Series Business
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Amazon Calls Her Its YA ‘Secret Sauce.’ She Reveals How the Machine Works
Mercedes Ron gave Prime Video its biggest non-English launch ever — and takes me inside her 11-adaptation deal
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Disney’s Battle for YouTube’s Youngest Viewers Is Just Beginning
Ayo Davis’ division is minting stars, rebooting classic IP (‘edgy’ Tinker Bell?) and forging new franchises to win Gen Alpha
Latest Series Business stories
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Upfronts Winners & Losers: Scripted TV Gets Sacked
Plus: The David Ellison elephant loomed over New York while jocks jockeyed in front of Madison Ave.
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TV Shocker: Broadcast is Growing Again — and the Numbers Prove It
I break down the Big 4 scorecard for the new season as volume increases — carefully — and viewers still come
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TV in 3: Sneaky Strategies Behind ‘The Bear’ Bonus, HBO ‘Harry Potter’ Plan
Plus: Fox goes all-in on faith with Katims
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Netflix, Obamas & the Death of Vanity Deals — Yes, Writers Win
Experienced showrunners and non-writing producers are scoring as Hollywood belts tighten
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Inside Netflix: How to Sell a Show There Right Now
I reveal what’s in demand, the execs that matter and how to seal a deal as TV’s everything store shifts priorities
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TV in 3: The Messy Truth Behind Amazon’s ‘Apprentice’ Fantasy
Why discussions of a Donald Trump Jr.-led reboot fizzled. Plus, May’s Emmy wannabes and a ‘Broken Hearts Club’ reunion
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YouTube Series Are Hijacking Reality TV. Studios Want In
Can’t beat ’em, join ’em: Banijay bets on Squeezie’s ‘Stop the Train’ as creators reshape the global format business
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Scandal, Loyalty & ‘Summer House’: Frances Berwick’s Bravo Playbook
NBCU’s top unscripted exec doubles down on franchises, younger viewers and no slowdown in programming as everywhere else shrinks
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Cracking Apple TV: The Shows It Wants Now
My Spring Sellers’ Guide begins with the streamer’s narrow brief, high bar and the execs who decide what gets made
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TV in 3: Apple’s New CEO, Hollywood’s Big Questions
As John Ternus takes over, agents, execs and creatives ask what’s next for the spendy, still-unprofitable streamer
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Courtney Kemp’s New Showrunner Math: Budget, Franchise, Repeat
The star producer breaks down how the TV market shifted as she went from Starz juggernaut ‘Power’ to Netflix’s ‘Nemesis’
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The Mid-Career Reset: Two Top Execs Ditch Hollywood’s Playbook — and Find the Fun Again
Jana Winograde and Susan Rovner on their new app (scoop: we’ve got the name) and the bet on microdramas the industry can’t ignore
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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
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.