By design, TikTok encourages different behaviors from those prompted by other social networks. “They say they check Facebook, and they check Instagram and they check Twitter. But they don’t check TikTok. They tell us they watch TikTok.” Like television, TikTok is something you watch. Its primary purpose is entertainment. - Hedgehog Review
“They proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no consent and no compensation. - The Verge
As Bob Iger seems to blame Disney+ for blockbusters' lack of, uh, busting in recent months, "Who knew that convincing audiences they no longer need to go to the cinema would torpedo a blockbuster movie model that’s been in place since the mid-1970s?" - The Guardian (UK)
Why, and why now? After all, "no figure in history has been portrayed so often in movies. ... Every generation gets a Napoleon. Every generation several Napoleons. We may occasionally get the Napoleon we deserve." - Irish Times
Kapur thinks that series like Bridgerton have casts possibly more diverse than historical record because there's guilt over actors not getting work. Instead, he says, Hollywood needs to tell different, new, diverse stories. - BBC
For the producers, "There isn’t a leader or leaders who have volunteered to handle this and to be the focal point of the discussion. ... That’s partially because they’re all new to it, and also because ... the technology has essentially changed business plans." - Los Angeles Times
Prognosticators of doom were not correct. "Instead of the company shedding users, Netflix’s new subscriber count grew 236% between May 21 and June 18 of this year." - Fast Company
It's not a lot. While the strike lasts, "actors cannot act, sing, dance, perform stunts, pilot on-camera aircraft, puppeteer or do performance capture and motion capture work in front of the camera." They also can't do publicity for their movies. - Los Angeles Times
"Disney is going to be 'expansive' in its thinking about the traditional TV business, leaving the door open to a possible sale of the networks. 'They may not be core to Disney,' Iger said. … Cable TV channel ESPN is in a different bucket, however. - CNBC
"SAG-AFTRA members will not be able to attend premieres, do interviews for completed work, go to awards shows, attend film festivals or even promote projects on social media while the strike is in effect. They are also not allowed to attend conventions such as Comic-Con or 90s Con." - Variety
“So many of my friends who have nearly a million followers, who are doing billion-dollar franchises, don’t know how to make rent,” Glenn told me. That struggle has brought sag to the precipice of a potential strike. - The New Yorker
With the Writers Guild strike now in its 73rd day, this will be the first time that actors and writers have been on strike at the same time since 1960, when Ronald Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild. - Deadline
The union's negotiating committee unanimously recommended that its National Board declare a work stoppage, and the Board will meet Thursday at 9 am Pacific time to make its decision. - The Hollywood Reporter
