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ICYMI: Rushfield Gets Sentimental
Exit Interviews: Part 4, The Top Producer
Exit Interviews: The Marketing/PR Exec
Exit Interviews: Part 2, The Big Agent
🥶GLASS ONION can't crack NETFLIX Top 5 movie openings for 2022
Exit Interviews: Part I, The Writer
Richard Rushfield's Exit Interviews
2022: The Best (But Mostly Worst) of Times
The 15 Most Valuable Christmas Movies🎄
☀️Is NFL Sunday Ticket remotely worth $2.5 Billion? A look at the numbers
The Science of High Frame Rate, Explained
See Writer/Director Sarah Polley’s Sweeping Epic WOMEN TALKING | Find Screenings Near You
Rushfield: 23 of My Favorite Things in 2022
☀️How big are Cord Cutting $$ losses for Studios - and why FAST networks aren't the savior in 2023
☀️Inside AVATAR's good but not great weekend at the box office
ICYMI: Indies Sneeze; a Holiday Gift
☀️An old-fashioned day of Cancellation, Renewal and TV series deal news
The Squeeze: Jobs, Inflation and the Below-the-Line Worker
The Ten Biggest Hollywood Fiascoes of 2022
☀️WBD content write-off plans grow up to 40% since October
Rushfield: Memo to a Panicking Hollywood
☀️BULLET TRAIN is NETFLIX's top US movie... 4 months post-release
The Ankler 100: The Grand Finale!
☀️WBD austerity cuts hit HBOMAX scripted series
The Squeeze: Writers on 'S*** Money' and the New Gig Economy
☀️Box Office has 2nd worst weekend of 2022, as THE WHALE sets specialty highmark
☀️APPLE TV gets Matt & Ben's next ARTISTS FIRST movie
Martini Shot: If Writers Gave Execs Notes
Netflix & Video Games: Glitch or Goldmine?
How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood
☀️New DC leadership kills WONDER WOMAN 3 creative plans
The 'Grey's Anatomy' Liar Confesses it All
☀️Have you heard of TROLL? Meet NETFLIX's new massive movie hit
The Ankler 100: Part 1! The Lows of 2022
☀️PEACOCK Q4 growth matches Q3, but NBCU Ad Revenue "definitely worse"
☀️VIOLENT NIGHT delivers but Box Office crashes to Q3-like lows
ICYMI: Producers' Lament; Economic Fallout
☀️AMC Nets write-off up to half a Billion $$, Programming removals ahead
Shonda vs. Ryan: Who's Worth It
Disney's Parks Make Tons of Money — But Are They in Trouble?
☀️Layoffs hit PAR TV as PAR+ Originals is shut; CNN layoffs hitting today
Martini Shot: The Town is Shutting Down
☀️AMC NETWORKS hits Cable Bundle panic button; Salke takes control at AMAZON
☀️ The Netflix GLASS ONION Experiment: What Lessons Did We Learn
Rushfield: Prestige TV's Mr. Magoo
☀️ AMAZON STUDIOS spending bender - 2 big film deals, ScarJo does TV... and it's only Tuesday
The Squeeze: Producers on 'No Trust', Anger, Struggle
☀️T'giving Box Office disasters abound as GLASS ONION left Millions for the taking
ICYMI: The Week of Bob Bloodshed
Bobinations Day 3: Something Isn't Adding Up
Martini Shot: Danger in the Trades
☀️ A look at the Iger to-do list, as Bob gets an AVATAR gift from CHINA
☀️Iger's Day 1: Kill DMED, Chapek's big org change as more key details emerge
Two Bobs and a Board: ‘Nobody Looks Good Here’
Rushfield: Bob I, The Restoration
☀️Iger returns, Chapek out at DISNEY - a look at what lies ahead
The Week the Floor Fell Out — Again
☀️ TWITTER loses hundreds more employees🫡, locks offices as the disaster deepens
Rushfield: Techenfreude Grips the Town
How 'The Northman' Transported Us Back in Time
☀️BLUMHOUSE & James Wan creating massive Horror powerhouse at UNI
The Squeeze: How to (Maybe) Save Your Job During Layoffs
Martini Shot: Turned Away at the Studio Gates
☀️WBD: Holiday Ad Biz worse than Pandemic, ENDEAVOR stops hiring for 2022
Apple Votes No on Haberman Trump Project
☀️AMAZON's Q4 hiring freeze turns to massive layoffs in 2 weeks time
☀️BLACK PANTHER hits mark, also beats FABELMANS on a per-screen average
H'wood FTX Frenzy as Michael Lewis Reveals He Spent 6 Months with Founder
Q&A: The Hunt for Hidden Fandom
The Last Movie Stars in Hollywood
☀️The latest look inside ENDEAVOR's books
What's the Deal with 'Seinfeld'?
#FAIL: How TikTok Stats Fool Hollywood
☀️NETFLIX’s Fall Programming #PivotToCrime
ANKLER POLL: Agents, Managers and Attorneys!
Martini Shot: The Olive Garden Analogy
☀️DISNEY adds 14.6 Million subs, but no new Streaming Revenue in Q3
Rushfield: The Dems' Problem is Also Hollywood's
☀️NETFLIX doubles down on MONSTER, but no word on Ryan Murphy's deal future
☀️BLACK ADAM hangs strong, as ARMAGEDDON TIME is a no-show
ICYMI: Making Sense of Warning Signs
Second Inning of Hollywood Hell
☀️WBD Streaming biz loses $634 Mil, as Cable TV base cracks in Q3
Myth of the Global Streaming Hit
How the Business of Box Office Has Changed Over the Last 15 Years
☀️ROKU Revenue freezes as bah humbug is coming, but Users hit 65 Million
Martini Shot: The 'Produced-By' Guy
☀️PARAMOUNT hits real Ad biz & Cord Cutting troubles, PAR+ grows with a lot of ??s
Rushfield: A Tortured Business of Flops
Exclusive: Jeff Zucker in Talks for New Gig
☀️Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to lead MARVEL AVENGERS-universe series
☀️BLACK ADAM has OK 2nd wknd, Specialty pics hit trouble
ICYMI: Amazon's Slate, Netflix and that Bad Feeling
State of Slate Series: Studio-by-Studio
It's Not Just You. Things are Gloomy
☀️ Q3 Cable Bundle lost near 1 Mil with more ahead; GIRLS5EVA revived at NETFLIX
Reality Check: Netflix Profits vs. Everyone Else
The Past, Present, and Future of the Romcom
☀️PEACOCK $$ losses grow in Q3, Cord Cutting still rampant at COMCAST
Amazon Studios: State of Slate 🎬
Martini Shot: Timing Your Exit
☀️GOOGLE, SPOTIFY confirm Ad biz cutbacks are for real
Rushfield: Our Kanye Catastrophe
☀️APPLE TV+ joins price hike train, 40% increase in November
☀️THE ROCK meets expectations, CLOONEY & ROBERTS beat theirs
ICYMI: WBD's Plan, Netflix's Shrug, the Ad Battlefield
Netflix: Where Quantity is Job 1
☀️SNAP's US engagement falls, -27% stock drop on Digital Ad outlook
Dawn of the Ads-and-Subs Streaming Wars
☀️Do NETFLIX Films have a quality problem? A look through the Tomatometer lens
Who Won the Summer—and Who Lost?
Martini Shot: You’re Going To Get Fired
☀️NETFLIX silences the haters, but US market stays saturated
Netflix is Growing. Just Not in the U.S.
Rushfield on WBD: What's the Plan?
☀️Harrison Ford joins MARVEL Cinematic Universe
☀️HALLOWEEN ENDS way below expectations as SMILE hangs strong
ICYMI: CAA/ICM, Nikki Finke and Netflix
☀️How NETFLIX's Ad Tier pricing makes business sense... eventually
Does the 'Perfect Sound' Exist?
☀️SONY buys GAME STOP pic from PAM & TOMMY director
Martini Shot: The Second Date Spark
☀️WBD layoffs hit - 26% of positions cut at WBTV
CAA-ICM: Drama, Diaspora & the First 100 Days
☀️DISNEYFOX sets 3rd Agatha Christie pic, with Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey
☀️AMSTERDAM is DOA as SMILE is the Fall Box Office surprise
'You’ve Got to Make the Indian ‘House of Cards’'
PSA: So You Wanna Be a TV Writer
'The Writers Guild Wants a Time Machine'
☀️NETFLIX tests theatrical with KNIVES OUT 2 "preview" stunt in Nov
Netflix is #1. But #2 is Gaining Fast
The Asian Market in 45 Minutes
The Ankler Hot Seat: Vivek Couto
How Cult Classic 'John Dies at the End' Kicked Off a Literary Career
Martini Shot: 'We're Going to Be Okay!'
☀️PEACOCK finds 15% Q3 sub growth, Revenue & ARPU numbers revealed
State of Slate Series: Studio-by-Studio
Rushfield: The WGA Strike is Coming
☀️TIKTOK Euro $$ booms, plus new moves to enter Music Label biz
'One Warner Bros. Discovery Mindset'
The Ankler Hot Seat: Gerhard Zeiler
☀️SMILE dominates as BROS is a no-show at the box office
Rushfield's Hollywood: The Stage Manager
☀️#2 US movie theater chain dumps more gloom on long-term biz outlook
Lessons from Asia's Streaming Wars
How 'Orphan: First Kill' Beat Expectations
☀️Why LIONSGATE is pivoting to spin-off part of the Studio instead of STARZ
☀️PARAMOUNT removes new Star Trek pic from 2023 slate
Rushfield: H'wood's Next Powder Keg
☀️AMC issues more stock, sets off 14% dive in next bad movie theater biz sign
Apple Looks to Crash Oscar Party with 'Napoleon'
☀️DON'T WORRY DARLING (mostly) hits targets, gets tepid audience response
'Bros' and an Elegy for the Gay White Male
Notes From An Oscar Meeting Gone Wrong
☀️APPLE TV buys 2 seasons of Breaking Bad creator's new series
OMG! When 'Housewives' Storm Off Hulu
China's Looming Threat to the World of Gaming
☀️Global Streaming Piracy underbelly revealed thru GOT vs LOTR Dragon Battle
Martini Shot: Harry Styles at Dinner
☀️NBC gives GLOBES one-year deal in Awards show referendum
Rushfield: To Have and Withold
☀️COMCAST, VERIZON, AT&T choose to quickly settle film copyright lawsuit
☀️WOMAN KING over-delivers - but total box office remains in the basement
P.R. vs. Journos: the Toronto Chill
☀️AMAZON orders Butch & Sundance series via the Russo Bros
The American Viewer, Part 5: Final Advice
☀️Inside COMCAST, DISNEY CEO Kabuki theater around HULU at the GOLDMAN conference
☀️+ HBO & AMAZON's Dragon Duel and Streaming's sham metrics
☀️PAR+ looks at folding in SHOWTIME, here's why it's complicated
Rushfield's Emmys: Who's This For?
☀️FOCUS buys Alexander Payne pic for $30 Mil at TIFF
#MeToo Smear Targets Female Industry Execs
Rushfield: Postcards from TIFF 📬
☀️DISNEY's 167 D23 news alerts from this weekend distilled in one newsletter
TIFF: 'Bros' Director Nick Stoller
The American Viewer: Parts 1-5
Hit TV: The American Viewer, Part 4
☀️CINEWORLD's Studio debts revealed as Bankruptcy plan hits slight snag
TV Habits: The American Viewer, Part 3
How to Write a Best-Selling Political Book
Amazon CMO Buzz; Disney Writer Clause
☀️#2 US Movie Theater chain goes bankrupt
☀️Soderbergh sets lead for next HBOMAX project
☀️NETFLIX Top 10 Summer Pics list shows challenges for A-List stars
Sunday Listen: Secrets of Victoria's Secret
RESEND: A Woman's Place in the TV Kitchen
A Woman's Place in the TV Kitchen
Streaming 2.0: Let's Make a Deal!
Janice Min: What's Coming in Sept.
☀️COMCAST seeks to cut near $1 Billion from TV division in 2023
How Anime Can Help Save Theaters
Worst-Case Scenario: Comcast NBCU
☀️Streaming's Quarter of Discounting enters high gear as SHOWTIME joins PAR+
Rushfield: Hope in the Pit of Your Stomach
Martini Shot: A Case of Mistaken Identity
☀️Massive layoffs hitting SNAP as NETFLIX grabs their top 2 Ad execs
☀️NETFLIX sets Beverly Hills Cop 4 co-stars, re-titles pic
Legendary and WBD: The Final Act!
☀️BOX OFFICE collapse hits, TOP GUN could be #1 next week again
☀️Fri news + A-List Getting Lost in Streaming Marketing Black Hole
Freedom of Expression Under Assault
☀️SHAZAM 2 ditches Dec, as HBOMAX pics get theatrical slots
Royals, Obamas and the End of the $100M Vanity Deal
Martini Shot: Advice on Advice
☀️UNI puts one more thorn in Fall Box Office's side to boost PEACOCK's Q4
Etc. Etc. Etc: The-Too-Much-Stuff Era
☀️Inside the Movie Theater stock market drama yesterday
#MediaNerd Monday: Disney+'s Path to Profits
☀️WBD ax hits OWN; Anime pic clears $20+ Mil, almost 2X's BEAST take
Rushfield's Hollywood: The Costume Maven
☀️NETFLIX sets new Medieval sexy Soap via OITNB creator
'Aggregeddon': Streamers vs. Smart TVs
Meet the (One-Time) 7th-Most-Powerful Man in Wrestling
☀️#2 US Movie Theater chain's stock collapses on Debt & Revenue warning
Martini Shot: Professional Humiliation
Summer's Very Bad Harbingers 😳
☀️WB re-teams DeNiro with GOODFELLAS writer for Mob pic
☀️WBD axe hits Content group; Why Streaming 2.0 is #PivotingToCable
Exclusive! Zaslav's New H'wood Duo
☀️Box Office has worst weekend of the Summer
Emmys Live TV Virtuoso Tells All
☀️The latest look inside ENDEAVOR’s books 💰
Why Do Streamers Care About More than Eyeballs?
Disney Subscriber Victory? Not So Fast
☀️DISNEY+ US subs growth stalls, as 37% price hike comes in December
Rick Caruso: 'This Town IS Hollywood'
Martini Shot: You Never Really Know
☀️BUZZFEED, IAC confirm advertiser spend cutbacks are underway
Warners and Hollywood's Nervous Breakdown
☀️Music Labels show SPOTIFY where the profit is in Q2 streaming biz
Warners' Rumor Mill on a Rampage
☀️WBD's $825 Mil Q2 content write-off; BULLET TRAIN nails predictions
Dan Lin Sees a 'Ruthless' Future for Hollywood DEI
☀️WBD staff 'efficiencies' laid out, as HBOMAX plants 2025 profitability flag
'At What Point Do You Make a Profit?'
Convention Life with the Creator of Effin' Birds
What?! Netflix Just Lost its Biggest TV Show in America
☀️PAR+ big $ losses continue in Q2, adds +4.9 Mil subs but not specified where
☀️WBD's BATGIRL dump explained as Amazon's #PivotToDudes continues
☀️ AMAZON sets YouTuber feed with plans for more in NFL Thursday Night Football
HBOMAX axes live-action Family genre, as further WBD cuts likely await
Kevin Smith Almost Talks About Comic-Con
ROKU sends shockwave thru Streaming video Ad biz, -26% stock drop
Which Streamer Has the Most Bombs in 2022?
PEACOCK adds no subscribers or free users in Q2, loses $467 Million in 3 months
Martini Shot: Agents are People Too
YOUTUBE 3rd company to confirm Ad biz $$ slowdown & Q3 headwinds
Who Killed the Marvel Juggernaut? 🔎
GOOGLE crashes into NFL Sunday Ticket streaming rights race
MARVEL sets slate thru 2025, as NOPE opens... decent-ish?
Adieu, Fashion's 'Skinny White Women'?
SNAP 27% stock drop, TWITTER losses set off Ad biz cutback alarm
Worst-Case Scenario: Apple TV+
'John Wick,' Gun-Fu, and the Art of Oral History
APPLE TV buys next Jennifer Lawrence pic, will drop in Oscar season
Martini Shot: 'I Have Some Bad News'
Universal: The State of Slate 🎬
NETFLIX silences haters, but loses most US subs ever in a quarter
Netflix Saved by 'Stranger Things'
The Lessons of Harvey Unlearned
UTA takes Swedish Private Equity cash to embark on growth chapter
THOR's big drop signals 2nd MARVEL word of mouth issue this Summer
IP Finds🔎: If You Like 'The Bear', 'Better Call Saul' and 'Tehran'...
Channing Tatum replaces Chris Evans in APPLE TV+ space pic
Netflix Shows: The Opposite of Buzz 🐝
Ron Shelton on the Struggle to Get 'Bull Durham' Made
Rep. Karen Bass: What I'll Do For Hollywood
Ankler Hot Seat: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass
NETFLIX picks MICROSOFT as their Ad Tech & Sales partner
Twilight of the Gods at Sun Valley
Martini Shot: Dick Wolf Wears a Suit
What the EMMY NOMS reveal about the streaming services
EMMYS! 'Yellowjackets' > 'Yellowstone' 🏆
WBD puts new hole in Sept Movie biz; kills TBS series on premiere day
THOR delivers as 2022 Box Office beats July 2019 again, handily
Hollywood Men are Having a Vibe Shift
HBO & WBD skipping TCA, inciting looming layoffs talk
Netflix Users – Going, Going...
Summer Movies Are Back—But Is Trouble on the Horizon?
AMAZON wins Ferrell-Witherspoon comedy pic bidding war
Pod: Martini Shot - 'But Mine is Different'
The movie biz's Q3 Event movie problem
A Hollywood Manifesto for the Culture Wars
MINIONS sets record as Tracking misfires continue this Summer
Michael Bay relaunches producer career at UNIVERSAL
As Netflix Churn Doubles, Who’s Winning the Streaming War?
NETFLIX checkbook opens again for Cameron Diaz’s first pic in 8 years
AMAZON Marketing head out; Chapek guaranteed $20 Mil+ bonuses annually in new DIS deal
Disney's No to Planned Parenthood; Every Studio's Anti-Abortion💰
SONY sets Russell Crowe to lead exorcism genre pic
ELVIS delivers as LIGHTYEAR plummets, and TOP GUN tops MARVEL
NETFLIX layoffs 2X larger than expected - what lies ahead
Paramount's Best-Case Scenario
ELVIS facing mixed tracking, big challenges at the Box Office this weekend
Pod: 'Martini Shot'- First Position
META punts taking cut of Creators $$, as TIKTOK Revenue to 3X in 2022
Exec Musical Chairs: 37 Interesting Names 🧐
More NETFLIX layoffs rumored for end of week - report
LIGHTYEAR stumbles badly, TOP GUN continues to astound
Pod: Hollywood's Economic Armageddon Looms
More WBD senior level exits as TBS dumps show 3 weeks before premiere
$6 Billion for Cricket?! Jiminy! Why?
How to Design an Iconic Movie Mask
WWE board investigating large undisclosed settlements paid out to former employees
Exec Musical Chairs: The State of Play
Pod: Martini Shot - Pitch Face
WBD preps to layoff up to 900 people in Sales group
Oh, The Places You'll Go: Streaming's Class of 2022
PIXAR's Lightyear international ban grows, TONYS audience not returning
PIXAR's Lightyear international ban grows, TONYS audience not returning
On-Screen Guns Target of A-List Petition
Execs in shock at DISNEY CEO firing Head of TV biz - the why & why now
Brentwood School Sued Over 'Woke' Curriculum
Matt & Ben re-teaming for new company, likely with former WB head
Analysis: Paramount's State of Slate
Pod: 'Martini Shot'- Other People's Money
HBO kills first JJ Abrams series in 14 years over budget concerns
Neve Campbell passes on lowball SCREAM 6 offer from PARAMOUNT
And the New Oscar CEO Job Goes To....
TOP GUN has greatest Week 2 hold for a $100 Mil blockbuster... ever
Pod: The Studio Chiefs' Secret Diplomat
VICE cutting costs, slows hiring in Sale prep for at least part of the business
Netflix: Coming Sooner to a Theater Near You
Inside the Leadership shakeup at WARNER BROS Pictures
Toby and Mike's Shakespearean Drama
Pod: Martini Shot - Tears at the Offsite
Leads for HUNGER GAMES prequel set at LIONSGATE
TOP GUN gets MARVEL-ish Box Office record, DOWNTON done at box office
Pod: CAA, Disney and Leadership's Big Test
Jodie Foster to lead TRUE DETECTIVE 4 on HBO, set in Alaska
Thrive, Survive or Die: WB Under Zaslav
AMC gets Clive Owen series from QUEENS GAMBIT creator & Tom Fontana
Let's Talk About Richard Lovett
Pod: Martini Shot - 'We Really Love This Project'
A24, NEON enter CANNES movie buy fray
SNAP revises Q2 Revenue picture in ominous sign, stock dives
SCOOP: Depp Not Returning to the Stand
NETFLIX makes $50 Mil Cannes buy, DOWNTON 2 opens to half of the first pic
Cannes: Gown Today, Gone Tomorrow
Getting Fired the Hollywood Way
WB plans to bring back OCEANS 11 with Margot Robbie
Formula 1 Surge: Was it Netflix or ESPN?
Summer Movie Preview! 'Top Gun,' Dinos, and Buzz Lightyear, Oh My.
MGM gets new Channing Tatum pic based on his family book
Disney's Mysterious Kareem Daniel
Pod: 'Martini Shot' - "You're Fired... No, Wait"
NETFLIX lays off 150 in cost reduction move, mostly in US
AMAZON moves Ron Howard MGM Thailand cave pic to (mostly) streaming
DOCTOR STRANGE's week 2 box office stumble, FIRESTARTER a non-starter
Pod: The Moviegoers Never Coming Back
ENDEAVOR / WME's big Q1 results shows up the haters, stock +12%
How Ben Fong Torres Defined a Generation
DISNEY+ growth still mostly in INDIA, HULU growth hits low
NFTs and the Race to Remake Hollywood
Pod: 'Martini Shot' – The Cake Guy
NETFLIX now aiming to launch Ad-tier in Q4 this year
Who Will Keeper Test the Keepers?
AMC THEATERS revenue 5X’s but still loses $337 Million in Q1, as CEO asks trolls to ease off
Jesus! Mel Brooks' All-Star 'History' Cast
DOCTOR STRANGE gets 2nd best opening since July 2019
Pod: Hollywood's Abortion Quicksand
WB gets 2nd Jason Momoa movie in 3 weeks
The First Draft of (Streaming) History
NETFLIX changing exec pay structure, also facing Shareholder lawsuit
Pod: 'Martini Shot' - Handling the Talent
ROKU bidding for stake in STARZ from LIONSGATE
The Dumpster Fire of the Vanities
PAR+ adds 6.8 Million subscribers, SHOWTIME & other streamers post loss
Apple TV 'Prince of Tides' Remake; Broadway's 'Star is Born'?
A Star is Born on B'way? China's Yes to 'Jurassic'
THE BAD GUYS prospers, Liam Neeson officially DOA at box office
The Glossy: Met Gala's Fame Crucible
Pod: The Case for Broadcast TV
Nasty, Brutish, Short: Morrell's Misery
ROKU growth rate drops by about 60% as pandemic boost fades
Judge Judy v. Amazon Judy: The Verdict is In!
Judge Judy vs. Amazon Judy: The Verdict is In
Are Casual Filmgoers Finally Coming Back?
CinemaCon Day 3: Disney, Uni and a Tale of Two Slates
PEACOCK adds 4 Million subscribers, loses half a Billion $$ in Q1 2022
CinemaCon Day 2: What About Warners' Blitz
YOUTUBE Q1 2022 Revenue falls well behind NETFLIX after Q4 surge
FAST & FURIOUS 10 director leaves after 1st week of shooting
CinemaCon Day 1: Rothman's Revenge
CinemaCon: Awkward Happy Birthday Dwayne Johnson!
HBO retooling THE WEEKND drama series from EUPHORIA creator mid-shoot
8 Thoughts About Hollywood's Hell Week
DUMBLEDORE plummets as BAD GUYS overperforms at box office
Pod: Netflix Becomes a Takeover Target
SNAPCHAT user growth rate declining, still losing hundreds of millions
Reed and Ted’s Very Scary Road Ahead
HBOMAX 2022 growth still heavily skewed to the US
How Hollywood Trade Papers Shaped the Movies You Love
HBOMAX 2022 growth is mostly in the US, as profitability falls
Florida and the Plagues of Bob II
NETFLIX's 27% overnight stock drop explained, and why an Ad-supported version is on the way
NETFLIX's 27% stock drop explained as Ad-supported version on the way
Bellinda Alvarez Joins The Ankler as CRO
WB sets Jason Momoa to lead another IP based movie franchise
Pod: The Streaming Battlefield 2022
Transom: Momoa + Minecraft; 'Blair Witch' is Back?
More FANTASTIC BEASTS pics now questionable, FATHER STU Easter gamble fails at box office
Depp, Smith and Fashion's "Morals Clause" Pause
Pod: Disney, the Heiress and a Hot Mess
Pod Transcript: Disney, the Heiress and a Hot Mess
SONY sells Kevin Hart action comedy pic to NETFLIX
Will NFTs Save Entertainment? Of Course Not
NATO Head on the Return to Theaters
Elon Musk puts in offer to buy TWITTER
A Thin Line Between Netflix Love and Hate
CNN+ stumbling out of the gate, faces 9-figure $$ spending cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Top Spotify Dealmaker Leaving Company
EXCLUSIVE: Top Spotify Dealmaker to Depart
WILL FERRELL joins Barbie pic at WB
Transom: Inside Zaslav's State of Slate
AMBULANCE stumbles in 4th, SONIC 2 blows away Box Office predictions
Pod: David Zaslav “May Have Hubris but He's Not Stupid”
Shonda v. Ryan: Who's Winning at Netflix?
APPLE TV+ buys Tom Hiddleston series, set in Antarctica
Shonda v. Ryan: Who's Winning at Netflix?
Lloyd Kaufman and a Half-Century of Troma
DISCOVERY axes most C-suite WARNER MEDIA execs
WARNER MEDIA top management cleared out as DISCOVERY deal closes
Hello? Is Anyone in Charge Here?
APPLE TV+ gets new JASON MOMOA series, signs HARRISON FORD for another one
Transom: Jason Momoa Says Aloha to Apple
MORBIUS just hits projections, gets low C+ audience rating
The Glossy: Oscars and the Male Gaze, R.I.P.
10 Truths about Will Smith's Resignation
Pod: Bruce Willis and 'Years of Concern'
APPLE TV+ gets $100 Million Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson pic
ESG: The First Hard Lessons of 2022
The Nic Cage Book Every Fan Needs to Own
FACEBOOK pays Consulting firm to trash TIKTOK in the press
'Grey's Anatomy' Writer Stonewalls Disney
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing
WB sets SHARON STONE as villain in new DC pic
As Time Passes, The Slap Still Stings
Transom: 'It' Heads to HBO; Bay to Uni?
OSCARS get 2nd smallest audience ever, but up big from 2021
Pod: Will Smith and the End of Movie Stars
The Show, The Slap and the Big Shrug
THE LOST CITY overperforms as PARAMOUNT has 3rd box office hit in 3 months
The Glossy: Melissa Rivers on Red Carpet's 'Loss of Fun'
Mark Burnett, Putin and MGM. Hmm...
Pod: Jay-Z's Oscar Afterparty Debacle
SETH ROGEN joins BILL MURRAY for Aziz Ansari pic at SEARCHLIGHT
Are Oscar Films Good Business Strategy?
No One's Seen the Best Picture Frontrunners. Does It Matter?
Pod: The Oscars "Minefield" About to Happen
INSTA chronological feed returns; YOUTUBE’s moves to take on PLUTO, ROKU CHANNEL
MGM gets Timothee Chalamet pic from CALL ME BY YOUR NAME director
Oscars' Decline and Fall: A History
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Michael B. Jordan team up for AMAZON pic
Transom: 'Avatar 2' Trailer Gets a Date
Anime pic shocks Box Office; CODA’s big Award wins weekend
The Glossy: Who Are You Wearing? Ukraine
The Optionist: B-Ball Stories and Ivy League Scandal
Pod: Unraveling the ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Scandal
DISNEY+ heavily discounts price for HULU subs to drive US growth
SHOCKER: Disney Investigating 'Grey's Anatomy' Writer
ESG: Netflix's Drip Drip Decline
Why the 'Head of Story' at One of Hollywood's Biggest Agencies Writes His Own
NETFLIX tests fee for additional accounts as Password Sharing crackdown looms
Camera Roll: Execs on the Town
DISNEY employee group sets a walk-out day next week
WARNER DISCO's new CEO gets $246 Million pay package in 2021
Is Damon Lindelof Lucasfilm's Next Jedi?
THE BATMAN shows impressive hold at the Box Office
The Glossy: The Man 'Shacket'; Kodi's Cool
Pod: Bob II, The Batman and Rudin
My Hollywood Unemployment Agony
CARDI B dumps PARAMOUNT pic a week before shooting
Content's Bubble and The Sum of All Fears
A Crucial Film to Understand Ukraine's Struggle
HBOMAX orders THE PENGUIN series with Colin Farrell
"It Feels Like the Last Days of Rome"
APPLE TV enters Sports streaming biz with MLB
The Pit in Your Stomach is Real
Camera Roll: Indie Spirits, 'Winning Time', 'The Batman'
WALKING DEAD gets NYC based spinoff at AMC
THE BATMAN overperforms, but at under 50% of SPIDER-MAN opening
Zelensky Memo Reveals 'Your Business Smells Russian' Campaign
AMAZON orders new PHOEBE WALLER BRIDGE series
Oy! MGM, Amazon and the FTC, Explained
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CNN+ reveals price and launch details
Rushfield's State of Showbiz Address
THE BATMAN tix will cost more at largest US theater chain
Michael Douglas, HBO team reunite at APPLE TV for BEN FRANKLIN miniseries
Camera Roll: SAG, Milan Fashion, 'Madea', NAACP
UNCHARTED dominates box office, STUDIO 666 is DOA
TARANTINO in talks to direct some of FX's JUSTIFIED limited series
Pod: An Epstein Survivor's Warning to Hollywood
DISCOVERY+ growth rate slows; Tom Brady gets into movie biz
What is Brian Roberts' Secret Plan?
Camera Roll: Batman, Zaslav, Sarandos, Salke, Sandra
Bill Murray to co-star in Aziz Ansari's directorial debut at SEARCHLIGHT
Tatum's DOG hits for MGM, UNCHARTED gets huge under-35 turnout
Ted Turner Biographer: 'John Malone...Speaks for Ted Turner'
ROKU hits 60 Million users, stock -26% as revenue growth slows
ESG: Warner Bros. Discovery and the Worst Case Scenario
Can a Lawsuit Against WB Slow the Streaming Tide?
WB sets JOHN CENA to lead Wile E Coyote pic
Zucker on Gollust: 'She's Good, She's Fine'
PAR+ subs up 28% in Q4, but makes 5% of NETFLIX's revenue total
RUMBLINGS: 5 Names Whispered for Warners
Camera Roll: Super Bowl, Soirees, Issa Rae
WB sets LOTR anime pic; OSCARS book TWITTER partnership & hosts
Netflix's Four Choices, Batman Fatigue?, Didion Estate Crackdown
MARRY ME falters as DEATH ON NILE wins weekend box office
EXCERPT: How a Down-and-Out Renny Harlin Taught the Chinese to Make Movies
Joe Rogan, Spotify and Stand-Up Comedy's 'Cancel Culture' Reckoning
SONY buys next Tom Hanks pic for $60 Million
Ankler Hot Seat: A Hollywood Producer's Secrets, Spilled
Christine Peters: Jeffrey Epstein's Dinner with Sumner, and 8 More H'wood Bombshells
How to Get Your Script on The Black List
DISNEY+ losses grow in Q4, now at 59% of NETFLIX subscriber total
ESG: Whoa! Oscar Movies' Sudden Plot Twist
HBO lands FACEBOOK project with Claire Foy as Sheryl Sandberg
FALLOUT: Ron Meyer, NBCU Sued in $300M Claim
Behold the Incredible Shrinking Oscars, Again
APPLE TV+ signs Kristen Wiig to lead comedy series
Michael Wolff: Jeff Zucker and the Insatiable 'Will to Power'
MOONFALL stumbles, JACKASS keeps 2000s nostalgia atop the 2022 Box Office
Neal Gabler: The Academy Museum, Whoopi, and the Tortured Identity of Hollywood Jews
ESG: A Netflix Myth About a Blockbuster Debunked
SNAP stock pops 60%, AMAZON PRIME raises prices
How Is Chinese Soft Power Reshaping Entertainment?
FACEBOOK user growth stops, stock drops 22%
Ankler Hot Seat: Joss Whedon and the Journalist
The Inside Story of the Joss Whedon Story
YOUTUBE surpasses NETFLIX revenue in Q4 2021
Warners Succession, the Boys Club, and 25 Women to Consider
FROZEN team sets Musical Rom-com series at HULU
KISS, MARRY, DITCH: ICM Agents in Limbo
SPIDEY closes in on AVATAR, but snow quiets slow Box Office overall
Hello from Janice Min: One Big Streaming Question, and My Queue
Ankler Hot Seat: The Superagent Behind Sinead O'Connor, the Obamas, and Billie Eilish
Janice Min on the Future of Entertainment Media
Awards Season SUPER THURSDAY dials in OSCAR nominations picture
ESG Report: Wall St. Just Handed Netflix a Golden Opportunity to Grow Up
PEACOCK has 9 Million paying subscribers & 16 mil total, will 2X content spend in 2022
Ankler Hot Seat: The Paris Hilton Era of Sundance
HBOMAX tops NETFLIX Q4 US growth; NETFLIX still 2X's HBOMAX US revenue
Is Bob Chapek Secretly The One Hollywood's Been Waiting For?
NETFLIX gets high-profile Exorcism movie from Lee Daniels
Ankler Hot Seat: When Weinstein Joined the Women's March
SCREAM drops 60%, SPIDER-MAN now 6th biggest movie of all-time
Ankler Special: Sample The Optionist!
Ankler Hot Seat: Sundance Cinderellas
NETFLIX stock drops 19% on subscriber news, Net Profit takes a hit
NETFLIX 2022 subscriber & business outlook
Programming TV's Most Beloved Festival
ESG: The Worst-Case Scenario For Disney
WB setting ROBERT PATTINSON for BONG JOON HO's next pic
Ankler Hot Seat: What to Expect at Sundance
YOUTUBE ends Originals Programming, leader departing
Hollywood's China Grovel is Failing
SCREAM tops SPIDEY, thanks to 18-34 year olds
Broadway's Crisis: It's ‘Las Vegas on the Hudson’
ESG Report: Uh-oh, Streaming Musicals Keep Bombing
MGM & AMAZON PRIME team up to buy Gyllenhaal war pic
How Audiences Reshape the Movies You Love
PETE DAVIDSON to star in MIRAMAX Horror pic from PURGE director
The Hot Seat Podcast: Every Sensitive Topic
APPLE TV buys Zach Galafinakis-led BEANIE BABIES movie project
James Franco Wants a #MeToo Comeback. 12 Execs React
HULU buys next series from MODERN FAMILY creator
The Sound of No Globes Clapping
THE 355 stumbles, SPIDER-MAN will top AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR this week
Streaming’s Winner-Take-All Theory Collapses
SNL returning as more shows shut down
The More Things Don't Change, The More They Stay The Same
'The Spine of Night' and the Business of Animation
HBO sets Imperioli for WHITE LOTUS, TheCW up for sale
Premiere: The Ankler Hot Seat Podcast
HBOMAX doubles subscriber gains from Q3 to Q4... sorta
Brad Pitt setting 2nd movie at APPLE TV+
Michael Wolff on Random House's Cancellation of Norman Mailer
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MATRIX 4 is game-over at Box Office as SPIDEY & SING 2 dominate end of Dec