Emmy Entries Plummet, Academy Museum Removes Offending Words From Exhibit and Paramount’s New Leaders Can Execute Plan

Plus: Disney and DeSantis end Florida feud, Lead TV roles for non-white actors fall 7% and ‘Despicable Me 4’ wins over animation fest crowd [Emmy statue]( [Emmy Entries Plummet This Year, Dropping Almost 40% in Key Categories]( By Steve Pond The number of comedy and drama series that qualified for Emmy Awards this year is down almost 40% over last year’s totals, according to ballots that went up online on the Television Academy’s website on Thursday, the first day of nomination voting. The lack of qualifying shows, which is due largely to production slowdowns caused by the pandemic and by last year’s actors and writers strikes, is likely to result in more than a dozen fewer acting nominations this year, with most of the acting categories losing nominees. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Academy Museum Deletes 'Predator,' 'Tyrant' and 'Frugal Approach' From Jewish Founders Exhibit | Exclusive]( By Adam Chitwood and Sharon Waxman The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wednesday enacted changes to its exhibit about the Jewish founders of Hollywood, removing words like “predator” and “tyrant” to describe industry pioneers just two days after vowing to “immediately” address outcry from many who deemed the exhibit antisemitic. Panels in the exhibit were swapped out with new text. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Paramount Office of the CEO]( [After Failed Sale, Paramount's New Leaders Have a Mandate to Execute Their Plan | Analysis]( By Lucas Manfredi Now that Shari Redstone has scuttled the sale of Paramount, it is up to Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy and George Cheeks to right the listing Hollywood ship. To do so, they have a plan, which they presented to the Paramount board last week. It includes divesting assets including the studio lot in order to reduce the entertainment company’s crushing $14.6 billion debt, finding a streaming partner and cutting $500 million of costs in areas that include real estate and technology. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Mickey Mouse]( [Disney and DeSantis End Florida Feud, Making Way for $17 Billion Disney World Development]( [A graphic from Samba TV's study, titled "State of Diversity on TV." It shows a variety of leads, including many non-white leads.]( [Leading TV Roles for Non-White Actors Down 7% From 2023]( [Despicable Me 4]( [Annecy: 'Despicable Me 4' Plays Like Gangbusters in Animation Fest Debut]( [house-of-the-dragon-episode-10-emma-darcy-rhaenyra]( ['House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 3 at HBO]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO 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](