Weekly Journal #257
Industry News
Writers Guild Says Potential Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Would Be a “Disaster” (Hollywood Reporter)
What A WBD Week: As Bidders Circle, Paramount’s Shock And Awe Signals A New Media Age (Deadline)
Fade Out, California? The Make or Break Moment to Keep Film and TV Shoots From Fleeing the State (Hollywood Reporter)
How High Will David Ellison Go in Paramount’s Bid to Bag Warner Bros. Discovery? (Variety)
Amazon, Comcast And Meta Are Among Donors To Donald Trump’s New White House Ballroom (Deadline)
Film
‘One Battle After Another’ Projected to Lose $100 Million Theatrically as ‘Smashing Machine’ and Others Also Struggle Due to Oversized Budgets (Variety)
Television
HBO Max Hopes You “Like” or “Love” Its First-Ever Feedback System (Hollywood Reporter)
How Do Teenagers Consume Movies and Shows? Nearly Half of Them Say Rarely on a TV (IndieWire)
Disney Warns YouTube TV Viewers That ABC Stations, ESPN And More Could Go Dark (Deadline)