Dealmakers
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Michael Ellenberg’s Market Rule: ‘Frisky’ Viewers Will Punish ‘Safe’ Shows
Media Res’ CEO on the fundamentals that matter when the formulas stop working — and you still have to sell TV and film
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The 14 Private Equity Firms Ready to Pounce on Hollywood
Who has money to burn amid an appetite for sports and anything AI can’t touch
Latest Dealmakers stories
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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
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First-Looks, Overalls & Skydance-PAR Fallout: 2025 Q1 Deals Report
Studio-by-studio, who Docusigned on the bottom line, what it means, and the ‘purgatory’ of waiting for Ellison to close (and fears he won’t)
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Far From Home: The Fight For Location Perks, Family Visits, 5-Star Travel
As shoots leave L.A., reps spill who’s ‘stuck in the Dark Ages’, who’s not, the most coveted reward and the creature comforts no one can score
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TV Schedule ‘Disaster’: How Reps Keep Talent Working in Hiatus Chaos
Exclusivity was made for a 22-episode world. Now dealmakers for actors and writers use clever ways to keep everyone earning through the calendar
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CEO Tom Quinn: How I Built Neon (and Why You Can Too)
Two best pictures (‘Anora’, ‘Parasite’), 5 Palme d’Ors: The star exec opens his playbook — budgets, creative vision, strategy and the ‘lazy’ hysteria over that $18M marketing spend
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Celeb Endorsements: Cash, Sweat Equity or Go for the Mega Exit?
Agents, lawyers and investors’ intel on winning the complex world of brand partnerships, even if their client isn’t the next Ryan Reynolds
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Fighting for a Greenlight: The Art of Selling an Original Film in ’25
The budget range getting rejected, Netflix’s shift in costs and producers fees, a streamer backend breakdown, and who still gets their quote
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.