While the entertainment industry and Wall Street may be distracted by the growth of streaming services and their subscriber numbers, senior network television executives are reminding everyone that linear TV is far from dead. In fact, according to the latest viewing metrics, more audiences are tuning into network television programs on a consistent basis than actually watch streaming content.

Meanwhile, while the fall film festival season may be dominated by events in Toronto, Telluride and Venice, there are still a number of festivals taking place that are just as noteworthy, including the AFI Fest and Doc NYC. We’ll discuss some of this year’s official selections at both of these festivals.

Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why a high profile director walked away from the next Star Wars movie, Peter Jackson sells his special effects toolkit and Spotify starts a new chapter in streaming.

These Are The 101 Best Mystery Books of All Time

https://parade.com/1285756/michael-giltz/best-mystery-books/

Hollywood Crew Workers Narrowly Ratify New Contracts With Studios

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-11-15/iatse-contract-vote-ratify-film-crews-hutchins-loeb

‘No Time To Die’ Crosses $700M Global, Becomes Biggest Hollywood Pic Of Pandemic Overseas

https://deadline.com/2021/11/eternals-no-time-to-die-milestone-dune-venom-jungle-cruise-china-global-international-box-office-1234873775/

‘Clifford’ Louder With $22M 5-Day: Is Theatrical Hybrid Model Really The Answer For Family Movies?

https://deadline.com/2021/11/eternals-clifford-the-big-red-dog-weekend-box-office-1234873514/

‘General Hospital’ Star Out After Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/general-hospital-ingo-rademacher-out-1235044072/

After the Deaths at Astroworld, Some People May Give Up on Crowded Music Events

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/1055103014/astroworld-concertgoers-crowds-music-festival

Police Audio From Astroworld Festival Reveals Growing Chaos as Crowd Surge Intensified

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/astroworld-fest-tragedy/article/Police-audio-from-Astroworld-Festival-reveals-16611187.php

Houston Chief Says He Didn’t Have “Ultimate Authority To End The Show”

https://deadline.com/2021/11/houston-police-astroworld-travis-scott-shut-down-show-1234871811/

Peter Jackson Selling Weta Digital’s VFX Tech Division to Unity for $1.625 Billion

https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/unity-acquires-weta-digital-1235107544/

‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Ji-Young, First Asian American Muppet