NEW: What does the $1 billion #RingsOfPower mean for Amazon Studios? To put it in Tolkien-ese, the co has not yet closed its fingers, Gollum-like, around its preciousss: a major watercooler show that lures global viewers en masse. $AMZN #LOTRonPrime #LOTR
businessinsider.com/amazon-lord-ri… What constitutes a success for Prime Video is hard to say — but former Amazon Studios execs gave us a little bit of an idea. Like Bilbo rousing a dormant Smaug, the co is looking at how many inactive Prime users will be reawakened by #RingsOfPower. $AMZN businessinsider.com/amazon-lord-ri…

NEW #PayUpHollywood story: I spoke with over a dozen writers' assistants and script coordinators. Here's what they told me about the union, alleged punitive measures from studios, and 30-cent-an-hour raises. 1/
variety.com/2019/tv/news/p… “Once we unionized, my medical expenses went down from about $10,000 a year to $300 a year,” said WA Olga Lexell, who has Hashimoto's thyroiditis. “I went to see my doctor, where my co-pay used to be $65 under the studio plan, and it was only $5. And I cried. I was so floored.”2/