Cable After Disney-Charter, Laemmle’s Survival Strategy and the Taylor Swift Effect

The deal could be a new template for pay TV [What the Disney-Charter Deal Means for Future Carriage Negotiations]( By Lucas Manfredi Charter and Disney’s heated carriage dispute reached a resolution just in time for Monday Night Football. It could have gotten ugly if fans missed the Buffalo Bills taking on the New York Jets on ABC and ESPN, with Charter CEO Chris Winfrey saying he was prepared to move on if Disney wouldn’t play ball. But this is merely the first quarter in an increasingly rough game that will play out in the months and years to come, as media companies and their cable and satellite contributors grapple with the slow unwinding of a once-lucrative business. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Laemmle Theatres Is Surviving – but Not All of Its Screens Will Make It]( By Diane Haithman When the City of Los Angeles dubbed a square mile of North Hollywood the NoHo Arts District in 1992, the area was becoming home to an ever-increasing number of small theaters and art galleries, as well as dance, acting and film academies. The neighborhood gained even more cachet in 2000 as an attractive haunt for creatives when a new Metro subway stop opened, providing affordable transportation to the center of the neighborhood at Lankershim and Magnolia. When the storied, family-owned Laemmle Theatres arthouse chain opened the NoHo 7 in 2011, it brought even more arts street cred to the block. The theater doesn’t have the architectural glamor of downtown’s old movie palaces, but it quickly became a neighborhood favorite with its attractive blend of blockbusters and arthouse fare, film festivals and other indie events. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fall Box Office Preview: Taylor Swift May Be the Biggest Hit of the Season]( By Jeremy Fuster A summer full of hope for theaters is giving way to a fall filled with uncertainty. Anxious studios, paralyzed by striking actors and writers demanding better labor contracts, are pushing several films like “Dune: Part Two” and “Kraven the Hunter” to 2024, and there’s a good chance that more release delays will come if the strike continues. How ironic then, that cinemas might get a bailout not from a studio, but from the Antihero. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Monday-Night-Football-Big-Brother]( [‘Monday Night Football,’ ‘Big Brother’ Lead Broadcast TV Ratings | Charts]( [Apple TV+ Is a Hit Factory – but Can It Scale? | Charts]( [wga vs studios showrunners kenya barris naoah hawley]( [WGA Showrunners Meeting Canceled After Restart of Negotiations Set With Studios]( [A WWE stage featuring multiple WWE logos with bright lights in red straight lines, a futuristic set.]( [WWE Hit With Dozens of Layoffs Following UFC/Endeavor Merger]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [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](