Morning! This is Sean McNulty (Connect with me on LinkedIn here if you like), and here are the Hollywood + Media News to know on THURSDAY, August 15, 2024.

Let’s send our thoughts to the people of Phoenix, AZ today… because I’m afraid the air conditioning in their ballpark is actually broken. 😱

No, no, it is not the “summer sports in a city with More than 80 days in a row with temperatures above 100 degrees“, where the logic goes wrong (by the way, these 80 days are a new record and it is only August 15th).

Rather, it is because the DIAMONDBACKS indoor stadium facilities are more than 25 years old and no longer provided as much cool air as before. Ironically, that didn’t help matters – the team was good! So more people go to the games… and more people = more excitement.

So #PlayBall! as best as you can ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — you can only hear the tiny violins of the players of yesteryear in Field of Dreams, can’t you? Try playing in wool uniforms in the heat and humidity of Brooklyn in July 1940, boys.

By the way: Enjoy the whole “new MLB team in Las Vegas” thing, baseball fans. Your possible plan? Install refrigerators in the seatsI am sure the players on the field will appreciate this approach.

BUT: At least it is not the case that #BigTech is building extremely water-intensive companies like AI data centers And Chip manufacturer right in the middle of this desert area of ​​the USA or something. 😳

FINALLY: Climate change means that temperatures in delivery trucks are so high that Medicines by post melt and evaporate.

THEN: The vice presidential debate between Walz and Vance will air on Tuesday, October 1, on CBS.

AND: Just an observation here, but Check out the September schedule on FX! Who said basic cable doesn’t have anything to offer…🤐 (granted, they’re by no means exclusive to cable, as they can all be found on HULU as well).

• 2 September: The English teacher new series

• 12 September: The old man recurring series

• 17 September: American Sports History: Aaron Hernandez limited series

• 25 September: grotesque new series

• 27 September: Social Sciences Documentary series

• OR: Approximately the amount of new series that APPLE TV+ releases every month.

ALSO: Remember when DRAFTKINGS announced it would start taxing winnings in states with high gambling tax rates? Yesterday FANDUEL said yeah… we won’t do that, and lo and behold – DRAFTKINGS has changed course and will no longer collect the taxand said it was “listening to our Competitors Customers.”

OH: If you are wondering why your Starbucks bill will not go down with the arrival of the new CEO who will save the company, He will receive a compensation package worth $113 millionincluding:

• $10 million signing bonus (Richard told me his handshake was worth $10 million when I moved here – no idea how I fell for that).

• $73 million in equity grants over time

  • Not exactly a Zaz-like grant of about $190 millionon the other hand – who knows at what price these WBD shares will no longer be underwater.

• No need to move to Seattle headquarters and can use the STARBUCKS jet to travel from… Newport Beach.

  • Uh, I’m sure there are a few other people who travel the same route to recoup that, uh, 3 hour (approximately) flight cost. Ironically, I heard they serve DUNKIN on the flight. Yeah, weird, right? I think Affleck was previously the owner of the aircraft.

• NOTE: Other STARBUCKS employees had to return to the office at least 3 days per week in the last year.

• By the way: This new CEO of STARBUCKS comes from CHIPOTLE, a company he joined in 2018 – when he was literally moved their headquarters from Denver, CO to… Newport Beach. That’s how you claim, STARBUCKS.

HUH: You may remember that I have some excellent NYT Pieces at the beginning of the year about how GM tracked your driving habits essentially without you noticing it … and then Sale of this data to insurance companies. Well, Texas sues GM for this.👏 #GoJournalism!!

REST IN PEACE: The award goes to legendary actress Gena Rowlandswho died yesterday at the age of 94.

Okay, let’s continue the good times with DISNEYFOXs Alien: Romuluswhich has quite a wide range… which is anywhere from $28 million, at the very bottom, to about $40 million, and some people are betting even higher.

Alien: Covenant with Fassbender Opening with $36 million in 2017.

Bears, are you still out there?

Who has to go to the Olympics when Paris comes to LA? 🤷‍♂️ Elaine Low And Matthew Frank was out in town last night to watch the NETFLIX premiere of the new season – I’m looking forward to hearing all the updates on the podcast recording later today (I assume Emily is still in Paris).