Series Business
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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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TV in 3: Amazon Raids Netflix Again; ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Nabs Bosses
Plus: Netflix starts co-financing AMC originals; Peacock’s price hike is all in the timing
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Introducing: The Disappearing Ladder
My new series examines how Gen Z, millennials, Gen X and boomers are navigating Hollywood’s narrowing path to power — and relevance
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TV in 3: WGA Signals Lines in the Sand as Studio Talks Loom
Leadership faces the members as writers scrap for gigs. Plus: Barry Bonds’ Netflix MLB moment and farewell to James Van Der Beek
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Fox’s Michael Thorn: A Faster Path to Yes — ‘No Layers,’ No Pilots
The network president on his promise to top talent (Denis Leary, Patrick Dempsey), going all in on faith-based series and a platform-agnostic strategy
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‘Middle-Power’ Execs: Scrappier, Indie, Fast Greenlights — ‘Heated Rivalry’ Included
‘You don’t need a studio and a water tower’: Bell Media’s Sean Cohan, Lionsgate’s Kevin Beggs and AMC Networks’ Kristin Dolan on TV’s changed market
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‘Middle-Power’ Execs are Having a Moment: ‘Don’t Need a Studio and a Water Tower’
Bell Media’s Sean Cohan, Lionsgate’s Kevin Beggs and AMC Networks’ Kristin Dolan on TV’s changed market
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TV in 3: Dana’s Dilemma, Daytime Goes Dark, and ‘The Floor’ SCOOP
The Walden rumor mill reveals how options are dwindling for other top execs
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Disney vs. Netflix on Int’l: The D’Amaro–Walden Test
One company talks up global ambition. The other already built a global playbook
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Disney vs. Netflix on Int’l: The D’Amaro–Walden Test
One company talks up global ambition. The other already built a global playbook
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5 Burning Qs: Dana Walden, Disney’s Creative Reset — and the Internal Power Scramble Ahead
Plus: Inside the town hall — and when she learned D’Amaro got the job
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Effect: Bidding Wars and 7-Figure IP as Romance Sizzles
Top agents on prices, most-wanted authors, hot subgenres — and an ‘insatiable’ audience
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TV in 3: Amazon TV After the Trainwreck; the WGA’s Next Demands
I break down Peter Friedlander’s Prime Video reorg
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‘Pitt’ Boss John Wells on Netflix’s Endgame — and Whether the WGA Strikes Again
The legendary creator on how the U.S. healthcare mess connects with audiences — and why originality will beat AI
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Casting Directors On Finding Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams: ‘Lightning in a Bottle’
Jenny Lewis and Sara Kay tell the backstory of the stars’ self-tapes and chemistry test: ‘You want to watch how hot they are together’
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TV in 3: Netflix Licensing Spree, Decoded; WBD Cable Strategy
The dominant streamer is bulking up its library with some unexpected shows. Why?
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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.