Weekly Journal #248

Industry News

Warner Music Announces Further Restructuring, $170 Million in Staff Cuts (Variety)

HBO Max Name To Return This Week, Ending Ill-Fated Max Era (Deadline)

Wisconsin Just Passed New Tax Credits for Film and TV with Bipartisan Support (IndieWire)

Film

Turner Classic Movies Will Stay on David Zaslav’s Side of Warner Bros. (Variety)

Legendary Kicking Lionsgate’s Tires (Deadline)

Bryan Cranston Thriller ‘Lone Wolf’ Endures Turbulent Production With Dozens Of Crew Still Unpaid Weeks After Wrap (Deadline)

Television

The Bear is Back, But Where’s The Beef? (NYT)

Streaming Subscriptions May Get Tougher to Cancel (Hollywood Reporter)

Indie Studio Revenge: TV's Big Hits (and Deals) are Now Off the Lot (The Ankler)

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John Wells