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‘No One Is Angry at the Streamers — It’s These Guys’ • WarnerMedia’s production partners are eyeing court battles over its day-and-date HBO Max plan, and top talent like Denzel Washington aren’t pleased by ‘woefully inadequate’ overtures

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Warner Bros.’ Streaming Plan May Invite Piracy ‘Bonanza’ • The studio’s decision to smash its theatrical windows for 2021 films could result in ‘high-quality’ counterfeit versions of the titles ‘available on every pirate service in the world’ the same day the features hit HBO Max

Hollywood’s Big Streaming Pivot Will Be Costly for Indie Films • Smaller features, which rely on word-of-mouth to expand their theater count over multiple weeks in cinemas, may be at risk from studios’ direct-to-consumer bets

The Distribution Difference • Take two Oscar-winning 2019 films as examples: Joker, based on a DC franchise, opened wide and followed a blockbuster release path, falling 43 percent its next weekend. Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite picked up just 7 percent of its total domestic take in its opening and slowly added theater count in subsequent weeks. It’s this type of platform release that’s at risk.

Nielsen’s New Streaming Chart: The Major Takeaways So Far • Netflix shows drive the most viewership — comprising 93 percent of weekly top-10 lists since Aug. 3 — but the binge-release model has its limits, a THR analysis shows

Netflix Dominates Top Streaming Shows List • Since the Nielsen chart’s launch in August, the streamer has enjoyed considerable viewership for its originals, while its substantial 73.1 million domestic subscriber base has ensured that its acquired titles have a wider audience than those of its rivals

Hollywood Power Brokers Eyed for Biden Ambassador Roles • Bob Iger is at the top of the president-elect’s wish list for a diplomatic assignment, while Jeffrey Katzenberg, Matt Walden and Nicole Avant also are in the mix

Netflix Uses In-House Data Tool to Predict COVID-19 Set Safety Risks • The streamer, shooting projects in 10-plus countries, uses modeling to help determine whether to employ a bubble during filming

Ready, Get Set, Go — The Jockeying for Position Starts Now! • Hopefuls for 93rd Academy Award honors face a marathon, mostly virtual, unlike anything ever seen before

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

TV GIANTS RAKE IN CASH FROM GEORGIA SPECIAL ELECTION

Theater Ad Firm Looks for Revenue Beyond Theaters

Rights Available! • Hot new books with Hollywood appeal

$1.2B Big Number • Deal value for Electronic Arts’ acquisition of U.K. game developer and publisher Codemasters, unveiled Dec. 14.

Kingsley Ben-Adir • The One Night in Miami actor is generating awards-season buzz for his turn as Malcolm X

John Wayne to D.W. Griffith: Hollywood Monuments in Flux • Amid the national reckoning over statues of figures whose histories are problematic, tributes to a number of entertainment industry names have been hit with calls for removal.

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

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The Ones We Lost • As of Dec. 14, 300,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 in 2020, a devastating toll that has been felt everywhere, including Hollywood, where illness has claimed the lives of actors and art directors, animators and playwrights — even an iconic movie...