Weekly Journal #175
Industry News
Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix (Deadline)
Rushfield: How to Fix the David Zaslav Problem (The Ankler.)
Deadline Strike Talk: Buckle Up For Billy Ray’s Chilling Interview With AI (Podcast via Apple Podcasts)
Film
Sources: Warners’ Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to Gain Oversight of TCM (The Hollywood Reporter)
Raunchy Comedies Try for a Comeback in Theaters (The Hollywood Reporter)
Wes Anderson’s Secret Weapon: The Camera Moves of Sanjay Sami (The New York Times)
Global Cinema Admissions Won’t Rebound Even by 2027, Though Revenue Will, PwC Forecasts (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
Netflix’s New View Metric Is Easier to Grasp, but It Still Doesn’t Say a Lot (The Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Touts the “Power of Korean Storytelling,” Says K-Content Views Are Up Sixfold (Deadline)
Paramount+ Takes Aim at More Streaming Casualties (Vulture)
The Bear Serves Up Cameo Chaos (Vulture)
In Other News
Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It? (The New York Times)
The Boot Camp for N.B.A. Hot Takes and Analysis (The New York Times)
In California’s Heartland, a New Resistance Movement Is Taking Root (The New York Times Magazine)