Weekly Journal #243

Industry News

How New Jersey Landed Netflix (Hollywood Reporter)

Max Is Becoming HBO Max (Again) (Indiewire)

Hollywood Groups Call for Tax Changes After Trump’s Tariff Threat (New York Times)

Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Explains Reasoning Behind Max Rebrand, Potential Company Split (Hollywood Reporter)

Film

AMC Theatres Will Offer Half-Price Tickets on Wednesdays Starting in July (Variety)

Trump May Hurt Hollywood With Remake of Copyright Office (Hollywood Reporter)

Television

Bingeing, Weekly, or Batches? Is There a Right Way to Roll Out a Series on Streaming? (Indiewire)

HBO Max Is Back (Though It Never Really Left) and Four Lessons Learned From ‘Andor’ (The Ringer)

How ‘Adolescence’ Turned A Story Of Teen Violence Into A Political Call To Action (Deadline)

Creator War: Netflix is Coming for YouTube. And Vice Versa (Sorry, H'wood) (The Ankler)

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John Wells