Weekly Journal #176
Industry News
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Noisy Week, From TCM And ‘The Flash’ To Netflix Talks And CNN Chatter, Highlights Media Giant’s Many Challenges (Deadline)
What Happens To Hollywood (And Beyond) If The Actors Go On Strike (Deadline)
CA Legislature Passes Bill Extending Film, TV Tax Credit Program and Instituting Set Safety Advisors Program (The Hollywood Reporter)
How the Unexpected A-List Strike Letter Came Together (The Hollywood Reporter)
Learnings from Disney’s Purge of 100+ TV Shows and Films (The Ankler.)
SAG-AFTRA & Studios Eyeing Talks Extension As Contract Expiration Looms (Deadline)
Why Hollywood’s Streaming Future Probably Won’t Look Like TikTok (The Los Angeles Times)
Film
Turner Classic Movies Is a National Treasure (The New Yorker)
Barbie: Impossible and Indiana Oppenheimer: July Box Office Needs a Hero (IndieWire)
Television
Warner Bros Discovery’s Fix Of Insulting “Creator” Credits On Max Finally Begins Rollout (Deadline)
Netflix Turns to South Korean Writers and Crews as Hollywood Strikes. But They Feel Exploited Too. (The Los Angeles Times)
NBCUniversal to Launch Nearly 50 Free Streaming Channels for ‘SNL,’ ‘Real Housewives,’ ‘Kardashians’ and More (Variety)
The 10 Best TV Shows of the Year (So Far) (Variety)
What Are Those Eyebrows Doing Here? (The Cut)
In Other News
Chris Printup, Founder of Streetwear Brand Born X Raised, Dies at 42. (The New York Times)
How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It’s Published (The New York Times)
Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action: Joe Biden, ‘The View’ Hosts, Michelle Obama and More Criticize ‘Ludicrous’ Decision (Variety)