netflix Earnings Show Wall Street’s Diverging Views On Streaming Growth Potential (The Hollywood Reporter)
Ted Sarandos on Potential Writers Strike: Netflix Could Fare Better Than Others During Work Stoppage (The Hollywood Reporter)
Hollywood Writers Approve of Strike as Shutdown Looms (The New York Times)
Global Fast: A Special Report (Variety VIP+)
Can Film and TV Sets Cut Down On Emissions? A Few Ideas Are Being Pushed By Crews (The Hollywood Reporter)
Film
‘Air’ and the Argument for Letting the Talent Share in the Profits (The New York Times)
The Film Industry Lost Some Titans This Year — What Happens Now? (IndieWire)
Television
‘Outer Banks’ & ‘The Mandalorian’ Were Most-Streamed Shows In March; March Madness Boosted Cable Viewership, Nielsen Says (Deadline)
‘Queen Cleopatra’ Director Speaks Out: ‘What Bothers You So Much About a Black Cleopatra?’ (EXCLUSIVE). (Variety)
‘Snowfall’ Boss on How “Dramatic Irony” of Ending “Seemed Like It Was Right” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Dysfunction Done Right in HBO’s “Rain Dogs” (The New Yorker)
In Other News
An Eagle Who Adopted a Rock Becomes a Real Dad (The New York Times)
An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World (The New York Times)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Closing of ‘Phantom,’ the Loss of My Son and the Future of Broadway (The New York Times)
Legendary Female Artists on the Younger Women Who Inspire Them (The New York Times)