Weekly Journal #271
Industry News
HBO’s Casey Bloys Keeps Rising, Gets Ready For New Challenge At Paramount-Warner Bros: Programming At Scale For The Masses (Deadline)
Casey Bloys Talks “Catastrophe” Of TV Content Bubble Bursting, Keeps Mum On Post-Merger Job But Hints HBO Max & Paramount+ May Be Bundled (Deadline)
Michael De Luca, Pamela Abdy Out at Warner Bros. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Paramount Deal and U.S. Film Incentive Reflect Hollywood’s Deepening Ties to Government (Variety)
Casey Bloys Poised to Run HBO and Paramount+ as Cindy Holland Confirms Her Exit From Studio on Eve of Merger Closing (Variety)
Ynon Kreiz Anointed Co-CEO Of New Paramount-WBD; David Ellison Says Mega-Studio Is “Transformational Moment For Our Industry” (Deadline)
Ted Sarandos Admits Netflix Is “Not Growing as Fast as I Want Us To” (The Hollywood Reporter)
It’s Skydance: David Ellison Brands Combined Paramount-Warner Bros. With His Studio’s Title (The Hollywood Reporter)
Inside Larry Ellison's Wide Web of Power, Money and Politics (Vanity Fair)
Ted Sarandos Has No Regrets Over WB Pursuit, Talks Netflix’s Engagement Growth Challenges, Overall Deals & Casey Bloys (Deadline)
Skydance Putting All 3 TV Studios Under George Cheeks: Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios, PTVS – The Dish (Deadline)
Film
Will Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Continue Warner Bros.’ Dismal Box Office Year? (Variety)