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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Best in Fest: Experts on Where (& How) to Sell an Indie Film Now
Top dealmakers from CAA and WME talk Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, the new Toronto market, which festivals you can’t miss (and can) and rules of a changed market
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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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‘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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TV Sports Surge: Lawyers, Execs & Managers Get Ready to Rumble
Kevin Yorn says it’s about an ‘immediate internal rate of return’ as Apple, Amazon and Netflix start moving even faster on rights (and Netflix fixates on one word)
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CEOs Tell-All: Deals of the Year
Legendary’s Joshua Grode, Brillstein’s Jon Liebman, Michael Sugar & more name the four biggest M&A moves for the biz (no, Paramount is not one)
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A Top Sports Agent on Finding Billions ‘Where There Was No Business’
CAA Sports co-head Mike Levine on the Hollywood-sports relationship, where the big money’s coming from — and why the 32-year bull cycle keeps raging
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Need Money? A Guide to Asian Investment Under Trump
China, Japan, South Korea & India have poured billions into Hollywood. Now, says an O’Melveny partner, ‘We’re in a little bit of a deep breath moment’
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A Wannabe ‘Pixar of AI’ is Signing Up Stars
Asteria Film wants to bring budgets down and backend to animation. Natasha Lyonne and Will McCormack are onboard. Still, reps have questions
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Jason Blum on Deals, Sequels & AI: ‘TV and Movies are Better if Artists Have Equity’
The Blumhouse CEO’s brutally honest convo about the state of the industry
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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
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.