CinemaCon 2024 Has Too Much Testosterone and Not Enough Movies, Media Guild Slams Google for Banning Articles and ‘NCIS’ Hits 1,000 Episodes

Plus: Roku says data breach affects 576,000 streaming accounts, ‘The Greatest Hits’ explores power of music and Paramount' Skydance pursuit ‘averse to fair market value' [LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 11: Dwayne Johnson speaks onstage at the Walt Disney Studios Presentation during CinemaCon 2024 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.]( [Takeaways From CinemaCon 2024: Not Enough Movies, Too Much Testosterone]( By Sharon Waxman It’s going to take another year to break out balloons and bubbly to celebrate the return of the theatrical business after COVID and two Hollywood strikes, but at least there’s a halo over the horizon. That said, CinemaCon 2024 made clear that the studios don’t have enough movies to satisfy theater owners this year — and what they do have feels uneven. There’s some good work coming up: Universal’s “Wicked” at Christmas will be incredible. Disney’s “Kingdom of Planet of the Apes,” coming next month, looks otherworldly. Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17,” in which Robert Pattinson keeps dying and getting cloned, from Warners, looks insane in the best possible way. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Google]( [Media Guild Slams Google Banning News Articles: ‘Stop Playing Games With California’s Democracy’]( By Sharon Knolle Google’s decision to begin censoring news stories in California objection to the pending California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) as harshly blasted by the Media Guild of the West. In response, Media Guild of the West issued a statement, “California lawmakers and Gov. Newsom must stand against Google’s undemocratic threats to censor the work of California’s journalists by shutting off news access in the middle of an election year.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NCIS history]( [‘NCIS’ Hits 1,000 Episodes: How the CBS Procedural Became a Global Franchise]( By Jose Alejandro Bastidas Two decades ago, CBS spun off a show about criminal investigations led by a niche unit of the U.S. Navy from the network’s legal drama “JAG.” When it first premiered on the broadcast network, “NCIS” was hardly a hit, landing as only the No. 23 most-watched program of the season against juggernauts like CBS’ “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” Fox’s “American Idol” and NBC’s “Friends.” It took U.S. audiences a few years to come around, but the Mark Harmon-led show performed well with overseas audiences — particularly in Australia, the U.K. and Europe. By Season 7, the show grew into the most-watched broadcast drama on TV. In 2023, with the flagship series in its 20th season and having spawned four spin-off shows, more than 300 million people across the world watched the “NCIS” franchise across all platforms, according to CBS data. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Roku Logo Outside San Jose, California, Headquarters]( [Roku Says 576,000 Streaming Accounts Were Compromised in Data BreachÂ]( [The Greatest Hits]( [‘The Greatest Hits’ Explores the Life-Changing Power of Music in New Featurette | Exclusive]( [Paramount (Credit: Getty Images)]( [Paramount Pursuit of Skydance Exclusive Talks Over Competitive Bids 'Averse to Fair Market Value,’ Investor Says]( [doctor-who-david-tennant-disney-plus]( [British TV's Grip on American Audiences Is Waning | Charts]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](