And when we say stink, we mean absolutely suck. For one thing - the smallest thing, perhaps - why would you call something that manages film libraries TV? - Fast Company
Try this truck slash movie theatre first! No, really. In England, "A 100-seater cinema in the back of a lorry has opened in a town that has not had a picture house for decades" - to see if the town is ready for a permanent cinema. - BBC
Yes, you do know that Moonlight won a few years ago - that's accurate. But let's talk about how the awards evolved, the history of the statue, and so much more. - Variety
Journalists don’t particularly like to hear it, but news stories make up only 2% to 3% of the average user’s News Feed on Facebook, and they are less engaging than friends-and-family content. People use Google to search for news, sure, but Google usually doesn’t put ads next to those search results. - NiemanLab
"The Writers Guild of America's current contract expires on May 1, and the industry is bracing for a major battle, and what could be the first strike in 15 years." One major issue: most writers currently get no residual payments if an old film becomes a hit on streaming video. - Variety
“If we’re going to be audience first we have to be digital first. We get up every day and say, ‘What do our audiences want, and where are they?’ And they’re on digital in increasing numbers. And so if we are not there we’re no longer relevant.” - The Globe & Mail (Canada)
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) quietly became the streamer’s biggest region in terms of subscribers, overtaking the combined user figure for the U.S. and Canada during the second half of 2022. - The Hollywood Reporter
"(She) managed a surprise best-actress nomination last month that quickly turned from boon to boondoggle. It's the story everyone in Hollywood is talking about, though you'd be forgiven for wondering what exactly has gone down or why any of it matters." - The New York Times
The videos, by a purported outlet called Wolf News, "were distributed by pro-China bot accounts on Facebook and Twitter, in the first known instance of 'deepfake' video technology being used to create fictitious people as part of a state-aligned information campaign." - The New York Times
"With CEO Bob Iger back at the helm, the new organizational structure of (the company) is taking shape, with 7,000 layoffs planned. On Wednesday, the executive outlined his plan to swiftly restructure, effectively dismantling the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution group created by former CEO Bob Chapek." - The Hollywood Reporter
As the streaming boom took off, a number of companies tried to crack the problem of how to make good documentaries at the speed and scale demanded by streamers. - New York Magazine
"Watching these films, I found my class rage dissipating — giving way to pity — in proportion to the degree of suffering onscreen (and the cruelty and relish with which it was inflicted). The targets are cartoonishly deserving, but even caricatures can bleed, weep, and shriek." - Vulture
"Turning the spotlight on the sensational viral clip, only to describe the violence in it as a kind of picturesque genre scene, doesn't really do much to cut against the stereotype of out-of-touch liberal media. Still, I have some compassion for the writer and editors here." - Artnet
