Series Business
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Sell, Stream or Die: Ellison’s Brutal Cable Choices as Bonta Closes in
Insiders on which Paramount/WBD brands have the most value and the players emerging to ‘milk them until the end’
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TV Is Failing Young Men and Boys. Here’s What They Actually Want
Teens and tweens revealed they like superheroes, yes, but also friendship, vulnerability and lives that look like their own
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SCOOP: ‘The Last of Us’ HBO Shakeup as Creative Duo Parts Ways
Game co-creator Neil Druckmann, a writer/director under showrunner Craig Mazin, exits to work on his next Naughty Dog game
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The Shows Apple TV+ Wants to Buy Now
First a SCOOP: Paul Feig donates to help immigrants; then my Summer Sellers’ Guide starts with the streamer still serving big checks (but not for everyone)
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Losing Your Virginity on TV Is a Gen Z Smash. What Is Happening?!
Raised on screens, scared of sex: the U.K.’s ‘Virgin Island’ taps into those hooked on porn and starved of intimacy, opening a bold new front in reality TV
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Panic, Fear, ‘Fire Sale’: Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart
Cable’s last holdouts share the day to day horror of uncertainty. NOW: Read our can’t miss essential reading list for where the new jobs are
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Panic, Fear, ‘Fire Sale’: Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart
Cable’s last holdouts share the day to day horror of uncertainty. NOW: Read our can’t-miss essential reading list for where the new jobs are
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‘Afraid’: ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce
Productions disrupted, workers paralyzed: Crew & staff who grew up undocumented (like I did) are filled with fear as studios stay mum
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‘Afraid’: ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce
Productions disrupted, workers paralyzed: Crew & staff who grew up undocumented (like I did) are filled with fear as studios stay mum
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Scripted Sports TV is Having its Super Bowl Moment (as Long as You Don’t Whiff)
I talk to Skydance, WBTV and creators including Jason Katims about what to do (and not) to make a hit, and scoop big news about J.J. Abrams’ ‘Speed Racer’
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Private Thoughts of an Anonymous Top Agent-Turned-Manager
This rep sees ‘pockets of energy’ in the TV market and names the exec stars who can take the industry forward as ‘stagnant leadership’ locks up decisions
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Why Amazon Can’t Find Its Way in the U.K.
Brit producers are baffled by Prime Video’s muddled strategy, U.S. hiring bent and risk fear: ‘If you’ve got a great show, you’re going to Netflix first’
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Julie Plec Maps YA’s New Sweet Spot in Streaming: Platform Fit (& No Phones!)
The ‘We Were Liars’ creator on what happened at Peacock, how her Uni deal got her to Amazon, returning to agency representation, and how to calm down over Gen Z
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Julie Plec Maps YA’s New Sweet Spot in Streaming: Platform Fit (& No Phones!)
The ‘We Were Liars’ creator on what happened at Peacock, how her Uni deal got her to Amazon, returning to agency representation, and how to calm down over Gen Z
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Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: ‘Faster You Can Get in, the Better’
SCOOP: A Luigi Mangione drama drops next; the genre’s top exec and star on how writers, actors, agents can tap into a (non-union) $5B Gold Rush
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Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: ‘Faster You Can Get in, the Better’
SCOOP: A Luigi Mangione drama drops next; the genre’s top exec and star on how writers, actors, agents can tap into a (non-union) $5B Gold Rush
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Queer TV is Crashing Out
I talk to creators, activists and execs about the future of LGBTQ shows, down 36% YOY in 2024: ‘100% out of fear’
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.