The company informed 100 Disney employees worldwide of a possible future discharge.   Consolidation at Disney is not a US-only matter. Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart, with Deadline, wrote that Disney informed 100 employees around the world that their jobs are at risk of redundancy and have begun consultations. The staff is based in London and across the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) area. Sources indicate those most at risk are mainly in the marketing and press departments [...]

But it won't be an easy task among Generation Z customers.   Netflix announced it would start monetizing password sharers in the United States soon, but it will encounter some difficulties among Gen Z subscribers. A study from Morning Consults shows that streamers' most sought-after customers — Gen Zers — will be disproportionately affected by and particularly reluctant to adapt to password-sharing enforcement measures. Gen Z adults who said they would "definitely" pay for the ability to give out their [...]

The winners talk French protests, writer's strike, and women in film.   Justine Triet became the third woman in Cannes' 76-year history to win the Palme d'Or for her film Anatomy of a Fall. The first two were Jane Campion for The Piano in 1993 and Julia Ducournau for Titane in 2021. Jane Fonda presented the prize, remarking that although "we have a long way to go...We have to celebrate change when it happens," and that "This year is the [...]

Improvised picketing outside working sets seems more effective than large protests.   Since the writers' strike began on May 2nd, the WGA has organized large pickets outside the headquarters of the major studios to protest what they describe as the steady erosion of their members' incomes during the streaming era. What seems even more effective, though, is the impromptu picketing outside the sets of productions in work. Anousha Sakoui, staff writer of The Los Angeles Times, wrote the story of [...]

Netflix's debut for its ad-supported tier went virtual because of the writer's protest.   "Upfront," the annual series of presentations held in May in New York City by major television broadcasters, is usually one of the most important advertising sales events, with nearly half of an advertiser's video budget allocated for the next television season. This year was different. The writer's strike took a toll on the event, eliminating all-star power from the live events while picket lines greeted ad [...]

111 permits were granted last week, in 2022 there were 364.   A good indicator of the writer's strike impact to the entertainment industry and the city of Los Angeles is represented by the decline of production permits. In the second week of the strike, FilmLA, the Los Angeles permitting agency, reported a 69.5% decline in on-location permits. The agency handles permitting for many jurisdictions in the Greater Los Angeles area. It reported 111 permits last week for TV and [...]