Dealmakers
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Wasserman Deal: Final Bidders, Frontrunners 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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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
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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
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.