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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The Saudi Spigot Tightens in Hollywood
Investment now comes with commitment to the Kingdom’s rules as its $925B Public Investment Fund refuses to be treated like dark money — or the next China
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The Saudi Money You Secretly Want? It Now Comes at a Steep Price
The Kingdom’s $925B Public Investment Fund is refusing to be treated like dark money — or the next China — as it tightens the Holllywood spigot
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AI Shocktember: Agents, Lawyers Reveal New Fight as Ground Suddenly Shifts
Rapid changes rock talent lawyers, agents and execs as big money pours in, Newsom legislates Hollywood’s future, and studios get ‘exactly what they wanted’
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Two Mega Agents Tell How to Score a Nine-Figure Pod Deal
A top CAA and WME rep reveal how to gain the most leverage, own your IP, assess the buyers and understand the post-correction market
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TV Production Exodus: ‘Misery in L.A.’, Who’s Getting ‘Screwed’ and What to Do About It
As streamers ship series elsewhere, lawyers and producers vent, and the state (finally) takes action. Plus: Tax incentives to still grab this year — even in Cali!
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‘Whack-a-Mole’: Agents and Lawyers Scramble to Fight AI Celeb Ad Scams
Deepfakes of the famous shilling junk are everywhere online, leaving, says one WME partner, a ‘terrible game’ to fight
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‘Whack-a-Mole’: Agents and Lawyers Scramble to Fight AI Celeb Ad Scams
Deepfakes of the famous shilling junk are everywhere online, leaving, says one WME partner, a ‘terrible game’ to fight
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Cost-Plus Deals Are Dying. Now What?
Split rights, windows and co-prods — once unheard of in winner-takes-all streaming — are back, along with lessons from Taylor Swift and Glen Powell
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He Sold MGM to Amazon. Now, His Hard Truths About the Coming M&A
Veteran lawyer and strategist Chris Brearton’s honest insights on a changed landscape: Max and Par+’s future, sports rights and secrets of how the last big deal in Hollywood went down
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New Rules of Film Finance: What Private Money Wants Now
Dealmakers share how to get cash today as Wall Street, investors and the wealthy remain eager to invest — on their terms
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First-Look Deals: How Much, Who’s Getting Them and Why
Lawyers and execs on the new tricky replacement for overalls. Says one: ‘They’re the worst of all worlds’
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‘Final Straw’: Why YouTube Stars Broke Up with H’wood (But Kept Their Lawyers and Agents)
Says WME’s Ben Davis: ‘It’s all about direct-to-consumer businesses’
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Death of TV’s Overall Deals (As We Knew Them)
Apple visits agents and lawyers to remake deals, Amazon’s new ‘back-end’ and what dealmakers reveal to me about the new reality
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‘Is it Too Late?’: Talent Lawyers, CAA Reveal AI Behind-the-Scenes Rights Fight
They share plans for protecting clients, including CAA’s ‘AI vault,’ and the ‘Sophie’s Choice’ confronting Hollywood
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.