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Complicated Women Stand Out At Toronto Film Fest

Like - but one would hope not as much of a horror film - last year's Tár, the artists in these movies are complex, and perhaps murderous. This isn't your Barbie or your Captain Marvel content. - CBC

And Just Like That, Drew Barrymore Puts Her Show Back On Hiatus

The new Instagram video: "I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over." - The New York Times

Drew Barrymore, It Didn’t Have To Be This Way

A lot of syndicated talk shows are still going (or never stopped) because stations contract for hundreds of shows worth of content. So "this was a business decision — and not one that Barrymore made alone." - Variety

A Call For Public Radio To Step Up Their News Operations

The paper, which has been endorsed more than 120 leaders across public media, calls for “bold investment” by local organizations to expand their newsrooms in order to build them into “anchor institutions” that connect a diverse array of news providers and hyper-local creators. - InsideRadio

Hollywood Stars Working On System To Manage AI Versions Of Themselves

Metaphysic claims that this system could effectively help actors to use generative artificial intelligence algorithms to create their own face, voice and performance data over time, as well as help “manage” how it is used by third parties, including consent, compensation and the thorny issue of copyright. - The Hollywood Reporter

The “Severe” Financial Crisis At Sacramento’s Public Radio Stations Isn’t Just About Listenership And Donations

"CapRadio's problems are much deeper than a shifting media landscape, former employees and current management say: three costly construction projects combined with falling revenue have pushed the nonprofit media organization to the financial brink." - MSN (The Sacramento Bee)

For Years Saudi Arabia Waged War On Video Games. Now They Want To Be A Center Of Them

For years, this kingdom’s Islamic clerics waged a war on videogames, banning popular titles such as “Pokémon” for promoting blasphemy, violence and laziness. Now, Saudi Arabia is pouring $40 billion into a bid to become a world leader in a videogame industry beloved by its booming youth population. - The Wall Street Journal

Ireland Slaps TikTok With $367 Million Fine

"TikTok has been fined €345 million — about $367 million — by (Ireland's Data Protection Commission), which ruled the app violated the EU's data-privacy laws with respect to processing information on children users." - Variety

The Cable TV Bundle Is Falling Apart. Long Live The New Bundle!

Already, many cord-cutters are piecing together their own bundle, subscribing to a mix of services including Netflix, Max and Hulu. The deal between Disney and Charter has made it clear that cable providers — which often provide broadband internet service — are eager to put together streaming bundles for them. - The New York Times

Fox Corp. Sued By New York City And Oregon For Lies About 2020 Election

"New York City's pension funds and the state of Oregon took legal action on Tuesday against Fox Corporation, alleging in a lawsuit that the Fox News parent company failed shareholders by allowing the right-wing channel to recklessly spread lies about the 2020 election that opened it up to ... defamation cases." - CNN

Disney/Charter Deal Demonstrates The Weakness Of The Cable And Streaming Businesses

The traditional TV business is losing customers until it hits a bottom that it may take a while to find. Streaming is losing money without any end in sight. It’s ascending, but it’s still underwater. Disney and Charter avoided a breakup. Now they can set about finding a way to change math. - Slate

Drew Barrymore Breaks The Hollywood Strikes To Restart Her Talk Show, And She’s Getting Serious Blowback

"Barrymore was initially announced as host of the Nov. 15 (National Book Awards) in late July. Now, just days after some protested her decision to bring back her talk show on Sept. 18, the foundation has revoked its decision, with no replacement host announced." - Variety

The Last Remnant Of Radio Disney Is Sold Off

"The last Walt Disney Co.-owned radio station is officially in the hands of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, which has closed on the $5 million purchase of KRDC Los Angeles (1110) and placed its religious teaching 'K-Wave' programming on the AM signal." - Inside Radio

No, Streaming Doesn’t Cancel Everything

Or even most things! Only things you care about. (Or so it seems.) - The New York Times

Caught Between Two Worlds: Writers, Actors Strikes Looking For A Model That Fits The Times

"That structure was created at the last big strike in 1960. The business has no resemblance to that anymore. When you cut down the amount of episodes per season from six or eight or ten, that used to be 22 to 28, and you cut back on the amount of seasons that make up a series, that old residual...

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