Less than three weeks before WarnerMedia would announce a radical and sweeping new release strategy — one that would alienate much of Hollywood with remarkable speed — its top executives shared a lunch on the Burbank studio lot that few knew would prove so momentous. At the time, the agenda seemed significant but contained: what to do about the studio’s long-delayed tentpole, Wonder Woman 1984.It had been almost a full year since Warners had launched its marketing campaign for the superhero sequel, with Gal Gadot striding across the stage at a comic convention in São Paulo, Brazil, in...…Less than three weeks before WarnerMedia would announce a radical and sweeping new release strategy — one that would alienate much of Hollywood with remarkable speed — its top executives shared a lunch on the Burbank studio lot that few knew would prove so momentous. At the time, the agenda seemed significant but contained: what to do about the studio’s long-delayed tentpole, Wonder Woman 1984.It had been almost a full year since Warners had launched its marketing campaign for the superhero sequel, with Gal Gadot striding across the stage at a comic convention in São Paulo, Brazil, in...WW…
byNew Disney CEO Bob Chapek is reorganizing the company to prioritize the creation and distribution of content for streaming.Under the new structure, Disney is creating a Media and Entertainment Distribution group responsible for both the dissemination and ad sales for all of its content, including across streaming services including Disney+. Chapek has tapped Kareem Daniel, formerly president of consumer products, games and publishing, to run the newly formed division.The newly created group will be responsible for the profits and losses for the entirety of Disney's media and entertainment...…byNew Disney CEO Bob Chapek is reorganizing the company to prioritize the creation and distribution of content for streaming.Under the new structure, Disney is creating a Media and Entertainment Distribution group responsible for both the dissemination and ad sales for all of its content, including across streaming services including Disney+. Chapek has tapped Kareem Daniel, formerly president of consumer products, games and publishing, to run the newly formed division.The newly created group will be responsible for the profits and losses for the entirety of Disney's media and entertainment...WW…