Series Business
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TV in 3: Inside Quinta Brunson’s WB Defection — and Coogler’s Jump to Netflix
I got the tick-tock on her new Disney deal, and what led Ryan Coogler to leave the Mouse House. Plus, what to know about the studio shakeups at Uni, Disney
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Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox-Roku Surprise — and Who Survives the Shakeup
A ‘Trojan horse’ move to win the ad wars without spending like Netflix, and where internal politics is part of the game
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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
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TV in 3: Dana Walden’s Reorg Winners — and Who Got Layered; ‘Pitt’ Politics
I decipher Disney’s latest ‘consolidation of power’; plus, Carol Mendelsohn on her Fox Bible series, ‘The Faithful’
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Who Slayed the ‘Buffy’ Reboot — and Why
I reveal the doomed pilot’s budget, its ‘failure to launch’ and the internal Hulu drama that sank it
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.