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Netflix Will Raise Subscription Price After The Actors Strike

The streaming service is discussing raising prices in several markets globally, but will likely begin with the U.S. and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter. - The Wall Street Journal

Streaming Is Looking More And More Like The Old Cable Bundles (And It Costs More)

The “new” media landscape is starting to look a lot like the “old” media landscape. - Shelly Palmer

One of Turkey’s Major Film Festivals Is Canceled After Directors And Jury Protest The Censorship Of A Film

"'I regret to inform filmgoers that we canceled this year’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival… due to events beyond our control,' Muhittin Bocek, Antalya’s mayor, said in a post on X." - CNN

NFL Game Radio Broadcasts Dominate Audience Figures Like They Do On Television

"New data from Nielsen shows that NFL games broadcast on the radio attract audiences so large that they outperform the top-rated stations in many markets. … A change in thinking about how radio is measured – which is by daypart, (unlike) program-focused TV – would show similar dominance by the audio broadcasts." - Inside Radio

TV After Peak TV

Now television’s boom cycle has gone bust and Peak TV is winding down, like prestige TV did before it. There are hints of what might come after. - Washington Post

The Next Act: What Post-Strike Hollywood Might Look Like

One veteran TV producer predicted the number of scripted shows Hollywood produces could fall by one-third in the next three years. - The Wall Street Journal

How Bradley Cooper Worked To Become Leonard Bernstein

In his conducting studies, Cooper spent the most time with Dudamel and Nézet-Séguin. He visited Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, dressed and made up as Bernstein, for sessions with Dudamel. - The New York Times

Robin Williams’s Daughter Says Union Must Protect Actors Who Can’t Consent

Zelda Williams: "I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/recreate actors who cannot consent, like Dad. This isn’t theoretical, it is very very real." - Vulture

Please, Make Movies And TV Weird Again

Look to Bottoms to lead the way. - The New York Times

Before AI Was Seen As Such A Threat

Pitching a movie about a human war with robots was much harder in 2018. - NPR

Hattie McDaniel’s Donated Oscar Disappeared Years Ago

But the Academy has decided to replace it. - NPR

The Writers’ Strike Settlement Was Good. But Not Good Enough Concerning AI

Studios are already busy developing myriad uses for machine-learning tools that are both creative and administrative. Will they halt that development, knowing that their own copyrighted product is in jeopardy from machine-learning tools they don't control and that Big Tech monopolies, all of which could eat the film and TV industry whole? - Wired

Writers’ Settlement Tries To Define Streaming Subscriber

A “view” in this case means the total viewing time divided by its running time, a metric that can be applied fairly easily across streaming services. Importantly, those success bonuses will rely not only on the “view,” but on subscribers as well. And that’s where things get tricky. - The Hollywood Reporter

Major Financial Mismanagement Uncovered At Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio As University Takes Over Control

California State University Sacramento, the official licensee for CapRadio's two outlets (news/talk KXJZ 90.9 and classical KXPR 88.9), has assumed control of the stations from CapRadio's management and board after an audit revealed the irregularities that led to a financial crisis. - Inside Radio

Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio Nearly Went Bust And Shut Down. What Happens To It Now, Post-Takeover?

Cal State U. Sacramento came to the rescue with a cash infusion this summer as CapRadio's unpaid bills, rent and NPR dues piled up. Here's a report on who's owed money and whether NPR programs will keep airing as CSU Sacramento assumes control of operations. - The Sacramento Bee

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