Cannes Lions Tackles Sports Rights, Apple TV VFX Workers Unionize and Donna Langley Says Gen Z Will Keep Going to Theaters

Plus: Incoming WashPo executive editor withdraws, LA Entertainment Becomes Less White, More ‘White Collar’ and Faith-based indie studio Wonder Project adds execs [Cannes Lions 2024]( [Cannes Lions Closer Tackles Why Sports Rights Are Leading the Streaming Wars: 'A Ceiling Has Not Yet Been Reached']( By Liza Foreman CANNES — It was described as a port, but resembled a Saudi palace. And once you walked inside, it was like an adventure from “Alice in Wonderland.” Welcome to the sprawling Amazon pavilion at The 2024 Cannes Lions, as the five-day advertising and creativity festival wraps Friday night. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Apple Studios IATSE]( [Apple TV VFX Workers Move to Unionize With IATSE]( By Loree Seitz Apple Studios’ VFX workers have moved to unionize with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union announced Friday. With a supermajority of the studio’s in-house VFX employees signing authorization cards to join IATSE, IATSE has filed a petition to the official National Labor Relations Board election to represent 17 workers at six Apple Studio LLC productions including “Outcome,” “Lost Bus,” “The Last Frontier,” “Bonneville,” “Legacy” Season 2 and “Blackbird.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Vital Voices Global Partnership]( [Donna Langley Believes Gen Z Will Keep Going to Movie Theaters: 'Meet Audiences Where They Are']( By Jeremy Fuster Donna Langley knows there is a lot of uncertainty in Hollywood’s future, but she believes the answer for Universal is simply to embrace the change and to keep “meeting audiences where they are.” The chairman and chief creative officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group sat down with veteran entertainment attorney Ken Ziffren at UCLA Law’s Entertainment Symposium on Friday to discuss the long-term vision for her studio, both with theatrical and its streaming service Peacock. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Washington Post Incoming Executive Editor Robert Winnett Withdraws]( [Hollywood employment]( [LA Entertainment Business Becoming Less White but More ‘White Collar,’ New Study Says]( [Tom McAlister, Neil Varghese and Rina Yano (Courtesy of The Wonder Project)]( [Faith-Based Indie Studio the Wonder Project Adds Former Hulu, Crooked Media, Westbrook Media Execs]( [Netflix Launches Ready-to-Eat Popcorn Line at Walmart Stores Nationwide]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](