Summary: Major television networks, cable channels and even streamers are all reeling from all of the changes the industry has been undergoing recently. New shows are being canceled before they air. Others disappear after only a single season with all their episodes yanked from streaming libraries. Ratings for linear and cable are way down causing every stakeholder to earn less money from advertising and carriage fees.<br> All of this has caused the industry to get super excited by FAST – Free Ad Supported TV. These are streaming platforms built around existing properties like “Westworld” or original series like “Die Hart” which can be watched on-demand, only with ads peppered in. Annoying perhaps if you subscribe to HBO Max and expected to be able to binge shows that are no longer available on the platform.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why Roald Dahl’s books are being updated, box office in India rebounds nicely in 2022 and the big winners at this year’s BAFTAs.<br> <br> <br> ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ Flies To $225.3M WW Opening Amid Softness In Asia Pacific<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-opening-weekend-marvel-titanic-avatar-china-global-international-box-office-1235261913/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2023/02/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-opening-weekend-marvel-titanic-avatar-china-global-international-box-office-1235261913/</a><br> ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Marches to $120M Box Office Opening<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ant-man-wasp-quantumania-box-office-opening-1235329428/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ant-man-wasp-quantumania-box-office-opening-1235329428/</a><br> India Recorded Second Biggest Box Office Year Ever In 2022 With $1.28BN, But Admissions Still Down On Pre-Pandemic Levels<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/india-box-office-second-biggest-year-kgf-chapter-2-rrr-avatar-1235261274/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2023/02/india-box-office-second-biggest-year-kgf-chapter-2-rrr-avatar-1235261274/</a><br> Hollywood Is Still in Bed With Putin’s Pariah State — and the Russian Box Office Is Booming<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/global/russia-hollywood-deals-ukraine-war-1235524623/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://variety.com/2023/film/global/russia-hollywood-deals-ukraine-war-1235524623/</a><br> TV Academy Reverses Documentary Emmy Rule, Once Again Allowing Non-Oscar Nominees to Double Dip<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tv-academy-documentary-emmy-rule-oscars-double-dip-1235522997/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tv-academy-documentary-emmy-rule-oscars-double-dip-1235522997/</a><br> Roald Dahl Books Rewritten to Remove Language Deemed Offensive<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive</a><br> BBC Says Producing Ads For China Propaganda Organs Is “Vital” For Funding Its Journalism<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/bbc-defends-china-ads-1235257697/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://deadline.com/2023/02/bbc-defends-china-ads-1235257697/</a><br> Indian Officials Search BBC Offices After Modi Documentary<br> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bbc-modi-new-delhi-india-entertainment-4c0c5029ded8a56783e051dcdf162c38" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://apnews.com/article/bbc-modi-new-delhi-india-entertainment-4c0c5029ded8a56783e051dcdf162c38</a><br> Film Studios Set For Crunch Talks Over Property Tax That Could “Torpedo” UK Status As Hollywood Rival...
