A May strike would hit late-night first, including Jimmy Kimmel Live and many other popular shows, but then start hitting at fall content - the writing for which gets finished in May and June. - Los Angeles Times
When June Givanni, a Black British archivist, activist, and curator, "received the British independent film awards’ grand jury prize in 2021, the organisers said that she had 'made an extraordinary, selfless and lifelong contribution to documenting a pivotal period of film history.'" - The Guardian (UK)
By 2027, there is a projected loss of $113 billion for streaming video providers serving U.S. customers due to content theft, according to a report from research firm Parks Associates. - Variety
Musk’s takeover of the platform has not only strained the dinner-party metaphor (a new host comes in and dominates the conversation, demanding money from you and accusing the hosts from before of being F.B.I. stooges?); it has also strained the sense of conviviality. - The New York Times
I don’t mean to sound self-aggrandizing, but it is legitimately hard to capture the cultural relevance of BuzzFeed to the media landscape of the mid-2010s, and the excitement and centrality of the organization’s approach to news. - The Atlantic
"Not long ago, some were predicting more and more films would be diverted from theaters and sent straight into homes. … (Yet) companies like Amazon and Apple are sprinting into multiplexes, taking a distinctly different approach to the staunchly streaming-focused Netflix." - AP
After making several previous missteps, prosecutors in New Mexico decided to withdraw the involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor upon the discovery of new evidence about the gun in the incident. However, the state attorneys made a point of saying that they don't consider Baldwin to be exonerated. - AP
An Egyptian lawyer has reportedly filed a complaint demanding that legal measures are taken to block Netflix outright in Egypt, to prevent the show from airing. They claim the docudrama, which drops May 10, violates the country’s media laws. - Variety
"All this makes clear what Fox News really is. It's a service provider. That service is the maintenance of a reality bubble and the deference to beliefs that Fox's hosts helped shape. … Fox’s ... actions said: The customer is always right. In fact, the customer is boss." - The New York Times
"Filming on the Western movie Rust could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico." - AP
There are currently around three to four million podcasts internationally, but just over half of those have more than three episodes, with only 720,000 podcasts comprising more than 10 episodes. - BBC
"Today, 16mm is no longer optimal for the amateur. Analog film is expensive, fewer labs can process it, and it doesn't allow the (flexibility) that video does. But even as it turns 100, 16mm still has a unique look that neither 35mm film nor video can rival." - The New York Times
"The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV shows in the red-and-white envelopes that once served as Netflix’s emblem, plans to mail its final discs on Sept. 29, … ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept." - AP
My findings suggest that girls are internalising and aspiring to the beauty ideals that they are consuming via social media. There is a pressure to adopt a polished, physical appearance through filters, which may have emotional repercussions. - The Conversation
A projection system, true to its name, projects images onto the big screen. An LED wall is akin to a sophisticated, massive TV screen, and its use would render the projection booth a thing of the past. - The Hollywood Reporter
