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A New Year’s Nightmare: COVID-19 Litigation Piling Up • More than 1,000 lawsuits across industries have been filed against insurance firms over pandemic claims as Hollywood’s largest companies take a ‘wait and see’ approach on who prevails in court

The Battleground: A Year in COVID-19 Lawsuits • The number of weekly insurance cases filed in the U.S., across industries, spiked in the spring before leveling off in the fall. Courts will look to define ‘physical damage or loss’ in the context of a global pandemic

How WarnerMedia Can Solve Its Streaming Strife • The studio and guilds must navigate what’s known as ‘employer’s gross’ amid a digital revolution spurred by the pandemic, writes the entertainment attorney and Los Angeles film czar

The Year of the Missing Tentpole • As the domestic box office crashes 80 percent to $2.28 billion amid the pandemic, studio executives worry: ‘If the industry doesn’t recalibrate, there could be lasting damage’

A Snapshot of 2020’s Top Movies at the Global Box Office • For the first time in decades, Hollywood tentpoles had a hard time dominating the worldwide chart

Studio Market Share: How a Weird Year Played Out • The top film companies and the revenue they generated at the North American box office before and after theater closures

Will Hollywood Films Bounce Back in China? • As the Middle Kingdom claims the No. 1 box office mantle, questions grow about whether the country has moved beyond U.S. imports

Will Billie Holiday Be This Year’s Real Wonder Woman? Place Your Bets • Carey Mulligan’s chances look promising, and everyone seems to love Soul, as the long march to Oscar gets underway

BEHIND PODCASTING’S M&A FRENZY: ‘EASIER TO BUY THAN BUILD’

ViacomCBS Inks Expansive Pact With Hulu

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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

$34.65M Big Number • Netflix co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos’ salaries for 2021, matching their 2020 earnings, per a Dec. 28 regulatory filing.

Clare Dunne • The Irish actress gives a powerful performance in Herself, the screenplay she worked on for five years

THR CONFIDENTIAL • Hollywood history questions answered

Hollywood Isn’t Lobbying Hard for Vaccines • The entertainment industry is not pushing for priority access, even as some wealthy individuals may try to jump to the front of the line

HERE’S TO 2021! HOLLYWOOD’S RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR • Who’s committed to ‘practicing joy’ this year? Who’s a ‘resolution scrooge’? Here’s how some Hollywood names are looking at 2021

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

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

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The Series That Got Me Through 2020 • Twenty-two showrunners reveal the TV shows that helped them survive an otherwise horrific year

Global Industry Moves Beyond Emergency Aid • While the U.S. has only recently approved a COVID-19 relief package for entertainment outfits, many of Hollywood’s international counterparts are moving on to long-term strategies for survival, including finding a solution for the lack of virus insurance

The Streaming Oscars Are Here, But What’s Been Lost? • With theaters shuttered, voters have started watching this year’s awards contenders online, but the movies could disappoint when viewed on home systems and may pale in...