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Transcript: Craft Services Warning Signs
Rob Long on what disappearing Nespresso pods tell you about TV today
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Rob Long
A 'Brutalist' AI Backlash and Sundance Sparks
The brouhaha over Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' dialogue. Plus: Team Ankler's most anticipated in Park City
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Katey Rich
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The Ankler Heads to Park City - Join us at the UTA House for a Live Podcast Recording presented by Watford Group on 1.25
Trump's Return: A Survival Guide for Hollywood
Agents, execs and producers on how they'll navigate the next term and my own principles for the industry to live by
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Richard Rushfield
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'If-Come' Deals: Writers’ Reps Fight 'Involuntary Servitude'
A new form of free work, seemingly driven by Sony and Skydance, is the 'bane of every dealmaker’s existence' — and also may be breaking WGA rules
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Ashley Cullins
'If-Come' Deals: Writers’ Reps Fight 'Involuntary Servitude'
A new form of free work, seemingly driven by Sony and Skydance, is the 'bane of every dealmaker’s existence' — and also may be breaking WGA rules
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Ashley Cullins
Unscripted Market: Who's Buying What in '25, Streamer-by-Streamer
From Netflix to Max: It's not just true crime as nonfiction breaks new ground with IP-based spinoffs, sports docs and MrBeast's $100 million gamble
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Elaine Low
Unscripted Market: Who's Buying What in '25, Streamer-by-Streamer
From Netflix to Max: It's not just true crime as nonfiction breaks new ground with IP-based spinoffs, sports docs and MrBeast's $100 million gamble
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Elaine Low
☀️SONY's 'Days' Adds To List of 🎥 Genres That Still Work
Cancelations hit PEACOCK, PAR+ / A24 'Brutalist' momentum continues / Latest NBA, NHL ratings roundup
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Sean McNulty
ICYMI: L.A. Production Hell; Prestige TV for Cheap; Gen Z vs. Studios
Plus: Erik Barmack on AI feature films coming this year
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David Lidsky
John, Yoko and a Cache of Private Taped Phone Calls
Kevin Macdonald's 'One to One' hits Sundance with footage of John Lennon's final concerts ('so fucking good') and a remarkable set of never-revealed…
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Rob LeDonne
🎧 L.A. Production Spiral. Trump to the Rescue?
The 47th President enlists a team of ’80s action heroes
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