"Hollywood writers have voted almost unanimously to approve the contract agreement reached by their union leaders that ended a strike after nearly five months, while actors remain in negotiations to find a way out of their own strike." - AP
“These platforms are fundamentally rooted in users being able to get value, not just from the platform but from each other. If the platform starts getting in the way of users being able to get value from each other and their connections and community, then that fundamentally eats away the core value of the platform.” - The Atlantic
She says it's time to retire: "The emphasis becomes not on the art or the artist or the storytelling. It becomes about satisfying your stockholders." - Los Angeles Times
Tired of bemoaning a lack of Latin@ folks in Hollywood, he "decided to create a pipeline for training California elementary and high school students to pursue careers in cinema: a nine-month, twice-weekly, 90-minute immersion program." It's working. - Los Angeles Times
Perhaps understandably, the heads of the two organizations who put on the biggest award shows in the film world have put up a solid defense about the value of the ceremonies and the awards themselves. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jack Fisk is also one of the most difficult to recruit, going years (and, at one point, two decades) between films. And once a producer does recruit him, his work will be expensive, labor-intensive, and very, very detail-oriented. It will also be brilliant. - The New York Times Magazine
"The latest WIF survey found 59% of respondents agreed the culture around sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct in Hollywood workplaces had improved in the (past) year. … At the same time, 46.2% of respondents said they or someone they knew had experienced abuse or misconduct … in the last year." - The Hollywood Reporter
"Following controversy surrounding (The Drew Barrymore Show's) return to production amid the writers’ strike — a choice that Barrymore said she 'owned' — Chelsea White, Cristina Kinon and Liz Koe have opted not to return to their former gig." - TheWrap
David Zucker: "We saw what was out there at the time, Woody Allen and Mel Brooks, and they were great, and we thought we could do that and be as funny." Jerry Zucker: "We were too naïve to know we couldn't get any of that stuff." - Salon
"Pushkin Industries is laying off over 30% of its staff and shaking up its leadership team as the broader podcast industry continues to recalibrate after years of expensive deals and over-ambitious growth plans." - MSN (Bloomberg)
The streaming service is discussing raising prices in several markets globally, but will likely begin with the U.S. and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter. - The Wall Street Journal
"'I regret to inform filmgoers that we canceled this year’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival… due to events beyond our control,' Muhittin Bocek, Antalya’s mayor, said in a post on X." - CNN
"New data from Nielsen shows that NFL games broadcast on the radio attract audiences so large that they outperform the top-rated stations in many markets. … A change in thinking about how radio is measured – which is by daypart, (unlike) program-focused TV – would show similar dominance by the audio broadcasts." - Inside Radio
