The Hollywood Reporter

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Studios Hold Out Hope for Theaters’ Return to Normalcy • In delaying tentpoles, rather than sending major titles to streaming platforms, much of Hollywood is betting that audiences will be comfortable going back to cinemas after the vaccine rolls out

Why Video on Demand Data Won’t Be Public Any Time Soon • While Comscore, Nielsen and Screen Engine/ASI are now tracking SVOD performance (mostly for clients), studios don’t yet have an incentive to share numbers like they do for box office returns

L.A. Filming Update: Resuming for Now • The county outlines new guidelines limiting hired audiences while the state begins to lift stay-at-home orders in certain regions

TV’s Olympic Fears: Another Cancellation Ahead? • NBC and Discovery spent billions on rights, bet on the Tokyo Games to boost streaming platforms and will take a hit if the event is scrapped

Spotify Enlists Hollywood for Audiobook Push • The tech giant, which has spent about $1 billion on non-music programming, hopes to carve out a lucrative niche in the growing market

Why SAG-AFTRA Is Taking Action Against Trump • An expulsion would be a message to the industry: ‘Consider not engaging him’

Every Day a Starry Q&A as Filmmakers Show Off Their Wares • The American Film Institute weighs in with its top 10 choices and the field begins to take shape

AFTER $600 MILLION SALE, STORYTELLING APP WATTPAD EYES EXPANSION

HBO Max to Bulk Up With More Thrones, Potter

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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

$917M Big Number • New equity and debt capital raised by AMC Theatres since mid-December, with $411 million coming through a European credit line.

Morfydd Clark • The star of A24’s Saint Maud is filming Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel series in New Zealand: ‘It’s been very good for the soul’

The Nonprofit That Mentored Amanda Gorman • The poet who electrified Joe Biden’s inauguration took part in WriteGirl’s writing workshops for four years during high school: a ‘positive community of women writers’

Pandemic Cocooning Goes OTT Luxe • Stars embrace Daddy Robes, which can weigh up to 11 pounds and cost thousands

The Standard Hotel: Closed After 22 Years • Event and film producer Bryan Rabin, creator of the spot’s star-packed Giorgio’s nightclub, remembers the Sunset Strip institution, which shuttered Jan. 22

CLUBHOUSE APP: ‘THERE’S A HIGH LEVEL OF FOMO’ • The audio-only, invite-only social platform has been embraced by Hollywood, especially Black creatives: ‘The exclusiveness has given them that buzzy start’

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

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

Peter Kujawski • The exec running NBCUniversal’s Focus Features talks Sundance strategy and the financial and cultural impact of leaning in to PVOD amid the pandemic: ‘Across every title, it is additive’

Oscar Invites Sundance to Come in From the Cold • Films that debut with a splash in Park City don’t always make the yearlong trek to the Academy Awards — but thanks to the pandemic, this year could be different

Choosing Shots to Keep Focus on the Family • Director Lee Isaac Chung and film editor Harry Yoon bonded over their shared Korean American ancestry as they crafted Minari to tell the story of one...