☀️ NETFLIX-WWE Surprise Deal: $$ Breakdown, What it Means
OSCAR noms drop / NETFLIX's huge SUNDANCE buy, as Films head departs / NFL dominates again
Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LinkedIn here if ya like), and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on TUESDAY January 23, 2024.
Where HULU picked up a Bon Jovi docuseries with full band (past & present) participation… which uh, went with the title Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.
Now, if there is one band who has numerous song titles perfect to be the name of a docuseries about themselves, it’s Bon Jovi - I’ll Be There For You, Wanted Dead or Alive… hell, even It’s My Life - and they went with… Thank You. 🤦♂️ #NotJerseyApproved
ALSO: Here are your OSCAR Nominations. No Leo or Margot Robbie noms, (although Margot is on board for producing Barbie).
AND: Billy Joel will release his first new song in… I have no idea how long, next Thursday.
A REST IN PEACE: Goes out legendary director Norman Jewison, who died at the age of 97 over the weekend. From In the Heat of the Night to Fiddler on the Roof, Moonstruck, A Soldier’s Story, And Justice For All… and many more, a lot of highly acclaimed films in the ouvre.
IN THIS EDITION
Inside the big WWE NETFLIX deal - $$ comps, the mid 2020s WWE media revenue picture and more.
Our first cord-cutting update of Q4 ‘23.
NETFLIX Films head departs… as they make a huge SUNDANCE buy and triple down on Lindsay Lohan.
How PEACOCK made the NFL considerably younger.
HBO sees nice Sunday audience bump, plus news for IMAGINE, Glen Powell, NETFLIX… the TV side, as austerity comes for gaming and TIKTOK (is nothing sacred??) and much more.
🎥 THE SILVER SCREEN
