Weekly Journal #244
Industry News
S&P Downgrades Warner Bros. Discovery To Junk Status On “Weak Credit Metrics” That Would Get Worse If Company Splits (Deadline)
L.A. Mayor Vows to Cut Red Tape and Make It Easier to Shoot Movies and Shows In the City (Hollywood Reporter)
New Report Portrays California’s Film and TV Production Environment as Uniquely Burdensome and Expensive (Hollywood Reporter)
SAG-AFTRA Launches The Producer Portal To Streamline Signatory Process (Deadline)
AI’s Napster Moment May Be Next (Hollywood Reporter)
Film
Behind AMC Theatres’ Decision to Slash Ticket Prices (Hollywood Reporter)
Why Disney’s Live-Action Lilo & Stitch Succeeded Where Snow White Failed (Vulture)
Texas House Passes Bill Sweetening Film & TV Production Incentive, With High Wattage Help (Deadline)
Television
‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley on How and Why Broadcast TV Is Attracting a Younger Audience, Now More Than Ever (Variety)
How World-Building Took Over Television (Hollywood Reporter)
Production Meeting (New Yorker)
With Cord Cut, Can Old TV Brands Take Off On Streaming? (Hollywood Reporter)