The Hollywood Reporter

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NETFLIX, DISNEY+’S STREAMING SLOWDOWN: ‘Growth Just Got a Little Wobbly’ • Amid reopenings, the same signs that are making movie theater owners optimistic for this summer are spelling concern for digital executives as major platforms miss subscriber expectations

Momentum Slows for Streaming Giants • While outpacing many competitors, Netflix (207 million-plus global subscribers) and Disney+ (103 million-plus) have seen their growth rates level off after an in-home viewing boom in 2020 during the pandemic

Global Box Office • Last weekend had competition roaring back at the marquee as theaters in multiple territories reopened

How Chris Harrison Was ‘Iced Out’ of The Bachelor • The longtime host sparked a firestorm when he excused a contestant’s racially offensive behavior, but he was on track to return until a ‘nail in the coffin’ GMA interview

Meet the Exec Targeting $3 Billion in Savings From the Warner-Discovery Merger • As AT&T plans to spin off its film and TV assets, Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels (motto: ‘cash never lies’) will look to make the numbers work: “You can’t just come in with your spreadsheet and say, ‘This is what we want to do’ ”

WHAT JEAN SMART’S SO-CALLED COMEBACK SAYS ABOUT COMEDY • With a starring vehicle in HBO Max’s Hacks and a scene-stealing supporting turn in HBO’s Mare of Easttown, the actress is enjoying a ‘Jeanaissance’ — but, as her Hacks showrunner writes, it’s Hollywood, not the comedy doyenne, who’s finally catching up

TIKTOK ISN’T ‘OUT OF THE WOODS’ YET EVEN AS TRUMP BAN IS REVERSED

U.S. Ad Spending Boom: $259 Billion Forecast in 2021

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

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

11M Big Number

Yvonne Strahovski • The Handmaid’s Tale star makes the leap to sci-fi action hero in Amazon’s The Tomorrow War

How L.A. Will Celebrate Juneteenth • As many entertainment companies plan a day off for the holiday — which marks the end of slavery — special events will take place across the city

NIGHTLIFE SCENE: DELILAH SETS VEGAS DEBUT • The satellite of the L.A. nightspot, two years in the making, finds inspiration in clubs of yesteryear like the Cocoanut Grove

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

Did I Really Say That?

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Back on the Red Carpet

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

Kevin Hart and Bryan Smiley • After building a career as one of the hardest-working comics in Hollywood, multihyphenate Hart is kicking into even higher gear with his production company and a new Obama-backed feature

Is a Famous Face a Form of Intellectual Property? • A Philadelphia news anchor’s fight with digital giants who hosted an unauthorized image of her in ads has caught the attention of SAG-AFTRA, as it raises novel questions about likeness rights

Pixar’s Luca Offers a Taste of Seaside Italy • Director Enrico Casarosa portrays the Italian Riviera through animated fountains, pesto, Vespas and sea monsters, set in a fictional village inspired by Liguria’s famed Cinque Terre area

The Best New Places to Stay (Elsewhere) in Italy

Where Hollywood Is Traveling: ‘Places That Have Previously Brought a Lot of Happiness’ • Post-lockdown, 2021’s summer vacations are about returning to cherished destinations for many industry insiders. Plus, the buzziest new spots in Madrid, Montana, Sonoma and Santa...