Apple TV+ orders “WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork” – This new limited series stars Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto. Both will also serve as executive producers.
“WeCrashed” will tell the story of the rise and fall of WeWork, “one of the world’s most valuable startups and the narcissists whose chaotic love made it al possible.”
Previously in development at Apple and set to be produced by Apple Studios, “WeCrashed” is created by Lee Eisenberg (Spirit Award-nominated “Little America,” “Good Boys”) and Drew Crevello (“The Long Dark”), and will be directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra (“This is Us,” “Crazy Stupid Love”). Requa and Ficarra will executive produce alongside Charlie Gogolak. Eisenberg, Crevello and Natalie Sandy will also serve as executive producers. Emma Ludbrook will executive produce alongside Leto through their Paradox production company.
As part of his overall deal with Apple TV+, Lee Eisenberg will co-write, executive produce and serve as showrunner of the series alongside Drew Crevello. Wondery will also executive produce. [Apple]
Charter Communications reported Q4 and full year 2020 results – Q4 2020 revenue of $12.6 billion grew 7.3% year over year. This was driven by residential revenue growth of 5.0%, mobile revenue growth of 80.9% and advertising revenue growth of 43.9%.
“Our 2020 performance demonstrates that our customer-friendly operating strategy works well for
Tom Rutledge, Chairman and CEO of Charter
Charter communities, employees and shareholders, even in challenging economic and operating
environments. We added nearly two million customer relationships in 2020—800,000 more than we added in 2019—and demand for our connectivity products remains strong. As we look forward, we remain focused on the continued execution of our operating strategy, driving customer, revenue and free cash flow growth, enhancing value for our shareholders.”
Google Map Trends in January –
- Local Travel: Searches for local bed and breakfasts have increased by 20%, indicating that Americans are searching for destinations closer to home instead of across the world. January searches for countries outside of one’s hometown stayed flat — increasing by a mere 1%, almost certainly due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
- Healthy eating but also fast food and ice cream – Searches for “healthy” options increased by 46% at the start of January compared to the previous December. But searches for ice cream shops shot up 10% compared to December. Fast food searches dropped by 20% in January 2020 but declined by just 1.5% in 2021. [Google]
Ryan Reynolds Stars In New Snap Original Series “Ryan Doesn’t Know” – new Snap Original series launches Saturday, January 30 with 12 episodes airing every other day through February 21.
Rihanna celebrates #ANTIversary – The eighth studio album by the artist was released January 28, 2016
NBCUniversal’s Peacock saw 33 million signs ups across the U.S. to date – Comcast revealed the numbers for the premium advertising supported video on demand streaming service during as part of their Q4 and Full Year 2020 financial results. [Comcast]
Could COVID-19 sniffing dogs be the answer for a return to live events? – The Miami Heat NBA team turned to COVID-19 detecting dogs. They got the idea looking at dogs being deployed in other countries such as France.
Rapid tests wouldn’t be viable given the thousands of fans attending. One option they did look at was a COVID-19 breath test used in Israel. That gives results in 30 seconds. They decided against it for now due to lack of data.
“The Heat will use COVID-19-sniffing dogs to screen fans, employees and others before entering AmericanAirlines Arena, becoming the first NBA team to try this approach. Everybody who isn’t covered by the league’s testing policy will need to be screened by the dogs.” [Miami Herald]
