Weekly Journal #181
Industry News
Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Results Hit By ‘The Flash’ And Soft Ad Climate, But Free Cash Flow Doubles To $1.7B (Deadline)
Hollywood’s Slo-Mo Self-Sabotage (The New Yorker)
How the SAG-AFTRA Strike Catches Creators in the Crossfire (Variety VIP+)
Union Contract Just First Step Toward Actor Protections Around AI (Variety VIP+)
How the Strikes Could Impact Lavish Hollywood CEO Pay (The Hollywood Reporter)
Hasbro to Sell Entertainment One Film, TV Unit to Lionsgate for $500M (The Hollywood Reporter)
Strike Takes Heavy Toll on Crews: ‘They Are Getting Clobbered by This’ (Variety)
The Weekly Cost Of The Hollywood Strike Could Top $150 Million (Forbes)
Film
Movie Extras Worry They'll Be Replaced by AI. Hollywood Is Already Doing Body Scans (NPR)
‘Swagger’ Director on the Importance of DEI Officers and Festivals Like Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Fest (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Auteurs of San Quentin (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
The Truth About Slow-Grow Hits and TV's Second Seasons (The Ankler)
‘The Witcher,’ ‘Secret Invasion’ Disappoint as Some Creatives Blame Fans (The Hollywood Reporter)
Hollywood Strikes Could Drive Streaming Service Cancellations, New Whip Media Survey Finds (Whip Media)
Max Will “Soon” Add News & Sports To Its Streaming Mix, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Says, Though No Timeline Is Given (Deadline)
The Looming Catalog Crisis (Vulture)
In Other News
Surf's Up! Wave Heights Increase on California's Coast as Climate Warms (NPR)
What Can You Do When A.I. Lies About You? (The New York Times)