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Mar 11

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The Wakeup What Amazon’s new theatrical goal means for streaming pics
The Animation App That Should Terrify Hollywood How an addictive AI tool backed by Jared Leto devoured Erik Barmack’s family — and stands to win the raging war for screen time (h/t Ted Sarandos)
The C-Word War: Tales from the Warners Front Richard Rushfield applauds WB and Par; pose a question to Eddy Cue; and ponder Disney
SCOOP: The First Shows Where Writers Scored Streaming Bonuses Yes, Bridgerton is one, but others may surprise as Elaine Low analyzes the post-strike wins, what it means for scribes and the benefit of a smaller streamer
🎧 Tina Brown & Janice Min Talk Meghan Markle, Demi Moore, DOGE A hilarious Substack live conversation
State of the Showbiz Union: We’re F-ked (& What to Do About It) The Nightmare Scenario is here, says Richard in his annual address
The Chart About Audience Every Exec Should Obsess Over The top 10% now account for half of U.S. spending, writes Entertainment Strategy Guy, as entertainment must redefine ‘mass’ media in an era of upsells and price increases
Star Chef Confession: How I Got ‘Trapped’ Losing Money on YouTube Carla Lalli Music tells Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey about tough choices as production quality increases on the platform — and taking a break from her 230,000+ subscribers
CW’s Scripted Death is Writer Hell Lesley Goldberg talks to Greg Berlanti, Julie Plec and Mark Pedowitz about the burst pipeline under new owner Nexstar: ‘There was nothing I didn’t learn there’
Bong Joon-ho, Mickey 17 and the Fine Art of Following Best Picture Katey Rich analyzes the Parasite auteur’s latest and the coming acts from this decade’s other helmers behind Oscar’s top winners
Oscar Stars’ Next Moves from A (Adrien) to Z (Zoe) No rest for the winners! Katey susses out the big actors’ and directors’ follow-ups
🎧 What We Learned from the Oscars Katey’s final (really!) analysis with a murderers’ row of experts
🎧 The Lost Art of Hollywood Swagger A look at Gen Z’s skill gaps in an industry with no training