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The Obamas Have A Budding Media Empire. What Are They Hoping To Achieve With It?

Higher Ground, the former First Couple's production company, is no mere vanity enterprise: in just three years, it has released three children's series, a feature film, an Oscar-winning documentary, books, and podcasts by each Obama. And that's just what's already been completed. - Fast Company

An Epic Battle For Control Of Hollywood

The bigger question facing studios, streaming services and talent agencies: How should stars and filmmakers be paid for movies and TV shows now that the business model is shifting quickly? - Los Angeles Times

Deepfakes Are Now Being Used In Business Presentations

Some bigwigs at EY (formerly Ernst & Young) have started using AI-assisted videos of themselves to impress customers. One partner, for instance, used the software's translation function to make a video of his avatar speaking fluent Japanese for a client there. - Wired

Social Media Has Redefined Gen Z Elite Athletes

Through social media, they have opened up conversations about performance, mental health and the impact of the media. Sports stars are making their voices heard across a range of different sporting arenas. - The Conversation

What Should Be The Next Big Fantasy Adaptation After Game Of Thrones?

And considering that series' success - though a very rapid fall-off after the ... let's call it disappointing ... final season - why aren't there more adaptations? - Washington Post

The Originally Unplanned Yet Very Special Holiday Episode Of Ted Lasso

Sorry, but how did they pull this off? And why Christmas in August? (Spoilers in the article. Lots of delightful spoilers.) - Los Angeles Times

Why Reservation Dogs Is So Important For TV

Yes, it's because of all of the Indigenous rep. - NPR

A New Movie Centered Deaf Actors During Its Creation

Though some in the Deaf community are criticizing the new movie CODA for centering the concerns of a hearing character, the movie is (perhaps shockingly) "the first major Hollywood release to feature multiple Deaf leads, its hearing director, Siân Heder, endeavored to make the set as accessible as possible." - Los Angeles Times

The Only Way The Mouse Could Win A Streaming War

Disney needs a good streaming app - and fast. But it's probably not ready. - FastCompany

Blockbuster Series Have Become Incredibly Complicated, But Why?

There's "an endless succession of sequels, prequels, reboots, spin-offs and connected crossovers. This is all great news for diehard fans, but civilian punters now face either an online refresher course or utter confusion every time they enter the multiplex." - The Guardian (UK)

Blow To New Zealand’s Identity: Amazon Pulls Filming Of “Lord Of The Rings”

The move came as a blow to many in New Zealand. The production is one of the most expensive in history, with Amazon spending at least $465 million US on the first season, which just finished filming. - CBC

Olympic TV Viewing Might Have Been Down, But Streaming Ratings Exploded

YouTube said, Olympics content was viewed more than 190 million times per day during Tokyo, five times more than the average daily views during Rio five years ago. - Variety

Critic Michael Phillips: Go Inside A Movie Theatre Right Now? Maybe Not!

With the delta variant in our lives now, studios and film distributors who have the nerve to require in-person screenings for review are being reckless. Selfish. Wrong. - Chicago Tribune

Discovery Network To Sue Poland Over New Media-Ownership Law

This week the country's parliament passed a bill barring ownership of a broadcaster by any entity outside the EU. Discovery, which owns TVN, Poland's largest independent network and news outlet, says the law violates that nation's investment treaty with the US. - The Hollywood Reporter

Study: NYC TV Production Back To Pre-Pandemic Level

After a brutal 2020, TV production was one of the first industries back to work in the city and continues to advance. - Deadline

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