Weekly Journal #270

Industry News

Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery (Deadline)

Networks Halt TV Pool Coverage Of Trump In Protest Of President’s Ban On CNN (Deadline)

What’s in the Paramount Settlement With States: Commitment to Not Sell Studio Lots, Additional $300M Yearly Investment in U.S. Film Production, CNN Oversight and More (Variety)

Lawmakers Introduce Bill For 20% Federal Film & TV Incentive — Read The Bill (Deadline)

The Federal Film Incentive Bill: What’s In and What’s Out (Variety)

How Much Should We Really Be Worried About AI Safety? (The Hollywood Reporter)

Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger: 10 Numbers That Show the Challenges Facing the New Hollywood Giant (IndieWire)

Television

Broadcast TV Bounces Back: More Orders as Network Fare Drives Streaming Ratings (The Hollywood Reporter)

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John Wells