Dealmakers
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Wasserman Deal: Final Bidders, Front-Runners Emerge
I have the list of suitors, private equity plays to UTA to Patrick Whitesell, and where they stand
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Tax Incentive Showdown: Where the Money Is State-by-State
A domestic bidding war is underway as the fight to keep production in the U.S. floods the market with new deals
Latest Dealmakers stories
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Neon to North Road: Mid-Market M&A Frenzy Is About to Ignite
Dealmakers name companies ripe to be bought or buy (even as the ghost of Candle looms): ‘There is such an appetite to scale’
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & the Reverse Window Wake-Up Call
Gen Z demand for IRL and millennial nostalgia reshape the box office as Disney’s ‘Hamilton’ takes the next swing
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WME’s Indie Chief on the New Business Models: ‘Get Every Dollar Out There’
Deborah McIntosh is scoring profit participation (for some) and talks a fresh market where every window is shattered and ‘plug-and-play’ deals are over
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Management Firm M&A, Old Media Urgency, Brand Plays: Q2 Deals Report
Why rep firms are hot, what Hailey Bieber’s $1B Rhode sale signals, and dealmakers’ predictions on the next moves
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Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Jacket Scored a $40M Brand Haul. Want In? Here’s the New Playbook
Hollywood’s top deal whisperers share how integrations are helping finance production and marketing as the stakes (and spend) keep rising
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How to Win the $10B Name, Image & Likeness AI Rights Fight
As deepfakes surge, Vermillio’s Dan Neely helps reps and studios achieve control, compensation and IP value in a new Wild West
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AI is Stealing Your Client’s Name, Image & Likeness. You Can Win
As deepfakes surge, Vermillio’s Dan Neely helps reps and studios achieve control, compensation and IP value in a new Wild West
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Inside ‘New Paramount’: Likely Org Chart, Spin-Offs & Deal Flow Chaos
‘People working inside a mausoleum,’ says one rep of the Redstone crew awaiting their fate as David buys Goliath
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Indie Studio Revenge: TV’s Big Hits (and Deals) are Now Off the Lot
Agents, attorneys, execs reveal how A24, Media Res, Fifth Season & more are blowing up terms and backend through a ‘human lens’
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Showveralls & Mini-First-Looks: How to Win TV’s Post-Quote Deal Era
Take it or leave it? Not always, as lawyers and agents share how they’re adapting, fighting for client value & even feeling optimistic
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Mubi’s $24M Bet Just Made Agents Bullish Again. Here’s Why
CAA’s Roeg Sutherland, WME’s Deborah McIntosh and more on why the JLaw-Pattinson Cannes buy signals that the market ‘turned a corner’
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‘Favourite’ Producer Ken Kao’s Hit Indie Model: No More Films ‘Seven People See’
The Waypoint CEO, partners with Neon, on the sweet spot of budgets today, how he picks what to finance, horror’s future, and when to bring a studio on board
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‘Sinners’ Impact, Originals & Indie Hope: 2025 Q1 Deals Report
Even big reps are seeing a profitable path outside of the studio system
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Originals, Indies & ‘Sinners’ Impact: 2025 Q1 Deals Report
Even big reps are seeing a profitable path outside of the studio system
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.