Series Business
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TV in 3: Shonda’s Disney-Netflix Throuple — And Why Everyone Wins
Inside Rhimes’ return to ABC, Colbert’s sign-off & the Michael Landon moment
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Amazon’s Hockey Romance ‘Off Campus’ Has a ‘Bridgerton’ Plan
First-time showrunner Louisa Levy reveals her franchise play for a steamy show less ‘Heated Rivalry’ than people think
Latest Series Business stories
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The NATPE-Realscreen Collapse and Where to Go Sell Your Show Now
A brutal autopsy, the rival cashing in and where IRL buyers and producers are heading next
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TV in 3: The Open Letter Tearing Apart Agencies, Writers, Paramount & WB
The Block the Merger campaign is straining relationships
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A24’s Speed, Spend & Bidding Wars Reshape TV — Forcing Rivals to Pay Up
Fast deals and creator-friendly terms make the studio a favorite among agents, and a headache for everyone else
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The WGA Deal’s ‘Cruelest Cut’: Healthcare — and Why Some Members May Vote No
Exclusive details from Saturday’s member meeting: ‘They had us over all the barrels,’ says Marc Guggenheim
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TV in 3: CBS’ Late-Night Surrender; Scoop: Kennedy Center Producers Bolt
Sources say the network is ‘considering’ even more cost-effective programming
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David E. Kelley at 70: Still Chasing the ‘Scream Inside’
On 40 years in TV, Michelle Pfeiffer and his warning that ‘executives are not letting storytellers be storytellers.’ Plus: two new projects revealed
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So You Made a Hit. Now the Real Hustle Starts
Producers behind unscripted winners on avoiding the one-and-done rut
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TV in 3: ‘Pitt’ Casting Firestorm & Reality’s Numbers Slump
Supriya Ganesh’s exit sends fans into code red; April’s Emmy-bait pile-up
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HBO Max Invades Britain — Testing a New Playbook for Global Streaming
Inside WBD’s bet that mass IP can outperform local storytelling as Netflix, Amazon and Disney double down on local hits
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Peter Friedlander Is Remaking Amazon TV. What’s Taking So Long?
‘People are mystified’ six months in about the agenda, as agents grow restless for the streamer to start buying again
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Millennial Careers are Breaking Down: ‘I’m Just Trying to Survive’
Stalled careers, rising costs and the quiet calculation of how long this still works in part two of The Disappearing Ladder
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Netflix Spending Spree: ‘Prestige Envy,’ Cheap Hits — and an Ellison War to Come
The streamer may have lost the battle for WBD. But its new bets reveal a strategy that could box in Paramount
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Why Is Netflix Suddenly Buying So Many Shows?
The streamer may have lost the battle for WBD. But its new bets reveal a strategy that could box in Paramount
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Taylor Frankie Paul: How Disney Signed Off on a Disaster — and The Fallout Begins
I’ve got the details and dollars on ‘The Bachelorette,’ ‘Mormon Wives’ and Disney’s one-woman wrecking ball
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.