Weekly Journal #185
Industry News
ESPN, Other Disney Networks & ABC Stations Go Dark On Spectrum Cable Systems In Carriage Fight (Deadline)
Amazon, WBD, More Are Backing Away From Netflix's 100% Ownership Model (Business Insider)
WGA, AMPTP Negotiations in Limbo After a Week of Public Sparring (Variety)
Scenes from Hollywood’s Hot Labor Summer (The New Yorker)
Film
The Moving Movie Slate: 3 That Should Shift to 2024 (and 3 That Won’t) (Variety VIP+)
‘Bottoms’ and the Tricky Tone of a Horror-Indie-Drama-Action-Teen-Sex Comedy (The New York Times)
‘Barbie’ Becomes Biggest Warner Bros. Movie Ever at Global Box Office, Beating Final ‘Harry Potter’ Pic (The Hollywood Reporter)
Inside the Fight to Save Venice as Strikes Continue to Impact the Fall Festival and Awards Season (Variety)
VFX Pros Expose The Hidden Costs of Selling a Movie as “Real” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Television
SVOD Prices Are on the Rise, and That May Be a Good Thing (Variety VIP+)
Fall TV Preview: 34 Most Anticipated New Shows of 2023 (Variety)
In Other News
Hitting Theater Hard: The Loss of Subscribers Who Went to Everything (The New York Times)
Ball People Will Change The Way You Watch Tennis (GQ)
The Most Famous Woman in Men’s Tennis (The New York Times)