"'It's hard to tell how healthy the art house market is right now because, since theaters reopened, we haven't had many of those real prestige, art house titles available,' (says one executive). Which makes Venice all the more important as a bellwether for the indie business." - The Hollywood Reporter
Pablo Valdivia "will collaborate across Newsroom and Programming to identify, develop and distribute content that will appeal to Latinx audiences,” says Emily Barocas, Deputy Director of Digital Platforms & Curation in a note to NPR staff. - InsideRadio
José Padilha, director of the Netflix series, alleges that producer Eric Newman "is concealing revenue — including money from audits of and bonuses from Gaumont Television. Under their profit sharing agreement, they agreed to an equal split of all revenue." - The Hollywood Reporter
Two months since the announcement of a “strategic partnership”—in which Imagine will “create scripted and non-scripted film and television properties derived from The Post’s vast archives, current reporting, and ongoing investigations,” and CAA will broker the deals—the arrangement is already bearing fruit, with four projects “actively in development." - Vanity Fair
"A (pair) of locals confronted a driver for the production on Friday and said they would only 'allow' filming to continue if they were paid $50,000. ... The driver refused to pay and the group threatened to 'come back later this evening (and) shoot someone' if production continued." - The Hollywood Reporter
The schedule for this season is set, but, starting in fall 2023, the network would eliminate its 10-11 pm slate of shows and turn that hour back over to local affiliate stations, as Fox and The CW have done for years. Here's a look at why it's being considered. - IndieWire
David Zaslav’s plan is to focus on making as much money as cheaply as possible. When he joined Discovery in 2006, it was a small collection of education-oriented cable channels. Zaslav turned it into the reality TV monster we know today. - The Verge
A course correction, or even a tax write-off, but "the streaming industry and the entertainment industry in general trained consumers to think they could watch what they wanted when they wanted, and it would never go away, even if it went to another streaming service." - Slate
With Regal's parent company filing for Chapter 11, this is a last-gasp plan. "If successful, National Cinema Day could flood theaters with moviegoers and potentially prompt them to return in the fall. Before each showing, ticket buyers will be shown a sizzle reel of upcoming films." - NPR
"There were final hour meetings between the unions and the Motion Picture Assn. in an attempt to agree on terms before time ran out for this legislative session, a person close to the talks said. However, the two sides couldn’t agree in the required time." - Los Angeles Times
Jessica Matten pulls them up the ladder - or up ropes for a stunts course at the Counting Coup Indigenous Film Academy, which trains First Nations students in film production, acting, and stunt work. "My goal is to pass the torch onto them," she said. - CBC
It's the inventory, stupid - and the cost of carrying that inventory. "There is no version of keeping a show available for viewing on a platform that doesn’t incur at least tens of thousands of dollars in fees per series per year." - Variety
Why? Because the way we watch movies has changed. (Also, just how many shots of small children watching movies with their parents at the cinema do we actually need?) - Irish Times
Findings from the research conducted across Yahoo’s digital properties showed that 53% of all ad formats studied met viewability standards, but achieved less than 1 second of active attention. The study shows that viewability and attention are not the same. - MediaPost
Instead of four film categories that each feature five nominees for best lead actor or actress and best supporting actor or actress, two film acting categories with eight nominees each will celebrate best "performance in a leading role” or “performance in a supporting role." - MSN
