Dealmakers
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A Private Equity Reckoning After Hello Sunshine’s Fall — and Who Wins
As Reese Witherspoon’s company trades for a fraction of its original price, smart money chases a different class of star
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Behind Closed Doors, Studios Want AI to Make Hits. There’s a Catch
The ownership obstacle and a potential solve as execs use technology to mint new characters and franchises
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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
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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)
Dealmakers from Ashley Cullins delves into the lawyers, agents and executives behind every handshake shaping Hollywood’s careers and future.