It's a murky science, but "with brutal scenes of people getting cut in half, shocking jump scares, and a sequence that is a terrifying (albeit terrific) ode to Jack Nicholson in The Shining, we can safely classify this entry as the most 'adult' MCU outing yet." - Variety
Take a page from Comic-Con, D23, Apple and everyone else who has turned to fan events for big reveals and announcements. Make the Emmys the must-see event it should be by having the networks, studios and streamers save some goodies to break the Internet. - Variety
Even as the number of shows fell 36% to 2,691 in the 2020-2021 season from the year before, the number of TV episodes led by directors of color increased by 5% to 34%, up from 29% the prior season, according to the union’s report released Thursday. - Los Angeles Times
Take, for instance, the hit French series Call My Agent: "(The French) argue stylishly, they fall in love stylishly. It's all said, they tell each other exactly what they think," says adapter John Morton. "British people aren't like that at all. ... We are very poor at saying what we mean." - BBC
Why are people in the art world being hacked? Criminals are not just looking for accounts with thousands of followers and the signature blue tick (confirming authenticity) but also those with high engagement, which is often the case with creatives. - The Art Newspaper
In a guest column, the 84-year-old actor gives his account of the on-camera move that led to his firing from the lead role in the Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher. - Deadline
"Culture is not linear cause and effect, ... (but) film and television portrayals of abortion ... do offer an imperfect mirror to a culture in flux – one that, contrary to the courts and state legislatures, has generally made slow progress toward depicting the reality of abortion." - The Guardian
"The company said that with the launch of (advertising program) TikTok Pulse, it will 'begin exploring' its first advertising-revenue share program with creators, public figures and media publishers." - Variety
Meta Platforms is confirming it will stop offering podcast integration and close down its overall audio hub in the coming weeks. “We’re constantly evaluating the features we offer so we can focus on the most meaningful experiences." The report says June 3 is the targeted date. - Inside Radio
Within that media ecosystem, narratives around liberal bias, anti-expertise narratives, and the idea that if something was coming out of an institution, you couldn’t trust it — that has been bread and butter within certain media networks for many people’s entire lives. - NiemanLab
"Several buyers have expressed preliminary interest in acquiring Vice outright, ... (though) it also is exploring options to sell the company in parts." Just five years ago, Vice Media was valued at $5.7 billion; its failed IPO last year was valued at $3 billion, a price it wouldn't get now. - CNBC
"The Queen's Ball: A 'Bridgerton' Experience" is one of several costume parties quasi-theatrical pop-up events based on famous media franchises (Star Wars and Game of Thrones, for instance) to materialize recently in downtown spaces left vacant in the wake of COVID. Kriston Capps pays a visit. - Bloomberg CityLab
