Ryan Faughnder is a film business reporter for the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town, covering the major Hollywood studios, including Walt Disney Co. He previously wrote for the Los Angeles Business Journal and Bloomberg News. He holds a master’s in journalism from USC’s Annenberg School and a bachelor’s in English from UC Santa Barbara.
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It’s a reality check and signals there’s a long road to recovery for theater chains, especially smaller ones that can’t turn to Wall Street.
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The permanent closure comes after a year of shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sony Pictures movies will go to Netflix for their pay-TV window, and the streamer will get a first look at the studio’s straight-to-digital titles.
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This is the April 6, 2021, edition of The Wide Shot, a weekly newsletter about everything happening in the business of entertainment.
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