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A Celeb Stalking Victim's Terror
Plus: WME's AI bets; digital stars are coming for your ad dollars
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David Lidsky
April 4th in LA: NEW Speakers Added!
Science of Personality: Hope for the Anxious, Angry, Introverted
I talk to Olga Khazan about whether you can conquer who you are for 'The Rushfield Lunch'
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Richard Rushfield
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🎧 TV Writers Hated Mini-Rooms. Now They Want Them Back
Showrunners and scribes' ideas to fix TV, including faster development
☀️Salke Out; DISNEYFOX A-List Director Push Grows
UNI sets rom-com / NETFLIX goes live again / Whitesell makes first move
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Sean McNulty
The 'Adolescence' Moment
The chilling series sets Netflix records, and, of course, makes Andrew Tate really mad. Plus: The Academy’s weak on ‘No Other Land’, and who’ll play…
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Katey Rich
You're Invited: The Ankler Series Business Showcase FYC Returns to Spotlight the Series of the Season 4.4
Copying Netflix? Standup, Sports & Korea Data Might Change Your Mind
How rival streamers go astray mimicking the biggie's genre-defining hits. Plus: 3 strategies everyone SHOULD imitate immediately
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
Copying Netflix? Standup, Sports & Korea Data Might Change Your Mind
How rival streamers go astray mimicking the biggie's genre-defining hits. Plus: 3 strategies everyone SHOULD imitate immediately
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
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'Freeloading' No More: European TV Alliances Snub the U.S.
Amid streamer pullback and geopolitical tension, cross-border EU partnerships are co-funding and co-producing hits on their own
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Manori Ravindran
'Freeloading' No More: European TV Alliances Snub the U.S.
Amid streamer pullback and geopolitical tension, cross-border EU partnerships are co-funding and co-producing hits on their own
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Manori Ravindran
Amazon's Now All-in on Theaters. Why?
Plus: The 'Snow White' blame game, Penske piffle bubbles over, and much more
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Richard Rushfield
☀️ CBS ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff Raises NBCU Hackles
CA proposes tax incentive boost / OPENAI's revenue boom / NETFLIX brings Scooby to life
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Sean McNulty
Ad Dollar Duel! MrBeast, Top Creators Take Aim at TV $ Through This Startup
I talk to the president of Spotter, whose Thursday showcase is a first-of-its-kind Upfront for the likes of Dude Perfect and Kinigra Deon and their…
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Natalie Jarvey
Ad Dollar Duel! MrBeast, Top Creators Take Aim at TV $ Through This Startup
I talk to the president of Spotter, whose Thursday showcase is a first-of-its-kind Upfront for the likes of Dude Perfect and Kinigra Deon and their…
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Natalie Jarvey
🎧 Let’s Hold an IP Swap Meet
Rob Long's lesson for Hollywood from his garage sale
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Rob Long
Jody Gerson, Jane Rosenthal, David S. Goyer Join The Ankler at NAB Show
Lesli Linka Glatter, Tony Phelan and Joan Rater also are among additional speakers set to join previously announced Nick Khan, Triple H, Kevin Mayer …
Fixing TV: Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof on How They'd Change Development
I survey dozens of smart scribes for solutions to 'death by a thousand paper cuts.' And OMG, did someone really say bring back mini-rooms? Yes, yes they…
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Lesley Goldberg
Fixing TV: Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof on How They'd Change Development
I survey dozens of smart scribes for solutions to 'death by a thousand paper cuts.' And OMG, did someone really say bring back mini-rooms? Yes, yes they…
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Lesley Goldberg
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Stalked: A ‘Baywatch’ Star’s 13-Year Nightmare
For the first time, an actress reveals the private, shattering hell caused by an obsessed fan
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Alexandra Paul
☀️'Electric State' Falls at NETFLIX, The Comps to Know
A24, Zendaya reteam for biopic / AMPTP sets new leader / HBO adds to 'Potter' cast
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Sean McNulty
Transcript: Let's Hold an IP Swap Meet
Rob Long's lesson for Hollywood from his garage sale
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Rob Long
IP 2024: What Sold, What Didn't & Why (+ 6 Picks for Now)
A special edition of The Optionist, The Ankler's sibling newsletter about the world of available rights
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Andy Lewis
Listen Now: Timothy Simons, Tichina Arnold & Vella Lovell on "Nobody Knows Anything"
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