"In April, KQED instituted a voluntary buyout program. CEO Michael Islip said a small amount of buyout packages were accepted, but not enough to offset the need for further cuts to the station’s staff, … (so the station) is expected to dismiss up to 25 employees." - Inside Radio
The aggressive studio expansions signal New York’s continued determination to double down on the film business and compete with its main rival, Los Angeles, for a bigger slice of the Hollywood pie — even as the industry is struggling to rebound nationwide. - Los Angeles Times
Once a repository of amateur videos, the service owned by Alphabet’s Google has grown into a streaming behemoth with full-length films, highly produced series, sports highlights and live events. - The Wall Street Journal
When it comes to not falling for misinformation, being aware of our human fallibilities, such as our quickness to believe what we want to believe, is a good first step. - BBC
"It’s a rough road, one that requires creative and focused marketing strategies and the willingness to do all the work a studio would normally do. But at a time when the once-buzzy acquisition market at Sundance and other festivals has slowed down, it’s an option more filmmakers find worth taking." - TheWrap (Yahoo!)
"In her response, (Patricia de Stacy) Harrison cited the Public Broadcasting Act’s requirement that CPB facilitate the development of 'high-quality' programming from 'diverse sources' while giving public broadcasters 'maximum protection' from extraneous interference and control." - Inside Radio
It used to be an underground hobby. People did it, but nobody talked about it—not only because it was embarrassing to admit that you coveted Charlton Heston’s slave collar from Planet of the Apes but also because, since such things were studio property, it was illegal to own them. - Wired
TV commercials have long stood as the cornerstone of modern advertising. This dominance was owed, in part, to TV’s capacity to reach vast and diverse audiences through ads that leverage sound, sight and motion to evoke emotional responses. These vast audiences aren’t tuning in anymore. - The Wall Street Journal
"The Times checked in with multiple writers of varying experience levels spanning film and TV. … All said that they or their colleagues have struggled to find work for at least 12 months amid a contraction that has led to unstable production and employment levels across the industry." - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
John Catsimatidis, the supermarket mogul and perennial New York state Republican candidate who owns news/talk radio station WABC-AM, canceled Giuliani's one-hour weekday radio show after he refused to stop raising now-refuted claims about voting machines in the 2020 election. - Inside Radio
The team that started Critical Role years ago would be shocked by their "transmedia kingdom of novels, comic books, animated series and original games, as well as a new membership program for fans launched Thursday,” all as D&D goes way more mainstream. - Washington Post
"Mum ran a gymnastics club, so I was a solid acrobat. I’d trained through my teens as a dancer: choreo and movement mimicking came naturally. And, growing up on an vast rented 8,500 acre farm, I could ride horses before I could walk." - The Observer (UK)
No, Happy Valley’s intense final season didn’t win top drama - but Sarah Lancashire won for her portrayal of tough, vulnerable, smart cop-in-danger Catherine in that series. - The Guardian (UK)
