The first thing you notice when you switch on Russian TV is its totemic fascination with the swastika, which regularly appears on one of my screens. Sometimes it is taken from footage of the Nazi era, sometimes from purported videos of the Ukrainian far right. - The Atlantic
Nielsen Audio ratings indicate that, over the past two years, market share and estimated listener numbers have fallen at an alarming rate at KQED in San Francisco (traditionally public radio's strongest market), WBEZ in Chicago, WNYC in New York, and KCRW and KPCC/LAist in Los Angeles. - Three Things
"As Disney considers a strategic partner for ESPN, CEO Bob Iger and ESPN head Jimmy Pitaro have held early talks about bringing professional sports leagues on as minority investors, including the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball." - CNBC
“Barbie” ended up with $162 million in its first weekend of release, above Sunday’s already record-breaking estimate of $155 million. "Oppenheimer,” too, beat expectations with $82.4 million, slightly higher than Sunday’s huge $80.5 million projection. - Variety
On screen we want our romantic leads flawless, our sitcom families lower middle-class but quirky, and our presidents capable of single-handedly killing terrorists and jumping out of crashing jumbo jets. - Vox
But, some whispered, was it better? At least for regular cosplayers? "All the excitement that we’re not getting from the panels and stuff, we’re putting it towards each other. ... It’s not that there’s nobody here to talk to and see. It’s really the fans."- Los Angeles Times
Who coined this? They should get an Oscar. Honestly: "Each rippling with commentary on ideas born out of mid-century America, Barbie and Oppenheimer seemed to help propel each other by becoming twinned in the public consciousness." - Washington Post
"Studios and producers are scrambling to recruit creators to help fill a content void, stoking tensions over scab work and changing styles of storytelling. But striking actors and writers are increasingly less reliant on Hollywood, too." - Washington Post
"SAG-AFTRA has published guidelines for how influencers should operate during the strike, calling on them to not promote struck companies or content unless obligated to do so by an existing contract. Even an unpaid fan post about a studio project" is strongly discouraged. - Los Angeles Times
"Barbie has gone boom. The film was a gambit by Mattel to enter the filmmaking space, costing $145 million to produce, not to mention more spending for a ubiquitous marketing campaign." And then there's Oppenheimer. - Variety
Over time “you get this tiered work force of prestige workers and lesser workers” — fewer officers, more grunts. The writers’ experience shows how destabilizing that change can be. - The New York Times
It’s not, ultimately, technology that’s at the root of the problem. It’s that the studio executives both new and old have embraced the powerful — and ultimately disastrous — magical thinking pumped out by Silicon Valley for the last 10 years. - LA Times (MSN)
"My experience working in Hollywood has led me to believe that if studios are smart, they will understand that their interests are aligned with those of writers, directors, and all creative people. Silicon Valley is coming for their profit margin." - Wired
The YouTube era of children’s programming represents a marked shift in what and how young kids watch video. For decades, children’s television was appointment viewing on a handful of broadcast networks. - Wired
