Weekly Journal #251
Industry News
Can Film and TV Sets Be Made Safer ... With Surveys? (Hollywood Reporter)
Cable Bundle Melts More Jobs, APPLE TV+ Hikes Prices (The Ankler)
Apple TV+ Hikes Its Monthly Price by 30 Percent (Hollywood Reporter)
From Anne Hathaway to Drake, Hollywood’s Top Sports Team Owners (Hollywood Reporter)
Screenwriters are wrestling with AI's role in Hollywood — and what it means for the future of storytelling (Business Insider)
Film
Paramount Bracing for Thousands of Job Cuts by Early November (Variety)
Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles (Variety)
Television
Streaming Hits Another Record High in July, Nielsen Says (Hollywood Reporter)
Come One, Come All! Buy Your TV Subscriptions Here! (NYT)
Emmy Nominees In Drama Casting Talk About Breakout Stars, Building A Marching Band & Finding Actors Who Can Walk & Push A Medical Cart (Deadline)
If You Want a Gender-Balanced Staff, Hire a Woman as Showrunner (Hollywood Reporter)