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Netflix Upheaval: Departures, Anxiety and Another Reorg • As co-CEO Ted Sarandos reshapes exec ranks, talent and producers are feeling the ripple effects: “It’s a lot of ‘We’re figuring it out’ and ‘We can’t come back to you on that right now’”

Quibi Shutters at a ‘Hard Time to Find Work’ • Hundreds of crewmembers are in limbo on dozens of shows that have no guarantee of finding a second life on a new platform: ‘We were blindsided’

‘A Bottomless Need to Win’: How Quibi’s Implosion Shapes Katzenberg’s Legacy • The mogul hoped his shortform streaming service would solidify him as a Hollywood titan. Instead, it exposed that his instincts were simply wrong

Movie Theaters Prepare for a Long Winter • New COVID-19 research suggests filmgoing might be less risky than some other indoor activities as a second wave of lockdowns shutter cinemas in multiple countries

APPLE’S MAJOR COUP: LANDING JON STEWART’S NEXT ACT

Wall Street Mixed on Comcast, AT&T Streaming Bets

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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

$8.15B Big Number • Total spend on 2020 political ads for presidential, congressional and state campaigns, per research firm Advertising Analytics.

Lyn and David Talbert • The married producer-and-director couple behind Netflix’s Jingle Jangle wanted to create a holiday film in which their son can see ‘people flying who look like him’

Remembering Cameron Boyce by Furthering His Causes • A year after the star died at age 20 from a seizure brought on by epilepsy, his parents continue his activism with the Cameron Boyce Foundation and a grant in his name to fight the disorder

HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHT CONFLICTS ACROSS THE WORLD • Stars speak out on two international crises: fighting that threatens a majority Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh and police brutality in Nigeria

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

Kaley Cuoco • The Big Bang Theory star rolls out her young production shingle with an HBO Max thriller (shot before and after lockdown) and obligatory post-sitcom expectations: ‘You’re easily forgotten’

Box Office Reporting May Be ‘Forever Changed’ • Warner Bros. broke decades of tradition by changing its protocol for releasing grosses for Tenet — and, amid a pandemic and a shift to PVOD for blockbuster releases, less transparency could become the new norm

Hey, WFH Cooks! YouTube’s New Culinary Empire • With 8 million subscribers, Binging With Babish’s Andrew Rea, who re-creates food from TV shows and films, is launching a product line and adding chefs like Sohla El-Waylly to his roster

5 Pop-Up Foodie Sensations to Find on IG • With indoor service still a nonstarter and some diners loath to step onto crowded L.A. patios, ad hoc take-out eats are enjoying a boom — and these pop-ups, propelled by Instagram drops, lead the way

How Hollywood Grieves Now: Tributes on Hold, Informal Zooms • While actor Nick Cordero, who died in July of COVID-19, was recently remembered with a full-scale production on a streaming platform, many Hollywood families who’ve lost loved ones are pushing memorials to 2021, as others plan impromptu videoconference get-togethers

‘It’s Called Black’ • In an emotional interview, Small Axe director Steve McQueen and actors John...