Weekly Journal #215
Industry News
The Life and Death of Hollywood (Harper’s Magazine)
2024 Content Spending & Profit Data Analysis: NFLX, DIS, WBD, PAR, NBCU (VIP+)
Hollywood vs. Big Tech in the Age of Consolidation (Spotify Podcasts)
Netflix Shocker – Streamer Will Stop Reporting Quarterly Subscriber Numbers In 2025 (Deadline)
What the Hell Does Sony Want with Paramount? (IndieWire)
Why Hollywood Shouldn't Risk Another Strike Amid Gen AI Rise (VIP+)
Film
Concert Films Look To A Futrure Beyond Taylor Swift and Beyonce (VIP+)
Quentin Tarantino No Longer Making ‘The Movie Critic’ as Final Film (Hollywood Reporter)
End Of An Indie Era? Sundance Could Leave Park City As Festival Opens Bids For New Location IN 2027; Utah Resort Town Vows Fight To Keep It (Deadline)
50 Cent Expands Film and TV Empire by Launching G-Unit Studios in Louisiana (Hollywood Reporter)
Television
‘Suits’ Heads to Broadcast Syndication After Streaming Conquest (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters Says Password-Sharing Crackdown Has Not Hurt Viewership, Citing Internal Data That “Cuts Through The Noise” About The Policy Shift (Deadline)
Los Angeles Film and TV Production Sees Sluggish Rebound From Strikes, but There’s Optimism (Hollywood Reporter)