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An Agency's Golden Handcuff Quandary
Listen now (32 mins) | For years, CAA agents were promised a pot of gold. Now as the behemoth sells, the 10% crew cries foul over its own 10%
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☀️The Costs of Re-Bundling the Cable TV Bundle
AMAZON ad tier expectations leak / Q4 dark signals adding up / ENDEAVOR & others look at PGA 💰
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Sean McNulty
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Danger Ahead: Celebrity Production Companies and Private Equity
What EOne's discount sale to Lionsgate warns about the inflated talent-driven bubble
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
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Five Days in September
Listen now (38 mins) | Adam Conover, WGA negotiating committee member, breaks down what happened behind closed doors
CAA Agents Agenting for Bigger Slice of Sale
Some of the firm's most senior members, shocked at how little cash they're rumored to be making off the Artemis acquisition, are attempting to negotiate
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Danger Ahead: Celebrity Production Companies and Private Equity
What EOne's discount sale to Lionsgate warns about the inflated talent-driven bubble
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
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The American Viewer: What We Get Wrong About Audience
Religion, race, income, education: new data shows who we actually are on the one-year anniversary of a seminal series
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
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Max's First 100 Days: Inside Zaslav's Gamble
The Big Q: Has it worked? Let's measure strategy against early results
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
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The Wakeup

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☀️The Costs of Re-Bundling the Cable TV Bundle
AMAZON ad tier expectations leak / Q4 dark signals adding up / ENDEAVOR & others look at PGA 💰
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Sean McNulty
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☀️Studios Un-Freeze TV Deals... but not all are getting extended
DIS+ gets Rock & Roll HOF / JAZZ set DtoC streaming details / FREEFORM takes HULU unscripted projects
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Sean McNulty
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☀️WGA Gets Big Gains, but Writers still get little data
NETFLIX can't crack Family Film success code / Sports TV rights faces big weekend / Streamers unite in DC
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Sean McNulty

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