Series Business
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‘A Colony of America’: How British TV Is Falling Into U.S. Hands
Comcast’s Sky-ITV swoop leaves just two big U.K. broadcasters in local control as survival against Netflix and YouTube might mean giving up oversight of national airwaves
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HBO’s Emmy Reign Is About to Face Its M&A Reckoning
The coming wave of mergers could reshape the noms leaderboard for good as overall submissions hit a low
Latest Series Business stories
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‘Lost’ Producer: I Gave L.A. 33 Years. Now I’m Leaving — Here’s Why
An Emmy winner’s new chapter, even as ‘the 7-year-old boy’ with dreams ‘hates 56-year-old me for making this choice’
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Zoloft to Instagram: How Laid-Off Veterans Are Finding a Way Forward
‘Stunned’ workers impacted by cuts at Disney, WBD and Paramount share shock, hope and advice for the next chapter
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Anne Rice, Zombies — and Netflix? AMC’s Plan to Outlast the Streaming Giants
Dan McDermott on a premium-for-adults strategy that works, Walking Dead plans and (scoop!) a new A24 sports show
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Save Our Sets: A Microdrama Lifeline Arrives — With Jobs
Sunset Las Palmas is betting that vertical series — billionaires, werewolves, steamy bedrooms and all — can help fill the hole
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TV in 3: Mindy Kaling’s Slow Start Tests Hulu, Peacock’s World Cup Win
Plus: Paramount-WBD form a Harry Potter pact early
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Amazon’s Elle Woods YA Bet — and the Tricks to Make a Prequel Work
I talk to co-showrunner Caroline Dries about creating the ‘Legally Blonde’ series as Prime Video’s thirst for the genre accelerates
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Sellers’ Guide: Peter Friedlander’s Amazon MGM Reset — and What He Wants Now
I have the revamped wish list at the studio and its Prime Video streamer, now ‘an active straight-to-series buyer’
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TV in 3: Inside Quinta Brunson’s WB Defection — and Coogler’s Jump to Netflix
I got the tick-tock on her new Disney deal, and what led Ryan Coogler to leave the Mouse House. Plus, what to know about the studio shakeups at Uni, Disney
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Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox-Roku Surprise — and Who Survives the Shakeup
A ‘Trojan horse’ move to win the ad wars without spending like Netflix, and where internal politics is part of the game
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Sellers’ Guide: The Shows NBC and Peacock Want Now
Reps cheer NBC’s pilot revival, while Peacock searches for two drama genres — including one known around town as ‘white wine thrillers’
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TV in 3: Could YouTube Steal the Emmys?; Connor Storrie’s Loophole
Plus: Knicks ratings fever is blazing
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British TV’s YouTube Trap Is Coming for Hollywood
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are growing on the top streamer. But the more they succeed, the less leverage they have
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‘Fear and Fire’: Paramount’s Chaos Is Spooking Showrunners
‘Many will not pitch there,’ says one showrunner, as top creators with studio ties fear Bari Weiss’ 60 Minutes mess is poisoning the brand
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The Paramount-HBO Max Pitch Scramble: A Sellers’ Guide
Ellison’s streamer is ‘very competitive,’ WBD’s are ‘really tough’ as the proposed merger redraws Hollywood’s programming map
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TV in 3: Amazon’s Data Drip; HBO Max’s Bare Shelves
Plus: Did Netflix’s ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy’ daily drops pay off?
Series Business’ Elaine Low, Lesley Goldberg and Manori Ravindran report on the TV industry’s big names and bigger shifts — tracking the deals and decisions redefining a market.