Summer heat getting you down? The Bard’s got you covered: There’s a new collection of the coolest Shakespeare movies of our time, including - of course- Baz Luhrmann’s “supercharged teenage dream” Romeo + Juliet. - The Guardian (UK)
“The late-night categories are some of the most dynastic in Emmys history, but every reign has to end some time, and The Daily Show’s has never felt more vulnerable.” - Vulture
Why is Blumhouse, so successful with horror flicks like M3gan, starting up a game division? Well … “It’s not just potential revenue. … It’s culture. It’s fishing where the fish are.” - Los Angeles Times (AOL)
“For years, it was sacrilege at the Post to speak ill of Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon who rescued the paper in 2013.” But things have changed - dramatically - over the past two years. - The Atlantic
“Cross-border commerce platforms have suffered from the (correct!) perception that much of what they sell will end up in a landfill within a year and was manufactured by invisible workers laboring under poor conditions,” but the screens on everything model is winning out, even changing Amazon. - New York Magazine
In another blow to physical media, Redbox's owner just filed for bankruptcy protection. Why? “The company hasn’t paid employees in over a week and owes money to almost everyone in Hollywood.” - The Verge
“The thing with the cow really happened. My mom was a hobby farmer raising a beef cow and it just got too aggressive, so she called a local farmer to come take care of it and he shot it in front of my brother’s school bus.” - Washington Post
But thanks to what looks like reality, art will imitate life: There will be a Hallmark Christmas movie about a Kansas City Chiefs player and, um, a big fan. - NPR
YouTube made up nearly 10% of all viewership on connected and traditional TVs in the U.S. in May, according to Nielsen. Netflix ranked second, claiming 7.6% of viewership. - CNBC
While the satellite office isn't officially a bureau, some KQED staffers have used the space — in a city with a larger population than San Francisco itself — since 2014. A spokesperson says that no jobs will be cut and coverage of the South Bay will be unaffected. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
"(Melissa) Bell in 2014 co-founded Vox.com, where she pioneered their distinctive explainer journalism style. As publisher of Vox Media, she oversaw its editorial publications, including Eater, The Verge, and SB Nation, and played a crucial role in its merger with New York magazine and other premium brands." - Inside Radio
The Apprentice (not to be confused with Trump's old reality TV series) is a rather unflattering depiction of the young Trump's disciple-like relationship with notorious lawyer Roy Cohn. The film's lead US funder, a Trump donor, is reportedly furious over the film, though he denies deliberately blocking it. - The Washington Post (MSN)
Comedy Central, CMT, Paramount Network, TV Land, and MTV sites now point visitors to the streaming platform, effectively removing vast archives of content from public access. This follows the unexpected shutdown of the MTV News website earlier this week, which erased two decades of content. - Shelly Palmer
"A planned veto by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green that would maintain a state law allowing Green or a county mayor to shut down electronic media within the state in an emergency has drawn opposition from the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters." - Inside Radio
Although this may seem like media arcana—mere C-suite squabbles—the reality is that AI companies are envisioning a future in which their platforms are central to how all internet users find information. - The Atlantic
