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☀️Layoffs hit PAR TV as PAR+ Originals is shut; CNN layoffs hitting today

DeNiro looking to do TV at NETFLIX / ESPN not interested in taking your bets / LIONSGATE bumps up Butler action pic

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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 THURSDAY December 1, 2022.

Where NBC, can you please shoot some new CHRISTMAS specials?

Re-airing ‘live-ish’ performance specials shot back when Covid was still fresh in our rearview… with Michael Bublé talking about the “tough year” we’ve just been through, and Kelly Clarkson referencing a no-longer-recent divorce and giving away $100k to people we saw get super excited in the moment… a year ago, are kinda bumming me out.

via Giphy

CORRECTION: “Top Gun: Maverick” only has about $14 Million to go to hit $1.5 Billion global box office, my apologies for the wrong estimate yesterday. So the Cruise black AMEX has far less lifting to do the next 2 weeks.

PLUS: Here are the Top 10 Most-streamed songs in the US on YOUTUBE for 2022… ish (clearly Music #dgaf about December), views only counted for videos on the official accounts:

  1. Encanto Cast – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”

  2. Kodak Black – “Super Gremlin”

  3. Jessica Darrow – “Surface Pressure” (from “Encanto”)

  4. Bad Bunny – “Tití Me Preguntó”

  5. Future – “Wait for U (feat. Drake, Tems)”

  6. Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”

  7. Karol G, Becky G – “Mamiii”

  8. Imagine Dragons x J.I.D – “Enemy”

  9. Karol G – “Provenza”

  10. Lil Baby – “Right On”

AND: While the new Harry & Meghan NETFLIX docu project dropped its first teaser trailer this morning (it’s down below in the TRAILER HOUSE of course), I wouldn’t count BOSTON CELTICS coach Joe Mazzulla as a likely viewer (thx to The Athletic for sharing this one).

This answer to whether he got to meet William & Kate when they attended the CELTICS game yesterday is rather priceless. Seems like they’re the ones who may need the NETFLIX series…

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IN TODAY’S EDITION:

  • I do another straightforward breakdown of George Cheeks’ new management structure for CBS STUDIOS and PAR TV STUDIOS going forward… who’s in and out, where, and the layoffs therein.

    • Though bigger picture, this plus the new MGM - AMAZON structures yesterday raise some questions about what’s the overall cost justification here for keeping all of these divisions… seemingly with the same mandates. A look into the thinking.

  • Reed Hastings resurfaces to talk Gaming, “Glass Onion”, Ad-tier and… Elon, as NETFLIX expands their test-screening program with users.

  • CNN Layoffs hitting today

  • The weekly look inside the NETFLIX Top 10 movies shows a strong showing for… POLAND - That’s new

  • LIONSGATE moves up Gerard Butler action pic in theaters

  • ESPN re-affirms they’re not launching their own gambling service

  • The latest TV ratings of note this week including “White Lotus” heating up, DeNiro is the next name looking to go TV, and more.


📽 THE SILVER SCREEN

via Giphy

At the NETFLIX Global Box Office

usual caveats: back of the napkin math, assumes everyone finished the movie, no one watched twice, or a bunch of folks didn’t rewind certain parts, etc

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