It seems as if we’ve been talking for a decade or more about how television viewing patterns are shifting. Audiences have eschewed live broadcasts for on-demand programming and in the United Kingdom, more households now subscribe to streaming services than traditional pay TV. Maybe that’s why niche sports like arm wrestling, archery and bull riding are all conducting their own streaming experiments.

In China, parents are requesting the government set up a ratings system for movies so they know what releases are appropriate for their children. Meanwhile, a new report claims of the 271 local movies released in China this year only 12 have made a profit.

And in the United Kingdom book sales were up last year which is good news for publishers. Unfortunately, authors didn’t see much in the way of a bump in pay. In fact, as the publishing industry’s profits rise, author’s incomes have declined to record lows.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including why Hollywood is so stressed out lately, the “Rugrats” movie and why Disney fired the director of their “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise.

Disruption, Consolidation, Uncertainty: Welcome to Hollywood’s Age of Anxiety

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/welcome-hollywoods-new-age-anxiety-1127792

The “Tough Year” Ahead: Why Top Hollywood Execs Are So Spooked

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tough-year-why-top-hollywood-execs-are-spooked-1127794

Comcast Ends Pursuit of Fox, Bidding War With Disney

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comcast-ends-pursuit-fox-bidding-war-disney-1127251

comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of July 22, 2018

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-july-22-2018-300684586.html

Premiere Urges Price Cuts for Cancer Drugs Amid Hit Film’s Success

http://chinafilminsider.com/premiere-urges-price-cuts-for-cancer-drugs-amid-hit-films-success/

Chinese Parents Call for Film Rating System

http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-success-of-dying-to-survive-unveils-market-potential-for-movies-based-on-actual-events/

China Pulls Local Version of ‘Saturday Night Live’

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-pulls-local-version-saturday-night-live-1127983

Live From Beijing: A Disappearing ‘Saturday Night Live’

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/world/asia/china-saturday-night-live.html

Rugrats’ Revived at Viacom With New Nickelodeon Series, Feature Film

https://www.