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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Exclusive: ‘SNL UK’ Showrunner & Cast on Surviving the Skeptics
James Longman, Celeste Dring, Emma Sidi and Jack Shep respond to the show’s critics and that Trump Truth Social post
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Disney TV Sellers’ Guide: What ABC, FX & Hulu Actually Want
With ‘very limited real estate’ — and a Goldilocks vibe under Landgraf — top reps ID the smart strategies to break through
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TV in 3: Friedlander’s Amazon Goals Revealed; TV Studio Scorecard
Plus: Vin Diesel’s Upfronts onstage overshare
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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
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.