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☀️ Korea & Tom Cruise lead NETFLIX Films Viewing

Tale of 2 Ad strategies as AMAZON makes NETFLIX-like asks / SHOWTIME exits sports / College football's big 2023

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Sean McNulty
Oct 18, 2023
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Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LinkedIn here if ya like), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on WEDNESDAY Oct. 18, 2023.

Where saying something in the ‘public town square’ will now cost $1 a month in NEW ZEALAND and the PHILIPPINES.

Yes, X is running a test of charging a $1 a month fee to new X users in those countries for the ability tweet (or… X? what’s the new word for tweeting? 🤷‍♂️), or also retweet anything.

You can still scroll feeds for free, i.e. just stand outside the town square and listen. Just don’t make any eye contact.

make it $1 and I think you’ll have a deal. via Giphy

ALSO: SUNDANCE tix go on sale today.

PLUS: SNL next week 👇.

THEN: META now allows you to limit INSTA following you across the web - info here.

🪧 STRIKE FORCE:

  • George Clooney, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck, Tyler Perry and Scarlett Johansson met with SAG-AFTRA leadership yesterday (via Zoom, not a carpool) to get filled in on the details around the whole rev share thing. See ya on the picket lines!

  • DISNEYFOX’s big 2024 Deadpool 3 tentpole is half shot & half edited according to director Shawn Levy… who sounded half certain it’ll make DISNEY’s scheduled May 3 release date at this point.

IN TODAY’S EDITION

  • Tom Cruise had the most popular movie in America on NETFLIX last week… and no, it’s not an Mission: Impossible pic.

    • Plus int’l audiences continue their big October on the service and more, with a South Korean pic taking the crown.

  • Add SHOWTIME SPORTS next to MTV NEWS as longtime institutions now abandoned at PAR.

  • A look at Q3 projections & what to keep an eye on in the NETFLIX Q3 report later today… as the company gets a favorable tax ruling from a U.S. District judge.

  • Big football audience numbers return this weekend - except for NFL games in Europe which continue to be duds, as College Football sets an impressive feat and more.


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Donaghy strikes again at PAR. via Giphy.

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