"The fantasy film Poor Things, starring Emma Stone, followed with 11, while the Martin Scorsese drama Killers of the Flower Moon got 10 nominations. The summer blockbuster Barbie earned eight nominations." - CNN
To be Netflix these days is to occupy the strange dichotomy of being a company that has won the war but still has plenty of battles to fight. - The Wall Street Journal
A user who listened to a show a few times, subscribed, but stopped listening would continue to count as a download indefinitely. Even better under the old rules: For people who listened to a show, dropped off for a while, but started listening again later, Apple would automatically download every show in between. - BoingBoing
One new TV "makes an image appear on what otherwise looks like a clear piece of glass." Another company has a screen that "looks more like an empty fish tank than a proper television set, with images that look like very nice holograms dancing around inside." But why? - Wired
But this fascination may not be enough to change the industry. Juliet Godrèche, writer and director of the dark autobiographical tale, says, "People who are still in this industry are still not coming forward. ... The omertà in the industry is still so strong.” - The Guardian (UK)
The Great Wave Of Consolidation is coming for all of our favorite streamers. Why? "Investment bankers are wishin’ and hopin’ for more of these deals in 2024, and marriages seem likely." - Wired
The "report, published Friday and looking at scripted TV seasons being ordered in the U.S., noted that the volume of U.S. series has nearly halved since 2019. The number of series titles fell to 481 last year, down sharply from the 633 releases in 2022 and 2021." - The Hollywood Reporter
As a matter of official policy, reactions are supposed to relieve you of the burden of writing out a full response. But all of those relieved burdens, taken together, add up to a new one: the duty to react to everything, one way or another. - The Atlantic
The special, tastefully titled “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” is one of the most unpleasant things ostensibly produced for entertainment purposes that I have ever sat through. - Los Angeles Times
WTVP has been in crisis mode since at least September, when the finance director resigned, the CEO committed suicide, layoffs were made, and investigators discovered "questionable, improper, or unauthorized spending." Amid public pressure, 11 of 17 board members have stepped down. - WCBU (Peoria)
Mindi Madison and Alicia Wilson, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, have been sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to pay $270,876 each in restitution. - Inside Radio
Eventually, TV’s contraction will yield a new Netflix, a new HBO, looking to exploit a desire for bold programming. In the meantime, this year’s Emmys felt like a party on the deck of the Titanic. - The New York Times
The international campaign argues that the independence and viability of the global screen industry will remain under threat unless mandatory quotas for local content are introduced in countries outside the US. - The Guardian
The Reliable Sauce podcast "sounds as if you are listening in to a conversation (the hosts) might have over a coffee, or on the tube back from work." The key to its success: it was conceived and is run by 20-something journalists, not executives in suits. - Nieman Lab
Supporters of the Law and Justice party, which lost the recent elections and had thoroughly politicized state media while in power, have stormed and occupied TV Poland's news building, forcing the news staff to squeeze into space (including bathrooms) in the network's entertainment building and go under police protection. - BBC
