Academy Celebrates 100th Oscars With $500M, KTLA's Sam Rubin Dies at 64 and Max Gets Out of ‘Everything for Everyone’ Game

Plus: Amazon bets on women's pro sports, Vice relaunches Digital Products with Savage Ventures and AMC Networks shares fall 10% on Q1 earnings [Academy logo]( [Academy Launches $500 Million Campaign to Celebrate 100th Oscars]( By Steve Pond As part of the four-year run-up to the 100th Academy Awards in 2028, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced Academy100, a $500 million “global revenue diversification and outreach campaign” aimed at solidifying AMPAS’ status as an international organization rather than simply an American one. The venture was announced on Friday by Academy CEO Bill Kramer at a press conference in Rome hosted by Cinecittà studio. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sam Rubin attends the Newport Beach Film Festival opening night screening of "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"]( [Sam Rubin, KTLA Local News Stalwart of 3 Decades, Dies at 64]( By Natalie Korach Sam Rubin, a longtime entertainment reporter for KTLA since 1991, died at 64 after suffering a fatal heart attack on Friday. Rubin passed away at his home following his regular Hollywood news appearance for KTLA on Friday, according to media reports. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Disney CEO Bob Iger, WBD CEO David Zaslav, Netflix Logo]( [With Disney+ Bundle, Max Is the First Streamer to Get Out of the ‘Everything for Everyone’ Game | Analysis]( By Alexei Barrionuevo and Adam Chitwood Warner Bros. Discovery has decided it can’t be all things to all of the consumers that touch its many film, television and streaming brands. So the company is partnering with rival Disney on a streaming bundle to combat the issue bedeviling Hollywood: subscriber churn. “Churn is just the killer in this business,” Warner CEO David Zaslav said on the earnings call Thursday, when the media and entertainment giant reported yet another quarter dripping with red ink. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Prime Video Ups Women's Sports Presence With AT&T Sponsorship Deal for WNBA, NWSL]( [A Vice Media office in Los Angeles in 2019.]( [Vice Media to Relaunch Digital Products in Partnership with Savage VenturesÂ]( [AMC Networks Stock Falls Over 10% on Q1 Earnings Miss, Ad Revenue Drop]( [AI emotions]( [AI's Next Big Step: Detecting Human Emotion and Expression]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [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](