The firing of Antoinette Lattouf and subsequent backlash face the ABC with difficult issues: how do news outlets and their employees cover hot-button topics? And has the network been so weakened by underfunding and right-wing political attacks that it won't stand up for its journalists? - The New York Times
Before the nominations, there were whispers that snobbery would derail the film’s Oscar hopes, but the results show some puzzlement on the part of Academy voters. “Barbie” was far from ignored, but overlooking the two women who were its driving creative forces is a curious way to match nominations to achievement. - The New Yorker
The power of cinema in communicating the climate crisis is undeniable. This is becoming increasingly apparent in my own research on the history of the environmental movement in the UK. - The Conversation
"Though Barbie had no trouble making it into the best picture category, which all members of the academy (may) vote on, the Gerwig snub was delivered by the directors branch, made up of just 587 voters … (and) by far the most likely to reject mainstream studio fare." - The New York Times
Expend4bles leads the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards with seven nods, followed by Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey with five, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Couple. - The Hollywood Reporter
The decision marks a further legal blow to the new government’s efforts to regain control of public media from the former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. - Notes From Poland
Most social media algorithms are programmed to optimise the spread of inflammatory content, “fuelling the maelstrom of online political debate and, despite what the dominant companies like Meta say, it’s not to champion freedom of speech, it’s all to encourage people to post more, create more content to keep making money out of people’s data”. - The Guardian
The new bill, called the No AI FRAUD Act and introduced by Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), would establish legal definitions for “likeness and voice rights,” effectively banning the use of AI deepfakes to nonconsensually mimic another person, living or dead. - Vice
"The fantasy film Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, followed with 11, while the Martin Scorsese drama Killers of the Flower Moon got 10 nominations. The summer blockbuster Barbie earned eight nominations." - CNN
To be Netflix these days is to occupy the strange dichotomy of being a company that has won the war but still has plenty of battles to fight. - The Wall Street Journal
A user who listened to a show a few times, subscribed, but stopped listening would continue to count as a download indefinitely. Even better under the old rules: For people who listened to a show, dropped off for a while, but started listening again later, Apple would automatically download every show in between. - BoingBoing
One new TV "makes an image appear on what otherwise looks like a clear piece of glass." Another company has a screen that "looks more like an empty fish tank than a proper television set, with images that look like very nice holograms dancing around inside." But why? - Wired
But this fascination may not be enough to change the industry. Juliet Godrèche, writer and director of the dark autobiographical tale, says, "People who are still in this industry are still not coming forward. ... The omertà in the industry is still so strong.” - The Guardian (UK)
The Great Wave Of Consolidation is coming for all of our favorite streamers. Why? "Investment bankers are wishin’ and hopin’ for more of these deals in 2024, and marriages seem likely." - Wired
The "report, published Friday and looking at scripted TV seasons being ordered in the U.S., noted that the volume of U.S. series has nearly halved since 2019. The number of series titles fell to 481 last year, down sharply from the 633 releases in 2022 and 2021." - The Hollywood Reporter
