“'This has been the most complicated thing I’ve ever worked on,’ said the showrunner Graham Yost, who has also been an executive producer on Justified, The Americans and Slow Horses. But, he added, ‘It’s been the best experience I’ve ever had.’” - The New York Times
“Public television stations are not only broadcasters. They are physical infrastructure inside FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System — one of the pathways that pushes AMBER Alerts, severe-weather warnings, and evacuation orders to the phone in your pocket.” And if rural communities lose their public stations, those alerts disappear. - The Hollywood Reporter
“It feels like a wicked joke that Cartoon Network's late-night programming block — already an aberration when it launched in cable's heyday in 2001 — is somehow thriving, ... even as the rest of cable slowly slides into oblivion. Even the folks behind Adult Swim don't really understand it.” - TheWrap (Yahoo!)
When Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — famous in their native Spain as “Los Javis” — took their film La Bola Negra to Cannes this year, they earned a 20-minute ovation, the Best Director prize, a bidding war over distribution rights, and Oscar buzz. They've also learned something serious about themselves. - The New York Times
Assembly Bill 2222, known as the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, creates refundable tax credits for the state’s news outlets based on the number of journalists they employ. - NiemanLab
“(Lawmakers) imposed a $5 million annual cap on corporate tax credits in June. (Industry representatives) argued that the cap would undercut the state’s $750 million incentive. … In response, legislative leaders and the governor’s office agreed to let studios to redeem tax credits for cash in two years instead of five.” - Variety
“The new label, titled Leawood Films, will distribute and market films for established and emerging filmmakers. But … the company is not necessarily aiming for blockbusters, and will instead focus on small- and medium-sized films. It will be genre-agnostic.” - The Hollywood Reporter
“President Trump on Monday urged Congress to approve federal tax incentives aimed at reviving American film and television productions, saying Hollywood has been hollowed out by productions moving to Canada and other countries.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Currently, per Rentrak, the North American box office for the first Friday in May through EOD today stands at $4.598 billion, officially the second-highest summer ever behind 2013. If this summer is going to beat 2013’s all-time high, it has $158M to gross. - Deadline
“She is part of a lineage that has gone dormant: larger-than-life, carefully curated personas bolstered by their market value at the box office and by how their sheer artistry shapes the texts that end up on the silver screen. These are women like Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Mae West.” - Vulture (MSN)
Love it or hate it, with its viewing figures fast overtaking traditional broadcasters’, YouTube is now undeniably a part of the U.K.’s broadcasting ecosystem. - Variety
