First, let’s start with a tweet that captures the mood of much of Hollywood’s creative community right now. From the creator and showrunner of Apple TV+’s Dickinson:  Information asymmetry, lack of transparency, gaslighting - call it what you want. WE CREATE THE SHOWS. GIVE US THE DATA. Smith is referencing the first of two columns this week from Entertainment Strategy Guy that examined economic issues at stake in the coming WGA negotiation, with just 43 days left before a possible strike. We highly recommend both analyses to anyone who makes a living in this industry on either side of the table (for paid subscribers only):
Great ListensAll the Sturm und Drang in this business certainly takes a toll. (If you haven’t yet, check out our series, The Squeeze, about how the Streaming Wars have ravaged producers, writers, actors and executives). Two podcasts this week resonated with a lot of you and certainly seemed to reflect a state of mind:
And one more listen, about sports, is a smart and fun conversation between mega-agent Rich Paul and ESPN analyst and WNBA player Chiney Ogwumike:
The Good NewsExactly a week ago the Oscars were not only free of any obvious debacles, but actually inched up in the ratings as well. Richard was there and had the morning-after take on the first drama-free show in…. who can remember that far back? Check out the post-mortems:.
☀️5 Days of The Wakeup
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