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)