Weekly Journal #207

Industry News

Intimacy Coordinator Rules Tightened By SAG-AFTRA After Off-Set Indiscretions (Deadline)

Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav On How Sports Streaming Bundle With Disney And Fox Will Help Viewers: “You Won’t Be Thinking, ‘What Channel Is It On?'” (Deadline)

Hollywood Contraction: Actors Struggle To Find Jobs As TV Castings Dry Up (Deadline)

Subprime Intelligence (Wheresyoured)

Film

Study shows ‘catastrophic’ 10-year low for female representation in film (The Guardian)

How to Win Best Picture on a Budget, With Neon’s Tom Quinn (Apple Podcasts)

Natalie Portman on the “Decline of Film” Amid the Age of Social Media and Influencers (The Hollywood Reporter)

What Barry Keoghan Thinks About the Response to His Viral ‘Saltburn’ Nude Dance Scene (The Hollywood Reporter)

Television

MotorTrend+ Streaming Service Will Shut Down, With Most Subscribers to Be Migrated to Discovery+ (Variety)

‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Episodes 7 and 8 With Cocreator and Showrunner Francesca Sloane (The Ringer)

Why HBO Is Delaying John Oliver Clips on YouTube (IndieWire)

Game On! Disney, Warner Bros Discovery & Fox Pummeled By Fubo TV Antitrust Suit Over Proposed Sports Mega-Streamer (Deadline)

Streaming Ratings: ‘The Office’ Returns to Charts After Three-Plus Years (The Hollywood Reporter)

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John Wells