• Carsey-Werner Television, the studio behind comedies including “That ’70s Show” and “Roseanne,” said it has received interest from at least four buyers, including Netflix Inc., in purchasing the streaming rights to “That ’70s Show” — which could be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars when they become available at the end of next year. The show is currently streamed on Netflix, where it was the 15th most watched series in the United States last year. (Los Angeles Times) 

• David Simon has dropped his individual claims against Creative Artists Agency, noting in a statement that he was withdrawing the claims, which include allegations of constructive fraud, unfair competition and racketeering, on the advice of counsel. Simon is still a part of the Writers Guild of America East’s federal antitrust suit, which accuses Hollywood’s major talent agencies of price-fixing. (Deadline Hollywood) 

• The Parents Television Council is calling to disband the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board and for Congress to re-evaluate the current ratings system for television content. In a letter, PTC President Tim Winter called for the board to have more representative membership, and requested a review of the age-based ratings system, though the board said in a statement that “the vast majority of parents are satisfied with the accuracy” of the current system. (Broadcasting & Cable)

Ronan Farrow to Be Honored By Gretchen Carlson at Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala
The Hollywood Reporter Staff 

Ronan Farrow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Catch and Kill, is set to receive the Equity in Entertainment award at The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Women in Entertainment gala on Dec. 11. 

Coldplay won’t tour new album, say want gigs to be ‘sustainable’
Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Reuters 

British band Coldplay will not tour to promote their new album, but are working on how to make their gigs environmentally sustainable, lead singer Chris Martin said.

Todd Phillips Clears Up Those Latest ‘Joker’ Sequel Rumors: ‘There’s No Contract’
Zack Sharf, IndieWire 

The never-ending story of the potential “Joker” sequel hit a confusing high November 20 after The Hollywood Report and Deadline published conflicting reports on the topic. THR reported Warner Bros. was moving forward with a “Joker” sequel and mentioned that director Todd Phillips had an October 7 meeting with studio chairman Toby Emmerich to ask for the “rights to develop a portfolio of DC characters’ origin stories.”

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Reboots Ruled—Now, Not So Much
R.T. Watson, The Wall Street Journal 

Weak openings this year for new installments in several older movie series highlight a challenge facing Hollywood studios: Even familiar titles often have trouble finding audiences—with the notable exception of superhero films.

Marriage Story, The Farewell Land Both Major Indie Spirit Nominations and Mysterious Snubs
Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair

The nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards have arrived, giving critically acclaimed front-runners like Marriage Story and The Farewell an expected leg up in the best-feature race. However, the batch of nominees also gave a bigger boost to the Safdie brothers’ wild Uncut Gems, the Alfre Woodard vehicle Clemency, and Shia LaBeouf’s art therapy voyage Honey Boy.

AMC Fires 3 Employees Over Racial Profiling Accusations During ‘Harriet’ Screening
Jeremy Fuster, The Wrap 

AMC Theaters has fired three employees at one of its Louisiana locations after an African American women’s group accused them of racial profiling during a screening of “Harriet.” 

‘Frozen 2’ will be a box office monster. But can it top the first one?
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times 

The box office is about to freeze over. Six years after Walt Disney Co.’s “Frozen” created an avalanche of ticket sales and merchandising revenue, Elsa, Anna and Olaf are returning to dominate cinemas again this weekend.

‘Frozen II’ is being released before Thanksgiving, but that’s not likely to hurt Disney at the box office
Sarah Whitten, CNBC 

This year marks the first time since 2014 that a Disney film will not be released during the Thanksgiving holiday week — but that’s not likely to hinder “Frozen II” at the box office.

DC Universe’s ‘Stargirl’ to Air on The CW
Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter 

Stargirl is getting a second window. In a rare streaming-to-linear deal, the Greg Berlanti-produced superhero drama will air on The CW the day after episodes debut on WarnerMedia-backed subscription service DC Universe.

‘Days Of Our Lives’ Renewed For Season 56 By NBC, EP Says
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline Hollywood 

Days Of Our Lives is not going anywhere. The network has renewed its longest-running series for a 56th season, I have learned.

Scholastic Will Develop Three Movies for Hallmark Channel
Brian Steinberg, Variety 

Scholastic Entertainment is developing three movies for cable’s Hallmark Channel, based on some of its popular books, the latest effort by the company known for its publications aimed at younger readers to broaden its purview.

Arabic-Language Version of ‘Sesame Street’ Will Debut 3 New Muppets
Abdi Latif Dahir, The New York Times 

The global “Sesame Street” family is getting three new Muppet members: Basma, Jad and Ma’zooza. The characters are creative and adventurous, speak Arabic and are set to tackle yet another difficult subject: the trauma facing refugee children in the Middle East.

House Judiciary OKs Sunset of Most of Satellite License
John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable 

The latest shoe has dropped in the ongoing saga of STELAR reauthorization/not reauthorization, and it is a hefty wingtip in favor of broadcasters. The House Judiciary Committee Thursday (Nov. 21) approved the Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019, which would sunset most of the Sec. 119 satellite compulsory network affiliate TV station distant signal license, but make it permanent for so-called short markets and for RV’s, truckers and others on the move.

YouTube to update harassment and gaming policies, clarify changes to kids content
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch 

In YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki quarterly letter, released today, the exec addresses a number of changes to YouTube policies, including the recent FTC-mandated rules for kids content that have alternately confused and infuriated video creators, as well as forthcoming policies around harassment and gaming videos, among other things.

CBS All Access Expands Original Content Team With Two Promotions & A Hire Amid Programming Volume Increase
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline Hollywood 

When then-CBS TV Studios head of drama Julie McNamara was named EVP and head of Original Content for CBS All Access in June 2016, she brought with her VP Danny Feldheim and a junior executive. The trio oversaw the streamer’s initial original slate, which consisted of three series, Star Trek: Discovery, The Good Fights and No Activity.

After Disney+ Glitches, Netflix Stumbles Into Its Own Outage
Scott Moritz and Gerry Smith, Bloomberg

The path to our streaming-video future has a few bumps. Netflix Inc. customers were cut off from service temporarily Thursday, another high-profile disruption this month following the glitches that marred Walt Disney Co.’s launch of its highly anticipated Disney+ service.

Women directed so many of this year’s best movies. Will Oscar voters pay attention?
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times 

You may know that in the 91-year history of the Academy Awards, only five women — Lina Wertmüller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow and Greta Gerwig — have been nominated for the director honor. I was certainly aware of that imbalance, but the sheer absurdity of that inequality really hit me the night of this year’s Governors Awards, the event in which the film academy hands out its honorary Oscars.

Disney: Streaming Hero or Supervillain?
Tara Lachapelle, Bloomberg 

The latest buzz in Hollywood is that the U.S. Justice Department wants to abolish an outdated rule known as the Paramount consent decree, which would allow studio giants to own movie theaters — something that hasn’t been permitted since the 1940s. My first thought was that it’s a bit of a nothingburger.

In the 2010s, rom-coms went indie and saved themselves in the process
Caroline Siede, The AV Club

If you’d told the average moviegoer back in 2010 that by the end of the decade people would be clamoring for the return of the romantic comedy, there’s a good chance they would’ve laughed in your face. By the late aughts and early 2010s, the rom-com industry was facing a quantity-over-quality crisis, with horrendous films like The Ugly Truth, Leap Year, New Year’s Eve, and Think Like A Man.

“Strap on Your Flak Jacket and Lean Into It”: Charlize Theron, Peter Chernin and the Producer Roundtable
Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter 

“Tom just landed on the roof,” jokes Emma Tillinger Koskoff about amateur airman Tom Cruise as THR’s Producer Roundtable is interrupted by the sound of a circling helicopter outside. Tillinger Koskoff, 47, who produced Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Todd Phillips’ Joker, is used to a few shooting hurdles along the way to a hit.