The Hollywood Reporter

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WarnerMedia’s Waiting Game: ‘The Company in Flux Is Not Good’ • As AT&T seeks approval to merge its film and TV assets with Discovery, some insiders could not be more eager to part ways with the management team led by Jason Kilar: ‘It’s like, hurry up and leave’

The Fine Print Behind Jason Kilar’s WarnerMedia Contract • The executive, who was said to be blindsided by the merger deal, has strong incentive to stick around until May 2022, when he’s entitled to millions more in severance benefits

How Soon Will Cable News Cut the Cord? • CNN, Fox News and MSNBC — facing declining linear TV ratings — are ‘walking a tightrope’ in developing streaming products while keeping lucrative carriage fees

The Report • Behind the Headlines

Who Will Hollywood Back for Next L.A. Mayor? • If Eric Garcetti is selected for a Biden ambassadorship, it’s an open question whether his eventual successor will similarly court the industry

SEEING YOURSELF ONSCREEN DESPITE SLIM PICKINGS • The Rutherford Falls co-creator pens an ode to the characters she connected with through the years, even with so little Native representation in media

NETFLIX’S PRICEY JUPITER’S LEGACY: WHY DID THE SERIES GET SCRAPPED?

Cannes: French, U.S. Films Lead Competition

7 Days of DEALS • Who’s inking on the dotted line this week

$1B Big Number • ViacomCBS’ 2022 ad revenue forecast for ad-supported streamer Pluto TV, CEO Bob Bakish told an investors conference June 7.

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

Leyna Bloom • The trans actress, who stars in the new romantic drama Port Authority, wants to ‘keep using this life as a vessel of change’

How Gay Bars Are Coming Back in L.A. • ‘This is going to be the roaring ’20s,’ says The Abbey owner David Cooley, as LGBTQ nightspots await California’s June 15 reopening

A Day in the Life of Loki Showrunner Michael Waldron: ‘I Google Myself’ • Waldron gives an account of a recent typical day as he preps for the June 9 premiere of the MCU series on Disney+: ‘I make it through without the bomb Marvel implanted in my chest detonating’

Abigail Spencer’s Bouquets Go Retail • The actress’ County Line Florals subscription service opens in Playa Vista

Yes, I Did Say That! • A look at who’s saying what in entertainment

Did I Really Say That?

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Hitched, Hatched, Hired • Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

Kelly Bush Novak • The power publicist, one of Hollywood’s most influential LGBTQ players, dishes on her battle with the HFPA and guidance for clients like Elliot Page

Is ‘Cinematic Catnip’ Luring Young Audiences to Theaters? • As multiplexes reopen and the summer tentpole season begins, the earliest box office bows come from horror and action genres as experts expect younger demographics to drive revenue for the foreseeable future

Dad’s Day Swag • Grooming, gear and gadgets: 10 gifts guaranteed to make any Hollywood father smile

Inside the Hollywoodization of Peloton • How the bike company became a global content brand (‘the Netflix of wellness’) via rigorous scripting of classes, canny promotion of instructors and entertainment industry partnerships

‘Entertrainment’ That Brings Audiences Together ‘Around an IP That They Love’

The Latest Gyms, Workouts, Apps and Machines That Are Making Hollywood Sweat

ZOLA’S HOT TWEET SUMMER • Nearly six years after a stripper named Zola...