Weekly Journal #272

Industry News

Skydance CEOs Meet The Press On Day One Post-Merger With String Of Promises & Few Answers (Deadline)

HBO Max and Paramount+ Will Be One, But What Happens to Discovery+? (The Hollywood Reporter)

On the Floor as Skydance Tries to Win Over Wall Street (The Hollywood Reporter)

Netflix Eyes Major Layoffs – The Dish (Deadline)

How Skydance Will Remake the Illustrious Culture of Warner Bros. Pictures More Than Any Owner Before (Variety)

Skydance TV: George Cheeks’ Evolution From The Business Guy To Chief Content Officer & JB Perrette’s Linear-Streaming Job Bundle (Deadline)

Film

Unions and Democrats Stump for Federal Film Incentive: ‘We Are So Close to Getting This Done’ (Variety)

Television

TV’s So White Again: Diversity Now Seen as “Optional” (The Hollywood Reporter)

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John Wells