Weekly Journal #240

Industry News

YouTube turns 20 years old. How it changed TV as we know it (LA Times)

TV & Film Influx (Variety)

Let’s Talk About ‘Sinners’ and Profitability (IndieWire)

Film

There’s a Feeling We’re Not in Hollywood Anymore (New York Times)

CA Film & TV Tax Credit Expansion Bills Clear State Assembly, Senate Committees: “Motion Picture’s Last Hope For California” (Deadline)

Kanopy Is Releasing Its First Original Movie — and It’s Still Free with a Library Card (IndieWire)

Sinners Financing Model (VIP+)

Television

Ted Sarandos Says Netflix ‘Saved Hollywood’ (Time)

On the Set of Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ as a “Oner” Comes to Life: “It Creates a Feeling of Stress” (Hollywood Reporter)

WGA Says Over 1,300 TV Writing Jobs Were Lost in the 2023-’24 Season (IndieWire)

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John Wells