Weekly Journal #265
Industry News
DGA v. WGA: Directors Score Pilot Credit, Writers Cry ‘Power Grab’ (The Ankler)
Colbert Team Lands Major New Gig After CBS Axes ‘Late Show’ (Daily Beast)
California Pledged $750 Million a Year to Hollywood. But a New Law Has a Big Catch (The Hollywood Reporter)
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Cost 4,500 L.A. Production Jobs, Report Finds (Variety)
Prime Video Is Finally Becoming the Amazon of Streaming (Puck)
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will Threaten $2.78 Billion in Economic Value, Says L.A. County (The Hollywood Reporter)
Theater Chains Back Paramount-Warner Deal That States Say Will Hurt Them (The New York Times)
Nielsen Rolls Out Suite of TV Ratings Updates for 2026-27 Season (The Hollywood Reporter)
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Weighs In on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Urges California AG Rob Bonta to Engage in Talks on Antitrust Case: ‘This Is Not About Taking Sides’ (Variety)
Film and TV Spending Dropped In New Mexico. But There’s a Silver Lining (The Hollywood Reporter)
Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard? (The New York Times)
Film
Cinema Civil War: Why the Paramount-Warner Bros. Sale Is Dividing Movie Theater Owners (Variety)
Television
Workplace Comedies Are Having a Major Emmy Moment (The Hollywood Reporter)