• Warner Music Group Corp. has named YouTube executive Robert Kyncl as its new chief executive officer, filling the position once current CEO Steve Cooper leaves in February, according to a statement from the company. Kyncl will be tasked with negotiating the best deals for its top artists, including Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars, and expanding the company’s digital footprint. (Bloomberg)
  
• Amazon.com Inc.’s Twitch announced it is reducing payments for many of its biggest streamers from 70% of subscription revenue to 50% in some cases. The decision comes as Twitch loses some of its popular streamers to exclusive deals with rival YouTube. (The New York Times)
• “James Bond” producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are currently searching for the next actor to play agent 007, the two confirmed to Variety. Broccoli and Wilson said whoever becomes the next Bond will need to agree to a 10- to 12-year commitment to the role, while actor Idris Elba has apparently taken himself out of the running. (Variety)

Men’s Tennis Is Losing Its Most Popular Star in Roger Federer

Morning Consult

Amazon Studios COO Albert Cheng Promoted to Vice President of Prime Video U.S.

Selome Hailu, Variety

Albert Cheng has been promoted to vice president of Amazon Prime Video U.S. He most recently served as chief operating officer of Amazon Studios.

Jennifer Kuo, Sony Pictures Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation Executive, Dies at 62

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter

Jennifer Kuo, the veteran business and legal affairs executive who worked for Sony Pictures Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation, has died. She was 62.

Charter CEO Tom Rutledge to Retire After Leading Cable Company for Decade

Patience Haggin, The Wall Street Journal

Operating chief Chris Winfrey to become company’s next chief executive on Dec. 1.

Disney Sets April Carretta As Head of Communications For Direct To Consumer Unit

Erik Pedersen, Deadline

Disney has named April Carretta as Head of Communications, Direct to Consumer, leading global communications for the company’s portfolio of direct-to-consumer video streaming businesses.

Hulu’s Value in Focus as Disney, Comcast Go Public With Negotiation Tactics

Caitlin Huston and J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter

Disney is poised to buy out Comcast’s remaining 33 percent stake in Hulu as early as January 2024 as top execs haggle over the worth of the U.S.-only streaming service amid a slowing subscriber market.

Theater community unites for special anti-censorship podcast

Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press

The theater community is banding together for a special podcast to combat censorship that features performances from plays and musicals under threat and appearances by Bryan Cranston, Raúl Esparza, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Richard Kind.

The Oscars Go Global, and ‘Parasite’ Was Just the Beginning

Eric Kohn, IndieWire

As the Oscars aim for a reboot, CEO Bill Kramer explains why he’s looking for a global solution.

‘Fantastic Four’: Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer To Write New Film For Marvel Studios

Justin Kroll, Deadline

With Matt Shakman boarding as director, Marvel Studios has now find its writers to deliver the new Fantastic Four pic. Sources tell Deadline that Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer are on board to write the script for the film.

Michelle Williams to Campaign for Lead Actress for ‘The Fabelmans,’ Supporting Race Now Wide Open

Clayton Davis, Variety

Not every race is what it seems, and so it goes with the first category decision of the season.

Amazon Studios Strike Three-Year First-Look Film Deal With Safehouse Pictures

Matt Grobar, Deadline

Amazon Studios has closed a three-year first look film deal with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell’s Safehouse Pictures.

HBO is already putting together a follow-up to ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’

Sam Barsanti, The AV Club

A new episode of the documentary series will air in 2023.

‘Criminal Minds’ Revival Gets November Release Date on Paramount+

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine

Paramount+’s revival of the long-running procedural, dubbed “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” is set to premiere the first half of its 10-episode season on Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, Nov. 24 — when it will release the first two episodes.

David Cronenberg’s ‘Scanners’ Heads to HBO as a Series With ‘Black Mirror’ Writer, ‘Lovecraft Country’ Director

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter

William Bridges will serve as showrunner for the in-development series, with Yann Demange directing.

‘The White Lotus’ Season 2 Has Wrapped Filming

Britta DeVore, Collider

We’re one step closer to seeing a new cast of characters (and the return of Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid-Hunt) check into Italy’s location of the titular hotel from HBO’s “The White Lotus.”

Why ‘House of Dragon’ separated the older and younger actors for Alicent and Rhaenyra

Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway, Reuters

When audiences tune into HBO Max’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off “The House of the Dragon” on Sunday, there will be a few changes.

Why Apple, Google and Microsoft are spending more time on TikTok

Mikaela Cohen, CNBC

The explosion of TikTok’s popularity has pushed the app into the biggest technology companies’ focus.

Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond are making their debut in EA Sports FIFA 23

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN

The fictional club in the Apple TV+ hit show “Ted Lasso” will be a playable team in the EA SPORTS FIFA 23 video game, it was announced Wednesday.

U.S. Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9% In First Half of 2022: RIAA

Dan Rys, Billboard

Streaming subscriptions reached 90 million for the first time, while vinyl sales continued to balloon in the year’s first six months.