Weekly Journal #203
Industry News
As Paramount, WB Discovery and Others Weigh M&A Options, Is More Consolidation Really the Answer to Hollywood’s Profit Problem? (Variety)
50 Reasons We (Still) Love Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Media Is Melting Down, and Neither Billionaires Nor Journalists Can Seem to Stop It (The Hollywood Reporter)
DGA Announces Revisions To Film & TV Contract, Including Addition Of Streaming Bonus To Match WGA’s (Deadline)
Film
‘Oppenheimer’ - Interview with Editor Jennifer Lame (Off Screen with Jillian)
Can Sundance Save Indie Film? With CEO Joana Vicente (The Town with Matthew Belloni via Spotify Podcasts)
Let the Oscar Nominations Continue Having Fewer Firsts (IndieWire)
Sofia Coppola’s Path to Filming Gilded Adolescence (The New Yorker)
Television
Netflix Is Going to Take Away Its Cheapest Ad-Free Plan (The Verge)
Amazon Prime Video’s Move to Steamroll Into Ads Could Generate More Than $3 Billion This Year: ‘A Disruptive Force’ (Variety)
Warner Bros.’ Channing Dungey Talks ‘Harry Potter’ TV Show Status, ‘Ted Lasso’ Future, ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Hopes and More (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)
‘Sex And The City’ To Stream On Netflix Under Warner Bros. Discovery Deal (Deadline)