☀️DISNEY Blackout Barely Registers in CHARTER Q3 Numbers
PAR+ cancels more shows / ESPN gets big NBA debut audience - what it means re: new NBA TV deals / SPOTIFY changes Royalty policies
Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect here on LINKED-IN if ya like) and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on FRIDAY Oct 27, 2023.
Where let’s send out some bubbly 🍾 to Taylor Swift to kick off the weekend - no… not because of the “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album drop today.
But rather because, according to Bloomberg, she’s now a member of the “Tres Commas” club!
Enjoy all the Mumms ya like, Ms. Billionaire - totally free song idea for the next album btw - it’s on me! (Richard, you’re good for halfsies right?)
Although, perhaps some tequila is the more on-brand thing to send 🤔.
AND: SAG-AMPTP are going back-to-back days in talks today! See… that’s somethin! 🤷♂️
PLUS: Just a little good in the world to round out another… pretty dark week - the INEVITABLE FOUNDATION announced their 2023 Accelerate Fellows, a year-long program that provides $40k grants plus mentorship, business and writing support to the selected disabled writers & filmmakers, with NETFLIX as a program sponsor. The Foundation has provided support for over 75 folks so far through its initiatives.
WAKEUP BOX OFFICE POLL RESULTS:
Looks like the bears from Freddy’s have escaped into this week’s poll 😳.
PLUS: A shout out to Peter Kiefer’s scoop last night about the APPLE & PAR split %/💰 numbers behind Killers of the Flower Moon 👇:
Details Revealed: Apple-Paramount Wild 'Flower Moon' Deal 💰
Whether Apple’s big swing on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon will ultimately pay off remains an open question. For the first time in its history, Apple, which prioritizes streaming for obvious reasons, opted for a wide-theatrical release, this time for the film that reunited
PLUS #2: New Ankler podcast is up this morning!
AND: Just sharing a little taste of Autumn on the East Coast as we enter our final October weekend… with 2 hours of foliage for your background TV pleasure today, courtesy of the PARAMOUNT+ YT channel 🤝.
IN THIS EDITION
The full breakdown of how the Aug-Sept DISNEY blackout affected CHARTER numbers.
From Subs, to Revenue, to Programming Costs… and what they told other Studios to expect in their upcoming negotiations.
A look at how the near record audience for the start of the NBA season on ESPN portends for underlying $$ in upcoming NBA deal negotiations.
Yes, time to break out the back of a napkin and… yeah, the results don’t look great.
Plus a the rest of the day’s news to know, and a look at all the new things to Stream/Watch this weekend.
📺 THE SILVER TV SET 🎥
