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Box Office Is Bad. Streaming Films Are So-So. I Have a Win-Win Solution

Box Office Is Bad. Streaming Films Are So-So. I Have a Win-Win Solution

5 Trends from Award Season’s Busiest Week Yet

Oooh. Are You Scared Now, Sarandos?

Jane Fonda Op-Ed: The WBD Deal Puts Hollywood, and Democracy, at Risk

🎧 Enter The Warner Bros. Thunderdome

☀️ PAR’s WBD-NETFLIX Rage Mail, New Breakup 💰 Play

RSVP Today – Join Jordan Chiles & Noah Beck for an Exclusive Conversation 12.6

🎧 How to Stay in the Game When the Axe Swings

AI Search and the New Hot Mess of Hollywood Discovery

AI Search and the New Hot Mess of Hollywood Discovery

Why 34 Million Tuned In: Secrets Behind NBC’s Thanksgiving Ratings Shocker

Why 34 Million Tuned In: Secrets Behind NBC’s Thanksgiving Ratings Shocker

☀️PSKY Middle East 💰 Grab; NETFLIX, Wahlberg Re-Team

How to Stay in the Game When the Axe Swings

🎧 How Claire Danes Wrangled ‘The Beast In Me’ (and What Jodie Foster Had to Do With It)

Patreon’s CEO on Poaching Substack Stars — and Why Meta Feeds Are Headed for Full AI

One Chart That Should Set Off Hollywood Alarms

☀️ WBD: NETFLIX Brings 💰 as PAR Franchise Needs Mount

🎧 ‘Alien: Earth’ Took the Franchise to Places It Had Never Been Before

Richard & Sean: ‘Zootopia 2’ Shocks the World

Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst Are Grown-Ups Now (Even When They Don’t Want to Be)

Netflix Raids YouTube for Kids (Again); A-List Squeeze on Animation Voice Roles

Netflix Raids YouTube for Kids (Again); A-List Squeeze on Animation Voice Roles

☀️ China Powers ‘Zootopia 2’ to Huge 🦃 Heights

Holiday TV Money Wars; Hollywood Vultures; PTA’s Fortnite Play

🎧 Dwayne Johnson Is Not Giving Up on ‘The Smashing Machine’

Rushfield Lunch: What ‘Good, Smart People’ Are Doing to Survive the Industry Roller Coaster

Documentary Spotlight: Mariska Hargitay, the Way of Water and ‘a Call to Arms'

The Ruthless Biz of TV Holiday Movies: Lots of Joy — But ‘They Want Snow for Free’

The Ruthless Biz of TV Holiday Movies: Lots of Joy — But ‘They Want Snow for Free’

How Paul Thomas Anderson Landed in Fortnite, as the Movies-as-Games Era Arrives

☀️Fall Box Office: Movies Drop The Ball With Dudes

Join Us 12.6 – Jordan Chiles & Noah Beck in Conversation With Natalie Jarvey

Cousin Collab: Rian & Nathan Johnson Balance ‘Ugliness and Beauty’ in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’

Indies’ New Foreign-Presale Rules: Tight Budgets, Tough Calls — and Jason Statham

Indies’ New Foreign-Presale Rules: Tight Budgets, Tough Calls — and Jason Statham

🎧 How ‘Wicked’ Women Saved the Movies

🎧 Chloé Zhao Won an Oscar. Then She Learned Enough to Make ‘Hamnet’

The Day of the Vulture is Here

☀️VERSANT Numbers ⬇️, Exec Pay ⬆️; UNI's Scarlett 'Exorcist'

Richard & Sean: ‘Wicked’ Win Masks the ‘Scary’ Decline of Big Screen Drama

As A-Listers Rush Into TV Ads, the Middle-Class Actor Economy Collapses

As A-Listers Rush Into TV Ads, the Middle-Class Actor Economy Collapses

He’s the Reason ‘Hamnet’ Makes You Cry Your Eyes Out

Netflix’s Pod Pitch Lands Flat; Fox Comes for YouTube; Yeezy Alum Drops New App

JAY KELLY is ‘A Fully-Formed Knockout’ | For Your Consideration

☀️‘Wicked’ Soars, But Can’t Save ’24 Box Office Comps

The Gen Z TV Crisis; Adult Animation is Alive!; Clock Strikes Midnight for WBD

TV in 3: NBCU-Sheridan Exec Guessing Game; the Writer Who Won $60K on ‘The Floor’; an Industry PR RIP

10 Books That Decode Silicon Valley, AI and Hollywood’s Future

More Oz? ‘Wicked: For Good’ Team Explore New Project — ‘Not a Sequel, an Adjunct’

☀️WBD Bids In, What Now; the NETFLIX Movie Façade

Joel Edgerton Gives the Performance of His Career in Clint Bentley’s Staggering Work of Art, TRAIN DREAMS – Watch Now on Netflix

Last Chance to Register for Virtual Documentary Spotlight Event Opening Tomorrow

He Acts! He Embroiders! Josh O’Connor Says ‘I Keep Telling Myself I’ll Take a Break’

Gen Z Is Huge. Their TV Shows Are Tiny. And Hollywood Is Panicking

Trump Noose Tightens on the Warners Sale

🎧 The Clock Strikes Midnight for Warner Bros.

☀️NBCU In Talks With Sheridan-Whisperer; FCC Eyes TV Net Affiliate Deals

Talent Announced! Crowd Pleaser LIVE ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle’ 11.20

Turkey, NFL & ‘Stranger Things’: Netflix Holiday Stunt Overrides Duffers’ Push for Weekly

Turkey, NFL & ‘Stranger Things’: Netflix Holiday Stunt Overrides Duffers’ Push for Weekly

☀️NETFLIX Holiday, Animation Pics Struggle As ‘Frankenstein’ Reigns

🎧 How Jenny Han Tricked ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Fans (in the Best Way)

Winning Gen Z: Masters of the Feed on Strategy (and Why a Post’s First 10 Minutes Matter)

Tilly Norwood: Exec Dream, Union Nightmare and an AI Actor Army Already on Set

Tilly Norwood: Exec Dream, Union Nightmare and an AI Actor Army Already on Set

The Ellisons Made Their Trump Bed. First Whispers Hollywood May Finally Push Back

You’re Invited to Crowd Pleaser LIVE “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle” 11.20

☀️FCC-Fueled Local TV Consolidation Hits Overdrive

🎧 Altman, Ethan & Tulsa: Inside the Making of ‘The Lowdown’

Richard & Sean: ‘Avatar’ vs. ‘Wicked’ Showdown Coming — And Why ‘Running Man’ Stumbled

Governors Awards: My Night Inside Hollywood’s Starry Power Room

Adult Animation Boom: Inside TV’s Hot Sellers’ Market, Studio by Studio

Adult Animation Boom: Inside TV’s Hot Sellers’ Market, Studio by Studio

☀️ PAR’s ‘Running Man’ Trips as LGF’s Magic Pulls Out Win

How to Save Movies; ‘All’s Fair’ Paydays; Mike & Pam Tell All; Disney Microdramas?!

TV in 3 Acts: ‘Mad Men’ Returns, ‘Poker Face’ Folds, More Paramount Carnage

RSVP Today — Acclaimed Documentary Spotlight Event Goes Virtual on 11.21

The Fence That Broke Brentwood: A Country Club’s Barbed Wire Ignites War

☀️ WBD Auction Sets 1st Deadline as NFLX, PSKY, COMCAST Line Up

A Fascinating, Unsettling Conversation with Tilly Norwood’s Creator

Is Disney Becoming a Luxury Brand? Rising Prices, Shrinking Crowds, Mounting Risk

Is Disney Only For Rich People Now?

June Squibb, 96, Is Having the Career Surge of a Lifetime

☀️DIS+ AI Infusion Coming, As Movies 😩, Streaming 👏 in Q3

Indie Box Office Bloodbath: Awards Season Is Driving Films Off a Cliff

🎧 AI Warning Signs — How Hollywood Invited the Enemy Inside

☀️APPLE Goes Mo’ Momoa, NBA on NBC Dips Again

🎧 The Tao of Bob Broder

Mike De Luca & Pam Abdy on Making Box Office History in the Face of ‘Surreal’ Criticism

$100 Million Hate-Watch: Inside Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’ Trainwreck — and How It Turned Around

$100 Million Hate-Watch: Inside Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’ Trainwreck — and How It Turned Around

$100 Million Hate-Watch: Inside Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’ Trainwreck — and How It Turned Around

Ghosts in the Balcony: A Cross-Country Trip to 58 Theaters Fighting to Survive

☀️UNI Enlists Sabrina, NETFLIX Re-Enlists ‘Luther’

Transcript: The Tao of Bob Broder

Tomorrow! Mike & Pam on The Rushfield Lunch

🎧 Gus Van Sant: ‘You Have To Be Obsessed’

Film Crowdfunding 2.0: An Indie Studio Got 60,000 Fans to Invest $25 Million. How?

Film Crowdfunding 2.0: An Indie Studio Got 60,000 Fans to Invest $25 Million. How?

The Death of Dramatic Films: Hollywood Fades into Emotional Flatline

Exclusive: What 188 Influencer Marketing Deals Signal About 2026’s Coming M&A Wave

☀️PAR Q3: Ads, Movies, Jobs 👎; Cost Savings, Streaming 👍

Richard & Sean: ‘Predator’ Kills It as Starry Indies Flop

The Women at the Heart of Making ‘Sinners’

The Art of Hooking Audiences: Execs From a Disney-Backed Microdrama App Tell All

The Art of Hooking Audiences: Execs From a Disney-Backed Microdrama App Tell All

☀️‘Predator’ Soars, ‘Regretting You’ Phenom Grows

Rushfield on Ellison’s First 100 Days; Sean on WB’s 🤯 Earnings Call

You’re Invited — ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Screening and Q&A with Jenny Han 11.11

☀️ COMCAST Dealmaking Vibes Come Alive!

Adam Sandler’s AARP Era is Here

100 Days at Paradance: Warners, Trump & the Ellison Checkbook

☀️WBD Q3: Movies Can’t Save Terrible Linear TV Biz

🎧 Bari Weiss, MS Now & the Sad Battle for TV News’ Last Viewer (Age: 70)

☀️#PriceHikes Can’t Save AMC THEATRES Big Q3 Loss

🎧 My 20 Years in Hollywood

Beatrice Springborn’s Bet: A ‘Flexible Model’ to Win Talent, Outsmart Streamers & Go Global

Beatrice Springborn’s Bet: A ‘Flexible Model’ to Win Talent, Outsmart Streamers & Go Global

Fade to Black: Hollywood’s AI-Era Jobs Collapse Is Starting

Fade to Black: Hollywood’s AI-Era Jobs Collapse Is Starting

Transcript: My 20 Years in Hollywood

☀️WB Sale Puts Movie Windows in Further Jeopardy

Katzenberg Meddling, McConaughey’s Miss: Jon Landau’s Uncensored Hollywood Tales

🎧 Sydney Sweeney on Building a Career on Her Own Terms

‘IMDb for Creators’: How Famous Birthdays Took Over Gen Z — and Became Agents’ Scouting Tool

Hollywood’s Backslide Into White Male Directors Becomes Undeniable

☀️NETFLIX KO’s Jake Paul Match, Expands Video Pod Talks

Zohran Mamdani’s Great on Camera. Can He Help NYC Make More Film & TV?

Richard & Sean: A New Bottom at the Box Office

Oscar Showdown: Gen Z vs. Millennials vs. X-ers vs. Boomers

Jennifer Laski Joins Us as Executive Producer, Live & Brand Partnerships

An Economist’s Hard Truths: Where to Pivot Your Career NOW — and the Next Strikes Looming

An Economist’s Hard Truths: Where to Pivot Your Career NOW — and the Next Strikes Looming

☀️Box Office Has Worst October Since I Was in College

Warners’ Sale Scaries; Sports Docs Under Siege; Layoff Panic

When ‘Materialists’ Met ‘H Mart’: How Celine Song & Michelle Zauner Made a Perfect Match

Rushfield Lunch: Kristen Stewart on the ‘Crock of Sh—’ Fed Female Directors

☀️ NETFLIX Starts WB Deal Recon, CHARTER’s Big #CordCutting Reversal

Oscar Puzzle Part II: The Acting Categories That Have Pundits On Edge

Does Horror Pass the Four Tests of Profitability? I’ll Tell You

Does Horror Pass the Four Tests of Profitability? I’ll Tell You

Hollywood’s Advancement in the Art of the Layoff Memo

☀️PEACOCK Can’t Find Growth, COMCAST Sees Trump-Era Deal Potential

🎧 Hollywood’s Recession Alarm Just Went Off

Warner Bros. Insiders: Quiet Panic as Muscle Memory Kicks In — With One Big Asterisk

Warner Bros. Insiders: Quiet Panic as Muscle Memory Kicks In — With One Big Asterisk

Elaine Low Set as Host of ‘Ankler Agenda’ in Flagship Podcast Rebrand; Sean McNulty Launches ‘The Wakeup P.M.’

HEDDA is “Visually Gorgeous…A Bold Reinvention of Hedda Gabbler” | Watch Now on Prime Video

Today! Kristen Stewart Joins Rushfield Lunch at 11 a.m. PT

☀️ PAR Job Cuts Roll Out Amid Big East Coast Expansion

You’re Invited - ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Screening and Q&A with Jenny Han 11.11

🎧 The Pulitzer-Winning Playwright Plucked by Kathryn Bigelow

I Go Inside ‘CNN Creators.’ But Can It Compete With Newsfluencers Already Winning?

Scariest Thing in Hollywood Right Now? Missing the Brand Money in Horror

Scariest Thing in Hollywood Right Now? Missing the Brand Money in Horror

Female Directors and Hollywood’s Grim Post-#MeToo Reality

☀️ JOBS MELT: Amazon’s AI-Fueled Layoffs; PAR Just Starting

Richard & Sean: Where ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Went Wrong

Purchase Tickets & Tables at WIF.org/Honors

The ‘Frankenstein’ Surge, and How Its Crafts Can Lead to an Oscars Future

Sports Doc Fatigue: Hollywood’s New Endurance Test (and How to Cure It)

Sports Doc Fatigue: Hollywood’s New Endurance Test (and How to Cure It)

☀️ ‘Springsteen’ Doesn’t Deliver, SONY’s Anime 🔥 Continues

Warner Bros. Earthquake: Our All-Angles Coverage

Documentary Spotlight L.A.: Triumph, ‘Schadenfreude and Horror’ and Yes, UFOs

Everybody Wants This: Gen Z is Watching for the Songs as the Sexy TV Soundtrack Returns

Rushfield Lunch: Franklin Leonard on the ‘Inevitable’ WBD Sale & Why He Has Hope

☀️WGA Against PAR/WBD Deal, Microdramas Get New H’wood Player

Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is “One Hell of a Motion Picture” | WATCH NOW ON NETFLIX

🎧 The Human Fly & the Kardashians

The Oscar Puzzle: What Pundits Agree On — and Where Chaos Reigns

Springsteen, Elizabeth Warren & the Last Populists in Hollywood

☀️ New NETFLIX Sports, Animated Film Audiences Scant

🎧 EMERGENCY POD: WBD’s Endgame Era Begins

Supermerger: Inside the Deal That Would Finally Give Netflix a Real Rival

Supermerger: Inside the Deal That Would Finally Give Netflix a Real Rival

Sora 2 Shook Hollywood. This AI CEO is Helping the Industry ‘Take a F-ing Stand’

Sora 2 Shook Hollywood. This AI CEO is Helping the Industry ‘Take a F-ing Stand’

Golden Globes Podcast Award Mess Mounts as Top Stars Mull Skipping Race

Golden Globes Podcast Award Mess Mounts as Top Stars Mull Skipping Race

☀️NETFLIX’s WBD Deal Interest Tea Leaves

Transcript: The Human Fly & the Kardashians

🎧 Zoey Deutch on Playing Jean Seberg in ‘Nouvelle Vague’

Zazpocalypse Now!

Richard & Sean: ‘After the Hunt’ Flop Has a Silver Lining (Really!)

Stars Posing with Ponies? The Unexpected Oscar Power of a Regional Film Festival

Ad Money Enters the Pitch Room: ‘It’s Clear Where We’re Headed’

Ad Money Enters the Pitch Room: ‘It’s Clear Where We’re Headed’

☀️‘Hunt’ DOA for AMAZON/MGM; UNI/BLUM ‘Black Phone’ Rebound

A24 & Angel Studios’ Bubble Trouble

Inside WB’s Marketing Machine: The Chiefs Rewriting the Movie Playbook Tell All

☀️AMAZON/UA Buys Big Again, HBO Scores with Tim Robinson

Rushfield Lunch: Delia Cai Tries to Explain Today’s Internet to a Gen Xer

A24, Angel Studios & the Art of Inflated Valuations

A24, Angel Studios & the Art of Inflated Valuations

Best Actress: The Case For & Against 14 Contenders

🎧 The Shocking Revenge of Reality TV

☀️ CNN Sets D2C Future, WBD’s Big Korean Content Play

🎧 Ellison’s Paramount Goes to the Dentist

Battle for NBC’s Soul: Dick Wolf vs. the NBA (Final Score Inside)

☀️Streamer Cutbacks Hit National Ad Spends

Transcript: Ellison’s Paramount Goes to the Dentist

🎧 Chase Infiniti Got Leo on TikTok. Now She’s Coming for Oscar

How ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Seduced Gen Z With All the Right Social Moves

Our Close Encounters of the AI Kind

Animation Boom: What’s Driving Bigger Box Office, Better Movies, Richer Deals

Animation Boom: What’s Driving Bigger Box Office, Better Movies, Richer Deals

☀️NETFLIX-Millie Bobby Brown First Post-‘Stranger Things’ Series Plans

Richard, Katey & Chris: Diane Keaton’s 5 Best Movies, Debated

Richard & Sean: The ‘Tron’ Sequel Nobody Asked For

Bradley Cooper’s ‘Balls,’ and Kirsten Dunst on Making Channing Tatum Cry

Outpitch, Outplay, Outlast: The New Rules for Selling Reality TV

Outpitch, Outplay, Outlast: The New Rules for Selling Reality TV

☀️ ‘Tron’ Misses, JLo MIA At Box Office

GPT-5, Sora 2 & Hollywood in Revolt; 10 Power Showrunners

The Week AI Boiled Over: 13 Must-Read Stories

☀️ WB’s Dueling ‘Ocean's’ 🧐, FOX’s Next Creator Economy Bet

Timothée Chalamet Was Foreshadowing ‘Marty Supreme’

Hollywood’s Death Wish: Starring Everyone Who Should Know Better

Sora 2 and the Day Hollywood Went to War

Sora 2 and the Day Hollywood Went to War

🎧 10 Showrunners Shaping TV — Right as GPT-5 Rewrites Everything

☀️ PAR TV Flurry, NYC Soundstage Growth Booms as LA Slips

FAST Times (and Cash) for YouTube Creators

FAST Times (and Cash) for YouTube Creators

10 Showrunners Who Define TV Now

10 Showrunners Who Define TV Now

☀️ AMAZON Taking ‘Heat 2’ After WB 💰 Impasse

You’re Invited: The Ankler & Pure Nonfiction Documentary Spotlight 10.16

‘Run It Through GPT-5’: The Phrase Changing Hollywood Overnight

‘Run It Through GPT-5’: The Phrase Changing Hollywood Overnight

🎧 ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Director’s Most Dreaded Word for a Female Role

They Don’t Come in Peace

☀️ New PAR+ Regime Makes First Series Buy

Richard & Sean: The Rock & A24 Panic?; Taylor Swift’s Theatrical Love Story

Thighs Wide Open: Taylor, ‘Sinners’ & the Awards Season of Female Sexuality

Confessions of an Unscripted TV Agent: Fewer Buyers, New Hustles

Confessions of an Unscripted TV Agent: Fewer Buyers, New Hustles

☀️ Taylor Smashes Rock, Leo Holds

Amazon TV’s New Boss Inherits a Mess — And What He’s Likely to Do About It

🎬 Taylor Swift Has Everything. But the Oscar She Wants

IP Picks🔎: A Taylor Sheridan-Style Texas Oil Saga; a Fun Rock n’ Roll Heist

☀️VERSANT v. DISCO: Whose Spinco Wins

How Taylor Swift Masters the Art of Internet Relevance

Best Actor: The Case For and Against 16 Contenders

The Paramount–Skydance Merger, Through the Eyes of the Lowest Rung

The Paramount–Skydance Merger, Through the Eyes of the Lowest Rung

‘Athletes are Winning’ as College Jocks Become Big Creators in NIL Gold Rush

🎧 Hollywood’s Gen Z Blindspot, Starring Taylor Swift

Amazon TV Trapped in ‘Lord of the Rings’ Nightmare, Exec Palace Intrigue

☀️Cable TV Now Basically Down to 5 Networks

☀️Cable TV is Now Basically Down to 5 Networks

Jane Fonda’s Free Speech Warning: ‘They Come for One of Us, They Come for All of Us’

SUBSTACK LIVE: Taylor Swift, Theaters & the Cultural Event of the Year

Amazon TV’s Brutal Keeper Test Begins: Palladino Exit, ‘LOTR’ Nightmare, Execs

Amazon TV’s Brutal Keeper Test Begins: Palladino Exit, ‘LOTR’ Nightmare, Execs

Jane Fonda Relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment with 550+ Signatories (Including Me)

☀️SEARCHLIGHT's Late Oscar Addition, NETFLIX 🎥 Local Strategy Hits

🎧 ‘One Battle After Another’: Will Hollywood Learn Anything?

Feature Writer Paydays: The New Wild West Playbook, Explained

Feature Writer Paydays: The New Wild West Playbook, Explained

Jane Fonda with Richard Rushfield: LIVE TOMORROW

Originals Win the Long Game. Warners’ Slate Just Showed Us How

☀️ OPENAI Fires Next Salvo At Hollywood

Richard & Sean: Leo, PTA & $22M — Smash, Flop or Oscar Gold?

Leonardo DiCaprio: The Last Great Movie Star

How OG Netflixer Peter Friedlander Can Revitalize TV at ‘Miserable’ Amazon

How OG Netflixer Peter Friedlander Can Revitalize TV at ‘Miserable’ Amazon

☀️ Good News, Bad News: WB’s PTA/Leo Opening

Boiling Point: M&A, Kimmel, AI & Jobs

The L.A. Politico Battling Hollywood Job Drain, Trump ‘Bribery,’ ICE Masks

Lina Khan Warning: Warnermount Has ‘Real Consequences Here’

☀️AMAZON Sets Ex-NETFLIX Exec To Lead TV Biz

Save The Date: The Ankler & Pure Nonfiction Documentary Spotlight Returns to L.A. on 10.16

‘To Catch a Predator’, Reconsidered

Rushfield Lunch: Garry Kasparov Sounds the Hollywood Alarm

Candace Owens Seizes the Mic: We Talk Kimmel, Kirk, Media

🎧 Kimmelgate: 6 Days That Shook Disney

☀️ Platforms Sound Alarm on AI Slop Threat 🚨

REGISTER: A Paramount-Warner Merger & What YOU Can Do About It

Sundance Canceled ‘Jihad Rehab.’ Its ‘Pit Bull’ Director Refuses to Let it Die

EXCLUSIVE: Vince Gilligan & Sony TV Renew Overall — ‘I’ve Got it Pretty Great’

☀️ DISNEY Hikes Price AGAIN as Kimmel Scores

TOWN HALL: Paramount, Warner & What YOU Can Do About Mergers

🎧 ‘Sinners’ vs. ‘One Battle’: Warners Takes on Warners in the Oscars

OpenAI’s $30M Animated Film is Coming. Pixar Should Be Worried

OpenAI’s $30M Animated Film is Coming. Pixar Should Be Worried

FFS, Thank God. A Paean to Bob Iger & Dana Walden

☀️What ABC Actually Loses with Sinclair ‘NO’ on Kimmel

Richard & Sean: A ‘Big Bold Beautiful’ Flop; Swifties to the Rescue

‘One Battle After Another’ Wins NYC; Francis Ford Coppola’s Latest Apocalypse

‘Hour to Hour’: Kimmel Crisis Deepens at Disney as Comedy World Erupts

Kimmel, Late Night & the Fury — and Future — of Hollywood Comedians

☀️ SONY’s ‘Big’ Whiff; UNI’s ‘Him’ Misses Target

Inside the Kimmel Crisis; Mid-Market M&A Frenzy; AI Talent Agents

These 10 Movies Will Be Best Picture Nominees (I Think)

IP Picks: 2 Spy Tales; a Christmas Romance; Making of a Real-Life Radical

The Rushfield Lunch: First, They Came for Kimmel, with Jonathan V. Last

☀️What if DISNEY Called Carr’s Bluff — a Look at the Ramifications

Introducing ‘Crowd Pleaser’: New From The Ankler & Letterboxd

🎧 Emergency Pod: The Kimmel Crisis & What’s Next

Paramount Playbook: Risky, Murky — and Likely to Work. Here’s Why

Paramount Playbook: Risky, Murky — and Likely to Work. Here’s Why

SCOOP: Julie Plec, Andre Agassi Team for Amazon YA Tennis Drama

SCOOP: Julie Plec, Andre Agassi Team for Amazon YA Tennis Drama

The Kimmel Capitulation: We’re in F*** City

☀️ More AMAZON TV Exec Tumult

Jay Penske Bought a Beloved TV Fest Then ‘Didn’t Invest’. Its Founders Took It Back

Jay Penske Bought a Beloved TV Fest Then ‘Didn’t Invest’. Its Founders Took It Back

☀️ What YOUTUBE's New AI Tools Mean for JOBS

Richard, Katey & Chris: Remembering Robert Redford

Neon to North Road: Mid-Market M&A Frenzy Is About to Ignite

Neon to North Road: Mid-Market M&A Frenzy Is About to Ignite

Hollywood: Now the Joe Biden of Industries

Cowherd, Smosh, Gladwell: YouTube’s AI Tools Get a Starry Podcast Test Drive

☀️ NETFLIX, Emmys, NFL: Understanding Our New TV Ratings World

Richard & Sean: ‘Demon Slayer’, ‘Downton’ & a Major Box Office Problem

Meet ‘Ari’, the AI Talent Agent Helping 300 Actors

Meet ‘Ari’, the AI Talent Agent Helping 300 Actors

The Good, Bad & Bargatze of the Emmys

☀️ ‘Demon Slayer’ Win Masks Barren Box Office

Tipping Point: Gen Alpha & Z Shifts, Your Microdrama Future, Warnermount Fear

🎬 The Rushfield Lunch: Why Awards Actually Matter with Christopher Rosen

🎬 Paramount–Warner and the Attorney General Who Could Kill It

Warnermount: Is Anyone Awake Out There to Stop This?

🎧 The Netflix of Microdramas: Who Gets There First?

☀️ PSKYWBD — Why Now And What It Means For Jobs

Gen Z Only Watches TV Through Social Clips. Hollywood is Scrambling

Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor in a Romantic Film: A Years-Long Gamble

Mike & Pam Revenge Tour, Pundits Fed Their Own Garbage

A Gen Alpha Pod Beat Joe Rogan — and the Audience Shake-Up Begins

☀️ Zaz On 'Younger' Movie Comedy, #PriceHikes, CNN & More

🎧 Psychos, Muggers, Thieves (And Agents)

My TIFF Finale: Seyfried, Moura & the Stories That Stuck With Me

Netflix’s 10-Year Window on Top Originals is Expiring. Studios Smell Blood

Netflix’s 10-Year Window on Top Originals is Expiring. Studios Smell Blood

☀️NETFLIX’s ‘HS Catfish’ Doc Soars, New ‘Ms. Rachel’ Does Not

Transcript: Psychos, Muggers, Thieves (And Agents)

🎧 Star Wars to ‘Train Dreams’: Joel Edgerton Live from TIFF

Clear Eyes, Full House: Toronto Takeaways

Musk’s X-Integrated Insta-Deepfakes: More Insidious Than You Imagine

Musk’s X-Integrated Insta-Deepfakes: More Insidious Than You Imagine

TIFF Day 5: Crying at ‘Hamnet’ & Elordi on ‘Frankenstein’

☀️NFL Gets 16M U.S. YOUTUBE Viewers. Is That Good?

Richard & Sean: WB Weekend Shocker!

Microdrama Boom: Why Your Next Job May Be With a 60-Second Soap

Microdrama Boom: Why Your Next Job May Be With a 60-Second Soap

TIFF Day 4: Portman, Ansari, Luhrmann & The Ankler x Letterboxd Party

☀️ Young Latino Crowd Powers ‘Conjuring’ Past All Expectations

A $1M Microdrama Sale?; What Every TV Buyer Wants Now; WME Indie Chief

TIFF’s Saturday Night 4-Way Showdown!

Skarsgård, ‘KPop’, & the Obamas’ Latest in Our Studio

Indie Intel: Tom Quinn, Roeg Sutherland, Ken Kao & More Give Best Advice for a Changing Market

IP Picks: College Football Drama, ‘Goonies’ for Grownups in 6 Faves Up for Grabs

🎧 Summer Duds, Fest Buzz: What the Hell is Happening to Movies

TIFF Day 1: Netflix’s ‘Golden’ Moment & the Most Toronto-y Movie Ever

☀️ Hollywood Day Of Movie Deal Frenzy

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & the Reverse Window Wake-Up Call

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & the Reverse Window Wake-Up Call

☀️ Blum, Lee Enter YT Creator Horror Biz

Scoop: ‘Celebrity Memoir Book Club’ Hosts Unveil Their New Podcast Here First

🎧 Back to School, Hollywood: Start With ‘Porky’s’

A 60-Min. Microdrama, $100K Budget, $1M Sale? I Got the Scoop on Set

A 60-Min. Microdrama, $100K Budget, $1M Sale? I Got the Scoop on Set

One Big Swing: How ‘Yellowstone’ Was Born From a Single Gut Call

One Big Swing: How ‘Yellowstone’ Was Born From a Single Gut Call

☀️NFL Sacks NIELSEN Numbers, NETFLIX ❤️ 'Murder'

Transcript: Back to School, Hollywood: Start with Porky’s

Richard & Sean: We’re Calling BS on the Summer

Layoffs to Lost Guilds: Leaders, Pull Your S*** Together

WME’s Indie Chief on the New Business Models: ‘Get Every Dollar Out There’

WME’s Indie Chief on the New Business Models: ‘Get Every Dollar Out There’

‘Stuff Is Selling’: Your Fall Guide to What Every TV Buyer Wants Now

Clooney Charm to Chloé Zhao Heartbreak: The Telluride to Toronto Buzz

☀️ Let '26 Summer Movie Season Handicapping Begin!

☀️ Labor Day Dud Wknd Puts Summer ’25 Behind ’24

Blink & the Business Changes (Again)

The Rushfield Lunch: Nicholas Stoller & Francesca Delbanco

🎧 Love, Loss & Drama: Swift, Netflix, Paramount

It Was F-ing Amazing

☀️AMAZON Top Exec Shakeup, Fall Dude TV Lines Up

‘Relay’: The Late-Summer Gem You Absolutely Shouldn’t Overlook

Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’: Hollywood’s Dazzling Future or Dark Warning?

Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’: Hollywood’s Dazzling Future or Dark Warning?

☀️AMAZON Lands Karen Read True Crime Saga, YOUTUBE TV-OAN Back in Bed

🎧 Bip Bip Bip: Showbiz’s Lost Language

He Made ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty.’ Now Paul Lee’s Betting on K-Drama

He Made ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty.’ Now Paul Lee’s Betting on K-Drama

TikTok Live Is Chaos — and Creators Are Cashing In (YouTube, Your Move)

☀️ NETFLIX TV Gets A Leadership Change

Transcript: Bip Bip Bip: Showbiz's Lost Language

🎧 Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Have Been Preparing Since Middle School

Amber Alert: Hollywood Democrats Vanish — at the Worst Time

☀️ Hollywood Spec Sale Summer 🤑

🎧 ‘These People are Fighting a Moral Battle’: Making of ‘Andor’ Season 2

Richard & Sean: Panic Over Int’l Grosses; Netflix & the ‘KPop’ Question

How to Job Hunt, Win LinkedIn & Beat the AI Filter: Survival Mode Gets Real

How to Job Hunt, Win LinkedIn & Beat the AI Filter: Survival Mode Gets Real

Giancarlo Esposito Keeps Breaking Bad — When Will Emmy Voters Notice?

☀️‘KPop’ Smash Still Can’t Save Summer Box Office

How to Sell a Show to Netflix; Manager M&A; Sony TV Chief’s Market Secrets

🎧 Nate Bargatze is About to Face His Toughest Audience

Meet the Brains Behind ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Hit Songs

Drumroll... My Year’s Top 10 Emmy Nominations!

🎧 How TV Became a 24/7 Sports Bar

☀️ NBCU Eyes Another Half Billion 💰+ Sports Spend

Power Players: Dhar Mann, Josh Richards, Hasan Piker & Ben Meiselas Hit Our Party — What I Learned

My Year’s 30 Best Emmy Nominations, Ranked: Part 2

Don’t Fall Too Hard for Romcoms’ Return, There’s a Twist!

Don’t Fall Too Hard for Romcoms’ Return, There’s a Twist!

Prestige Junkie Studio + a Private Party: Find Us at the Toronto Film Festival!

A Close Reading of the ‘NYT’ Shari Redstone Tell-All

☀️ Cable Bundle Melts More Jobs, APPLE TV+ Hikes Prices

🎧 You’ll Eat Lunch in This Town Again

7 of TV’s Top Directors: Viewers ‘Know When Something’s Fake’

🎧 Alan Cumming Knows He’s the ‘Castle Bitch’ on ‘The Traitors’

Sony’s TV Chief Wants to Make the Show You’re Scared to Write

Sony’s TV Chief Wants to Make the Show You’re Scared to Write

☀️NETFLIX Film Animation's Week of Highs & Lows

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Transcript: You’ll Eat Lunch in This Town Again

The Second & Final Season of ANDOR is the Most Timely Drama Series in Decades

🎧 Walton Goggins On What ‘The White Lotus’ Set Was Really Like For Him

Hollywood Syllabus: What to Read (and Watch) Before Opening Your Mouth

Management Firm M&A, Old Media Urgency, Brand Plays: Q2 Deals Report

Management Firm M&A, Old Media Urgency, Brand Plays: Q2 Deals Report

☀️PAR Eyes LEGENDARY Next In Deal Shopping Spree

🎧 How ‘The Bear’ Sound Team Creates Quiet and Chaos

Sean & Chris: Is Netflix the Cure for the Summer Slump in Theaters?

My Year’s 30 Best Emmy Nominations, Ranked: Part 1

The TV Shows Netflix Wants to Buy Now

The TV Shows Netflix Wants to Buy Now

ADOLESCENCE is “An All-Time Technical Masterpiece” | FYC Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series: Philip Barantini

☀️ ‘Weapons’ Holds, 2025 Box Office Now 🤏 Vs. 2024

Agency Showdown: Who’s Winning the Creator Wars (and Not)

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🎧 ‘O.C.’ to OG: Adam Brody on Owning His Second Act

🎧 Baby Noises & Dope Beats: How TV’s Top Sound Editors Bring the Noise

How-To H’wood: Say Goodbye to Your Career the Right Way

🎧 ‘And Just Like That’... Streamers Want Rom-Coms, Agents Want Creators

🎧 How a Childhood Visit to 7-Eleven Led to a VFX Star’s Passion

So I Went to Spike & Denzel’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Premiere in Brooklyn...

How-To H’wood: Business Lunch Kabuki

Scoop! USA Network is Buying Scripted TV Again. Here’s What They Want

Scoop! USA Network is Buying Scripted TV Again. Here’s What They Want

🎧 Here’s What New Paramount Should Really Do

🎧 ‘Hacks’ to ‘Pachinko’: TV’s Top Production Designers on Building Worlds

Agency Wars: Winners, Losers & Creators’ Secret Whispers About Each

5 Emmy® Nominations | WILL & HARPER is a “BEAUTIFUL THING” | Outstanding Documentary Special

How-To H’wood: Making Friends (and Keeping Them)

☀️UFC-PAR: Does This 💰 Make Sense?

Thank you Sal Saperstein: THE STUDIO is this year’s most-Emmy nominated comedy series | Watch Now

Transcript: Here’s What New Paramount Should Really Do

🎧 Cutting Seth Rogen’s Jokes and More Daring Story Feats From TV’s Top Editors

🎧 Michelle Williams on Producing With Empathy — and ‘Dying for Sex’

‘What’s Ethical AI?’: The AI CEO Netflix, A24 & Disney Rely On (But Can’t Control)

‘What’s Ethical AI?’: The AI CEO Netflix, A24 & Disney Rely On (But Can’t Control)

How-To H’wood: The Blood Sport of Asking for a Favor

TIFF is back and celebrating its 50th edition this year from September 4–14. Secure your pass today!

🎧 ‘Hacks’ to ‘Severance’: The Pressure (and Payoff) of Returning to Hit TV Shows

Sean & Chris: Another Victory for Mike & Pam as ‘Weapons’ Hits Big

Jamie Lee Curtis’ Epic 2025: Freakier, Louder, Stronger

The Exec Behind ‘The Studio’ on Selling Comedy, Originals & Who Gets First Looks

The Exec Behind ‘The Studio’ on Selling Comedy, Originals & Who Gets First Looks

☀️ ‘Weapons’ Blows Away Tracking, ‘Freakier’ Hits Its Mark

How to Sell a Show to Disney; Starz Reborn; Amazon Pod Shakeup

🎧 The Year Julianne Nicholson Broke Bad

🎧 Apple’s ‘F1’ Brand Slam & Disney+’s Streaming Shakeups

☀️ PAR 2.0: A Cautious Optimism For The Creative Class

Documentary is ‘Meeting the Moment.’ Now Distributors Need to Step Up

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The TV Shows Disney+, Disney Channel Want Now

☀️ WBD Q2: Film, Streaming 👍, Linear TV 😩

PSKY, Welcome to Wall St: Analysts Warn of ‘Risk Running This Into the Ground’

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🎧 Hollywood vs. TikTok

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Amazon Audio Chief on Wondery 2.0 and Where Podcasts’ Big Money is Headed

Starz’s New Strategy: Make More, Own More, Go Where the Giants Won’t

Starz’s New Strategy: Make More, Own More, Go Where the Giants Won’t

☀️ DIS Q2: HULU App RIP, WWE's New ESPN 💰, DIS+ U.S. Stuck

Transcript: Hollywood vs. TikTok

🎧 Stephen Graham’s Emmy Night Plan: A Double-Decker Bus

Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Jacket Scored a $40M Brand Haul. Want In? Here’s the New Playbook

Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Jacket Scored a $40M Brand Haul. Want In? Here’s the New Playbook

‘Naked Gun’, 90-Min. Movies & Hard Truths About Comedy Neglect

☀️PAR 2.0: Who's In/Out, Plus the New Board

“A Visual Feast” - TUCCI IN ITALY | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | FYC

Richard & Sean: Marvel Panic Again as ‘Fantastic Four’ Drops

A Wild & Crazy ‘SNL’ 50th Season: Wigs, Stars & Will Ferrell’s Shorts

What TV Shows ABC, Hulu & FX Want to Buy Now

What TV Shows ABC, Hulu & FX Want to Buy Now

A Triumphant Season Of Television

☀️ Gen X Dudes Propel ‘Naked Gun,’ ‘Fantastic’ Plummets

‘KPop’ Duo Tease Sequel; Peacock Wish List; ‘South Park’ v. Cowards

The Rushfield Lunch: Lauren Greenfield

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🎧 Sandler Oscar Buzz & a Michael B. Jordan ‘Sinners’ Theory

🎧 WBD Divorce, Netflix ‘KPop’ Frenzy: Film’s Split Screen Summer

☀️ PAR+ Price Hikes Bail Out Bad Ad 💰 Q2

Trans-Cendant: How ‘Dope Queens’ Challenges the Moment

Shawn Hatosy Had 60 Failed Auditions. Then ‘The Pitt’ Called

☀️ COMCAST Q2: PEACOCK Frozen 🥶, Broadband Ugh 🤦‍♂️, Cable TV Improved 🧐

Creator Jackpot: $2.5M for Classes ‘Shot on My Mac’ (in Just 6 Months!)

Jackpot: $2.5M for Classes ‘Shot on My Mac’ (in Just 6 Months!)

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors on How They Did It — And Made Netflix History

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors on How They Did It — And Made Netflix History

☀️'Happy Gilmore,' 'KPop' Break More NETFLIX Records

Why CAA Bet on This AI Startup: ‘Consent and Control’ for Clients

Why CAA Bet on This AI Startup: ‘Consent and Control’ for Clients

🎧 Can Neon’s Oscar Winning Streak Continue?

‘South Park’ Rebellion & the Gaslighting of Hollywood

☀️ Small to Smallest: How Studios Size Up Post-Splits

Richard & Sean: ‘Fantastic Four’ & the Missing Int’l Audience

Is Pedro Pascal A Movie Star Now?

What Shows Peacock Wants to Buy Now

What Shows Peacock Wants to Buy Now

☀️‘Fan4’ Flies, But ‘Deadpool’ Deflates ’24 Box Office Comps

JOLTS: Gen X Gut Punch; Colbert Bombshells; Netflix K-Pop Shock

The Rushfield Lunch: Joshuah Bearman

🎧 Gen X Career Crisis & Colbert Collapse

☀️FCC Daddy Finally Gives PAR & SKYDANCE His Blessing: What's Ahead

One of These 12 Movies Will Win the TIFF Audience Award (I Think)

Netflix Doubles D.C. Lobbying Spend; Paramount Paid Trumpworld Firm

Netflix & Amazon are Now French TV Channels — What?!

Netflix & Amazon are Now French TV Channels — What?!

☀️NETFLIX Has Never Had a Hit Like 'KPop'

🎧 No One Knew How Johnny Carson Voted

The YouTube Stars Replacing Late Night — and Writing Colbert’s New Playbook

The YouTube Stars Replacing Late Night — and Writing Colbert’s New Playbook

How to Win the $10B Name, Image & Likeness AI Rights Fight

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Transcript: No One Knew How Johnny Carson Voted

🎧 Late-Night’s Existential Crisis

On Vacation, Colbert Didn’t Know ‘Late Show’ Was Dead. His Manager Did

On Vacation, Colbert Didn’t Know ‘Late Show’ Was Dead. His Manager Did

Smurfed: Inside the Rotten Tomatoes Market Weaponizing 1-Star Reviews

‘The Numbers Don’t Add Up’ Problem

☀️NETFLIX #DataDump: What Worked & Didn’t in H1 2025

Richard & Sean: We Know What You Didn’t Do This Summer

Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is Coming for an Oscar

Gen X is Being Forced to Hustle. This Time with a New Career Plan

Gen X is Being Forced to Hustle. This Time with a New Career Plan

☀️ ‘Smurfs,’ ‘I Know’ Drag Box Office, Banger Drought Sets In

How to Sell a Show to HBO; Cable’s Garage Sale Buyers; Gen Z Wants IP IRL

The Rushfield Lunch: Priyanka Mattoo

Katey & Chris: The Case for ‘Severance’ to Win Best Drama & Two Acting Emmys

🎧 The Epic Cable TV Swap Meet Begins

☀️ PEACOCK’s Huge Price Hike — What the 💰 Math Tells Us

‘Nobody Expected This’: Meet the Year’s Least Likely Emmy Nominee

YouTube’s Worst-Case Scenario: Lurking Risks Behind a Big Year

YouTube’s Worst-Case Scenario: Lurking Risks Behind a Big Year

The Media’s Whipping Boy Was Right (This Time)

Gen Z and Alpha Want IRL. This Is How Every Studio is Racing to Respond

☀️ Hollywood's Rom Com Buying Spree

🎧 When Will the Young Lions Finally Attack?

Golf’s Big Swing: YouTube, Gen Z & Creators Over Country Clubs

Golf’s Big Swing: YouTube, Gen Z & Creators Over Country Clubs

The Grim Biz of Selling Off Cable TV — and the Surprise Buyers Circling

The Grim Biz of Selling Off Cable TV — and the Surprise Buyers Circling

☀️NFL, 'Old Guard 2' 👎 at NETFLIX but KPop 🤯

Transcript: When Will the Young Lions Finally Attack?

Emmy Noms: 8 Biggest Lessons

The AI Making Indie Sci-Fi Budgets Possible (James Cameron’s Team Agrees)

The AI Making Indie Sci-Fi Budgets Possible (James Cameron’s Team Agrees)

New! Prestige Junkie After Party is Here

☀️NETFLIX vs. AMAZON: Lessons from NIELSEN Top ’25 Movie List

Richard & Sean: Zaslav Shows Up the Haters as ‘Superman’ Soars

What HBO & HBO Max Want to Buy Now (and What’s the Difference)

What HBO & HBO Max Want to Buy Now (and What’s the Difference)

☀️ ‘Superman’ Lands, But ’25 Summer Box Office Headwinds Ahead

‘New Paramount’ Org Chart; What Amazon TV is Buying Post-Salke

The Rushfield Lunch: Franklin Leonard

Billy Joel’s ‘in Great Spirits’: Inside a 50-Year Bond Through Sickness & Health

🎧 Meet the ‘New Paramount’: Cindy, Crumbling Cable & Chaos

☀️ HBO, ABC Re-Enlist Talent For New Projects

Sun Valley: My Agenda for CEOs Who’ve Done Nothing Wrong, Ever

10 Most Burning Qs Before Emmy Noms Next Week

‘It’s Brutal’: Shut Out by Leagues, Indie Sports Doc Creators Get Creative

‘It’s Brutal’: Shut Out by Leagues, Indie Sports Doc Creators Get Creative

Inside ‘New Paramount’: Likely Org Chart, Spin-Offs & Deal Flow Chaos

Inside ‘New Paramount’: Likely Org Chart, Spin-Offs & Deal Flow Chaos

☀️Stuber Buying Spree Continues at AMAZON

🎧 Never Talk Down to Your Audience — Even When They Have Terrible Taste

2025 Creator Boom: Deal Report, Key Trends & Where the Money’s Flowing

2025 Creator Boom: Deal Report, Key Trends & Where the Money’s Flowing

She’s Back! Cindy Holland at ‘New Paramount’ is About to Shake Up TV (Again)

She’s Back! Cindy Holland at ‘New Paramount’ is About to Shake Up TV (Again)

☀️ KPop Popping On NETFLIX With SONY Animation Pic

Transcript: Never Talk Down to Your Audience — Even When They Have Terrible Taste

Box Office is a Lie. I Propose a New Math

🎧 ‘The Bear,’ ‘Severance,’ ‘Adolescence’: Final Emmy Nom Predictions

☀️2025's Top 10 Movies: A Box Office Wellness Check

Mediterrane Film Festival: Malta’s Global Film Showcase Hosts Hollywood

Richard & Sean Unpack the ‘Jurassic World’ Numbers

‘Sinners,’ ‘Barbie’ & Oscar Double Standards That Won’t Go Away

The Shows Amazon Wants to Buy Now

The Shows Amazon Wants to Buy Now

☀️'Jurassic' Eats 💵, 'F1' Overseas 💰 Hits Overdrive

Film Schools’ AI Uprising; Apple’s Secret Series Strategy; HBO Shock Shakeup

The Rushfield Lunch: Parvati Shallow

My Watchlist of Second Chance Movies for a Long Weekend

Disney’s New Worst-Case Scenario

Disney’s New Worst-Case Scenario

Always a Bribesmaid, Never a Bribe… And Sometimes a Bezos

🎧 Druckmann Ditches HBO: 'The Last of Us' Faces a Creative Apocalypse

🎧 Dumb Comedies Will Save Hollywood

YouTube's Top Ghost Hunters' Big Bet on $52B Experience Economy

SCOOP: 'The Last of Us' HBO Shakeup as Creative Duo Parts Ways

SCOOP: 'The Last of Us' HBO Shakeup as Creative Duo Parts Ways

☀️PAR, Trump National Nightmare Over — Now What

Transcript: Dumb Comedies Will Save Hollywood

🎧 Cruise, Spielberg & the Couch: ‘War of the Worlds’ 20 Years Later

The $2K Ad That Shook the NBA Finals — and Put Hollywood Production on Notice

The $2K Ad That Shook the NBA Finals — and Put Hollywood Production on Notice

Scoop: HFPA Reboots, Upends Golden Globes Ownership by Penske-Boehly

AI Wars Hit Film School: Profs Teach It, Students Rage. ‘What About Our Jobs?’

Richard & Sean: Did Mike & Pam Just Buy Flop Insurance?

The Early Oscar Race: ‘Nuremberg’, Bruce, Bigelow & ‘Bugonia’

The Shows Apple TV+ Wants to Buy Now

The Shows Apple TV+ Wants to Buy Now

☀️'F1' Runs Over 'M3GAN'

Cable's Hell; Gen Z Virgins; Indie TV Studio Surge; Spotify-YouTube War

The Rushfield Lunch: Claire Zulkey on the Kids' Screen Time Debate

Richard & Katey: Our Best Movies of the 21st Century

Build Your Breakthrough with Christine Vachon, Effie Brown & Indie Icons at BendFilm: Basecamp 2025

🎧 Now It's Spotify vs. YouTube — Plus Personal Struggles Post-L.A. Fire

☀️ SONY Gets Into AMAZON, Matt & Ben Biz

New Academy Members List: Surprises, Snubs & Shifting Power

Denial, Brought to You by AMC Theatres

A Netflix Dust-Up on the 'Prairie': When Laura Ingalls Wilder Meets MAGA

Losing Your Virginity on TV Is a Gen Z Smash. What Is Happening?!

Losing Your Virginity on TV Is a Gen Z Smash. What Is Happening?!

☀️NBA Finals: Which Studios Spent Big, Who Didn’t

Panic, Fear, 'Fire Sale': Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart

Panic, Fear, 'Fire Sale': Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart

SCOOP: Leaked Spotify Deck Reveals Big Video Push — and Raid on YouTube

SCOOP: Leaked Spotify Deck Reveals Big Video Push — and Raid on YouTube

☀️AMAZON Bets On Faith-Based Biz with New SVOD Service

🎧 The Celebrity Press Tour is Upended

After L.A. Fires, 200,000 Living in Limbo: ‘I Cannot Get My Bearings’

Who Killed Original Animation?

Kelly Butler Joins Ankler Media as Chief of Staff from 'Vanity Fair'

Indie Studio Revenge: TV's Big Hits (and Deals) are Now Off the Lot

Indie Studio Revenge: TV's Big Hits (and Deals) are Now Off the Lot

Katey Rich's Emmy Season TV Trends

☀️GOOGLE Connected TV Pullback as Ad Rates Tumble

Sean, Katey & Chris: The 'Elio' Oops

The Best, Worst & Weirdest: Emmy Campaign Awards, Phase I

'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce

'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce

☀️'Elio' Stumbles; 'Dragon' Eats Surging Zombies

12 Rising Execs; Neal Mohan on NFL, Netflix; Creator v. Celeb Ad Showdown

🎧 Brian Tyree Henry Needed a Rest. Then He Read 'Dope Thief'

Jimmy Kimmel Live | For Your Emmy® Consideration | Outstanding Talk Series

'Top Gun' to 'F1': Jerry Bruckheimer on the Art of the Blockbuster Banger

‘Andor,’ ‘The Last of Us’ & Sci-Fi Shows That Went Political This Year

🎧 YouTube vs. Netflix: Rumble on the Riviera

The Rushfield Lunch

Reunited on TV: Tina Fey, Luke Kirby, Walton Goggins on the Joy of a 'Fun Hang'

7 Sleeper Hits of the Streaming Wars

7 Sleeper Hits of the Streaming Wars

Warner Bros. Divorce, Netflix & Never Living in Regret

Coup on the Croisette: Creators, Brands & the Gen Z Remix of Entertainment

☀️ Movie Libraries Get Reality Check From Investor Community

🎧 What Keith McNally Can Teach Hollywood

Stealing the Show: The Oners That Ruled the Small Screen

Transcript: What Keith McNally Can Teach Hollywood

Scripted Sports TV is Having its Super Bowl Moment (as Long as You Don't Whiff)

Scripted Sports TV is Having its Super Bowl Moment (as Long as You Don't Whiff)

🎧 TV Tales: How ‘Traitors’ Broke Through & Upended Reality

🎧 YouTube's Neal Mohan on Netflix Jabs, Sports Rights & the Creator Coup

☀️'Straw' Gives NETFLIX Its Biggest '25 Movie Week

SQUID GAME is “Incredible. Stunning. Heartbreaking. Exhilarating.” | Behind the Most Pulse-Pounding Moments of Season 2

Listen Now: Paul Feig, Lauren LeFranc & Edi Patterson on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 Franklin Leonard on Why Hollywood is Running Scared

A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Except in Hollywood)

They Love L.A.: The Shows That Brought Hollywood Back to the Small Screen

A $5M Film? AI Studios Bet on a Cheap Future Hollywood Won't Buy (Yet)

A $5M Film? AI Studios Bet on a Cheap Future Hollywood Won't Buy (Yet)

☀️PAR Adds To Q2 Movie Comedy Buying 🔥

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: For Your Consideration 2025

Richard & Sean: 'Dragon' Hits Big; The Original Animation Buzzsaw

The TV Year of Billionaires Puppeteering the President

Private Thoughts of an Anonymous Top Agent-Turned-Manager

Private Thoughts of an Anonymous Top Agent-Turned-Manager

Cannes Lions 'Tipping Point': Creators & Brands Matchmake for $185B Ad Spend

AGATHA ALL ALONG is "a charming concoction of snappy humour, strong performances, and enchanting nostalgia" | FYC Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actress Kathryn Hahn & more

☀️UNI's 'Dragon' Soars, A24's 'Materialists' Makes Match

THE STUDIO | It's Giving Main Character Energy | FYC Apple TV+

🎧 Paul Giamatti & Charlie Brooker on Their Emotional 'Black Mirror' Moment

Microdrama Money!; 10 Careers Post-Participant; Amazon TV's U.K. Mess

From ‘A Closer Look’ to ‘Day Drinking’ – Late Night belongs to Seth Meyers

🎧 Jenny Slate Wanted to Know Everything Before 'Dying for Sex'

‘Another Simple Favor’ Director Paul Feig On His ‘Nuts’ Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively Sequel

The Rushfield Lunch: Ted Gioia on What the Media Doesn't Understand

Join Creator Jake Shane and UTA Chairman Paul Wachter for an Exclusive Fireside Chat at Cannes Lions 6.17

Documentary Spotlight L.A.: Chefs, Chimps & Martha Stewart

Exec Jon Glickman: 'We're Entering a Radical Transition Period'

🎧 Swipe, Pay, Cry: A $5 Billion Boom in 60-Second Soaps

☀️ PIXAR Sets 2027 Entry, AMAZON Re-Enlists 'Spaceballs' Original Cast

THE DAY OF THE JACKAL is “exhilarating. So relentlessly good.” – Watch How Eddie Redmayne Brought the Character to Life

You're Invited - “Overcompensating” Screening and Q&A with Benito Skinner and More 6.16

Showveralls & Mini-First-Looks: How to Win TV's Post-Quote Deal Era

Showveralls & Mini-First-Looks: How to Win TV's Post-Quote Deal Era

Producer Sarah Schechter: 'We Might Be in Hollywood's Panic Attack'

Rachel Bloom’s Wild DIY Emmy Campaign: No Billboards, Just Belief

Why Amazon Can't Find Its Way in the U.K.

Why Amazon Can't Find Its Way in the U.K.

☀️A24’s YT Creator Pic; AMAZON Comes For More TV Ad 💰

YELLOWJACKETS “secures its place in TV history” | Emmy® FYC - Outstanding Drama Series.

Inside Substack Writers' Civil War: Glennon Doyle, 'Gentrification' & Stars

🎧 ‘Penis, Penis, Penis, Penis, Me’: Comedy Legend Nell Scovell Tells All

R.J. Cutler: Still 'Bullish' on Docs, Bring the 'Bank Robber Mentality'

🇫🇷 Ankler at Cannes Lions: Neal Mohan, Paul Wachter, Top Creators & Parties

Participant Collapsed. These 10 Execs Landed Big Roles Afterward

Julie Plec Maps YA’s New Sweet Spot in Streaming: Platform Fit (& No Phones!)

☀️The Chaos Meter: What's Ahead in H'wood After June Gloom

NOBODY WANTS THIS is “One Of The Best Shows Of The Year” – An Inside Look at Kristen Bell & Adam Brody’s Undeniable Chemistry in the Hit Modern Rom-Com

Listen Now: Jen Statsky, Nik Dodani & Katie Aselton on "Nobody Knows Anything"

SNL Celebrates 50 Years with Variety Series, Specials and Documentaries

Colin Callender: 'We're Missing the Big Personalities Who Took Big Risks'

🎧 'Grey's Anatomy' to Gaslit? Ellen Pompeo's Un-Meredith Moment

Scoop: Apple's New TV Backend

Scoop: Apple's New TV Backend

☀️PAR Jobs Ax Falls Again; Reading WB/D Tea Leaves

You're Invited to a Virtual Screening and an Exclusive Q&A with Martin Scorsese + Matti Leshem

Richard & Sean: WB & D Consciously Uncouple

With Nail-Biting Twists & Turns, PARADISE is This Year's Most Exhilarating New Drama Series

Seth Meyers & the 'Late Night' Team on Trump 2.0, No Punches Pulled

Lorenzo di Bonaventura: 'The Only Leverage We Had Was Shame'

Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: 'Faster You Can Get in, the Better'

Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: ‘Faster You Can Get in, the Better’

☀️'Ballerina' Falls Short, Box Office Hits 2nd Wknd of Malaise

Press Tour Power List; Sound Stage 911; PAR's Plan B Era; Queer TV Crash

🎧 'Forever' Began at Northwestern: Mara Brock Akil & Karen Pittman

🎧 Secrets, Sexy, Messy: Elizabeth Banks & Jessica Biel's Twisted Sisters

The Rushfield Lunch: Talking Young Hollywood with Tepper

THE DIPLOMAT is “One Of The Best Dramas Of The Year” – An Inside Look at Season 2 with the Cast

Billy Idol: Snarls, Scars & a Wild Chat with the Rollicking Rock Icon

🎧 Now Renting: 8 Million Sq Ft of Sadness

☀️AMAZON, Tatum Reunite; 3 ARTS Buys Into News Biz

Gotham Award Winner ADOLESCENCE is “The Best and Biggest Show of the Year” – An Inside Look at the Brilliance of the One-Shot

Streaming’s Final Frontier: 60M Cable Holdouts Still in Play

Streaming’s Final Front: 60M Cable Holdouts Still in Play

Former 'Pain in the Ass' Tony Kaye is Back, Vito Schnabel is Jacked, in Big Tribeca Bet

The Plan B Era: Paramount Packs a Parachute; Zaslav Slapped

☀️ WBD Ax Chops MORE Cable TV Jobs; BLUMHOUSE Wants ‘Saw’

Join us for the Mediterrane Film Festival – Celebrating 100 Years of Cinema!

Marc Maron is Done — and He’s Not Alone: 'We’re Tired, We’re Burnt Out'

🎧 When 'American Idol' Had a Pastor Who Helped Katharine McPhee and More

Queer TV is Crashing Out

The 19 Press Tour Stops Ruthless Publicists Care About Now (and Don't)

☀️AMAZON Fast-Tracks OPENAI Pic; Summer ‘26 Gets Opening 🎥 Duel

Listen Now: Susanna Fogel, Alex Edelman, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck on "Nobody Knows Anything"

Peak Bono: AI, VR and a Dad Sermon May Save Apple's Vision Pro

Peak Bono: AI, VR and a Dad Sermon May Save Apple's Vision Pro

🎧 Jason Segel's Midlife Comedy Crisis (On Purpose)

You’re Invited to Documentary Spotlight L.A. on 6.8

The Hollywood Dead Pool

☀️DISNEY Ax Chops; Hundreds More Looming

PHOTOS: Cumming, Kate, Schur & Questlove

Richard & Sean: A24's Next Hit; 'Karate Kid' Trips; a Box Office Concern

'Shrinking' & the Traum-Com; the Warm, Funny 'Adolescence' Team (Really!)

L.A. Sound Stages: The New Dead Mall?

L.A. Sound Stages: The New Dead Mall?

☀️'Karate Kid' Gets Bronze, As 'Lilo' Prints 💵

Agents on Edge: Indie Optimism Up; TV News Talent Goes Rogue

🎧 Questlove, Sly Stone & the Anxiety of Success

The Rushfield Lunch: Tom Segura & Jeremy Konner on the State of Comedy

Documentary Spotlight NYC: Diddy, Murder, Music & the Missing

'Last of Us' Brought Apocalypse. Gustavo Santaolalla Brought the Humanity

🎧 Mubi vs. Marvel: A New High-Stakes Film Era

☀️APPLE, NETFLIX Keep Writing TV Series Checks

You're Invited to an Exclusive Screening and Q&A for "Adolescence" at FYSEE LA 5.30

🎧 Designing Rebellion: Pirates, Rebels & Untold Stories of 'Andor'

ADOLESCENCE is “The Best and Biggest Show of the Year” – An Inside Look at the Brilliance of the One-Shot

Exclusive: ‘Hacks’ Just Dropped 30 Emmy Submissions — I Got the List

Blackmail, Bribes, Cockroaches: 10 Worst Moments of the Week

The $3M Episode Squeeze: ‘Downton’ Duo Rethink How to Sell Prestige TV

TV Agent Panic as News Talent Goes Solo; WME Blocks Joy Reid

☀️PAR, Trump Still Far Apart On 💰 As Deal Clock Ticks

You're Invited! Join the Star & Creators of "High Potential" on 6.2

🎧 ‘Say Nothing’: Tackling ‘Profound and Tough Questions’ of the Irish Troubles

🎧 Bruce Vilanch & the Wild World of 1970s Variety TV Spectaculars

'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives': How Swinging, Scandal, Soda = Big Bank

🎧 'Cheers' & Art of the 'Norm!' Entrance

☀️How Family Flicks Are Fixing ‘25 Box Office

Listen Now: Tracey Wigfield & Utkarsh Ambudkar on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 Palme Today, Oscar Tomorrow?

Richard & Sean: Lilo & Tom Turn Up the Nostalgia

Mubi’s $24M Bet Just Made Agents Bullish Again. Here's Why

Mubi’s $24M Bet Just Made Agents Bullish Again. Here's Why

Joe Biden & Hollywood: Gerontocracy, Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy?

☀️ The Marvel ATM is Glitching: DISNEY's New Math

Ordinary People Enduring Life Under Dictators: The Jury's Choice

☀️'Lilo' Brings 🔥 to DIS '25 Slate; 'MI:8' Hits Mark at PAR

Kevin Beggs' TV Forecast; Upfronts Job Signals; 'GTA VI' & AI's Leap

The Palme D'Oracle Strikes Again as Neon Scores its 6th Winner

🎧 Pas de Deux with Paris: The Art of Filming 'Étoile'

You're Invited - The Ankler & Letterboxd Present an "Audience First" Screening of "Adolescence" at Netflix FYSEE LA on 5.30

Are You Joining the Leaders Shaping Marketing & Entertainment?

🎧 Netflix, Disney+ & YouTube: The Fight to Babysit Your Kids

☀️NEON, A24 Keep Buying; DIS Shakes Up ‘26 Summer

Oscar Buzz from Cannes; Eddie Redmayne Tells Me How to Disappear

The Biggest Studio Bet of the Year is in a Swamp

Global TV Market Reboot: A New Second Window Blows Open

Prime to Peacock: The Right Next Genre for Every Streamer

Prime to Peacock: The Right Next Genre for Every Streamer

☀️A24 & The Rock Pt. 2; NBC's Play For ⚾️

🎧 The Missing Middle-Zone Shows

🎧 ‘American Primeval’: Behind Peter Berg’s ‘Brutal, Dirty, Grimy’ Western

YouTube Stormed TV. Now They Want Its Emmys Too

🎧 Richard Rushfield's 'Hollywood Stories': 'Big Mouth' Creators Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg Tell (Almost) All

Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs on the Indie Playbook for TV’s Post-Peak Era

Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs on the Indie Playbook for TV’s Post-Peak Era

Day 8: Hollywood Ghosts Cannes — and the World Notices

☀️WBD Joins PAR in ‘Junk’ Bin; NETFLIX 'Clash of Clans' Play

Transcript: The Missing Middle-Zone Shows

Rebels, Rule Breakers & Political Animals: A Day of Great Conversation

'Grand Theft Auto VI': AI Characters Are a Hollywood Wake-Up Call

'Grand Theft Auto VI': AI Characters Are a Hollywood Wake-Up Call

🎧 Tony Gilroy & Diego Luna: How to Survive Hollywood’s Worst Moment

Day 7: AI Dubbing Debate; Big Deals M.I.A.; Denzel ❤️ Spike

☀️NETFLIX 🤝 Big Bird & the New Kids' Arms Race

🎧 ‘Day of the Jackal’: Crafting a Spy World Where ‘Everybody Lies About Everything’

Canapés & Camaraderie: In Praise of FYC Events in Tough Times

What Upfronts '25 Just Taught Us About Jobs

What Upfronts '25 Just Taught Us About Jobs

Day 6: Wes' Circus; JLaw Pic's $24M Mubi Sale; Skarsgard's BDSM

☀️ WB Now 3 for 3 as 'Destination' Soars

You’re Invited! 2025 Hollywood Climate Summit

Day 5: RFK Jr. & the Dr.: Doc Seeks Buyer; Linklater's Godard Pic Charms

Ken Kao's Hit Indie Model; Globes' Hot Mess Mediation; Upfronts Intel

For Two Days, Culver City Is the Center of AI Film

The Rushfield Lunch: Sonny Bunch on Critics & the State of Studio Films

Day 4: 'Eddington' Divide; Fashion's Film Dollars; $6K Tix Black Market

TV Directors Discuss Their Craft - 5.18

🎧 Upfronts: Less Glitz, Higher Stakes & a Fierce Fight

Christopher Rosen Joins The Ankler

Day 3: KStew Debut; IMAX CEO on Nolan; Screen Jury Grid Starts!

☀️CHARTER's Huge Buy: What it Means For Hollywood

Add "award-winning" to your unscripted credentials; enter the Realscreen Awards

'Andor': My Awe Over a (Pricey) TV Galaxy Far, Far Away

Creator War: Netflix is Coming for YouTube. And Vice Versa (Sorry, H'wood)

TV Producers' Delicious Dream of Fin-Syn's Return, One Step Closer

TV Producers' Delicious Dream of Fin-Syn's Return, One Step Closer

TV Producers' Delicious Dream of Fin-Syn's Return, One Step Closer

The HBO Brandicide Failure

Day 2: 'Prices are Crazy'; Cruise ❤️

☀️NETFLIX's Hard Sell: Gross Tonnage + Ad Tech

The global screen industry is coming to BANFF. Are you?

🎧 My ER Trip to Grey's Anatomy: Gen Z

Day 1: ‘Art Is a Threat’ as Oscar Race, the Resistance, Begin

☀️HBO MAX is Back 🤯, DIS Upfront: Scripted Shines

Transcript: My ER Trip to Grey's Anatomy: Gen Z

You're Invited - Janice Min Leads a Netflix FYSEE LA Conversation with TV Storytellers 5.17

🎧 'Étoile' Star Luke Kirby on His Second Dance with 'Maisel' Creators

Penske Scoops: SXSW Leak; Golden Globes-Attorney General Mess Builds

Bloody-Good TV Worlds: Inside 'Vampire' and 'St. Denis Medical'

'Favourite' Producer Ken Kao’s Hit Indie Model: No More Films 'Seven People See'

'Favourite' Producer Ken Kao’s Hit Indie Model: No More Films 'Seven People See'

☀️Upfronts Send 😳 Message to Scripted TV On Day 1

You're Invited: Documentary Spotlight From The Ankler & Pure Nonfiction Returns to NY 5.21

Box Office: Marvel’s New Normal & Summer Predictions

Cannibal Queens to Cancer Sex: Creators on Risk & Ambition in the Algo Age

Break 'Em Up: Google’s Reckoning Day is Hollywood’s Big Chance

Break 'Em Up: Google’s Reckoning Day is Hollywood’s Big Chance

Before You Fly, Read This. It Could Change Your Journey Home

Disney’s Rita Ferro Rethinks Upfronts: 'You Buy Cars All Year. Why Not Ads?

Disney’s Rita Ferro Rethinks Upfronts: 'You Buy Cars All Year.' Why Not Ads?

☀️'Thunderbolts*' Holds 👌, 'Friendship' Sees Big Start

AI & A24; Uni TV ‘Beta Test’ Writer Deal; App Store: 0, Streamers: 1

You're Invited! Join the Biggest Directing Names in Television on 5.18

The Rushfield Lunch: Ben Dreyfuss on the Left's Failings, Social Media & Drudge

New Book IP: 'Mean Girls' with Murder; a Black 'Thelma & Louise' & More

🎧 The Week Trump Terrified Hollywood

☀️PAR Rides Razor’s Edge in Q1

First Twins. Now Quintuplets? Cynthia Erivo's 'Poker Face' Turn(s)

TV Chaos Underway in U.S.-Canada Trade War: 'Someone Takes the Hit'

TV Chaos Underway in U.S.-Canada Trade War: 'Someone Takes the Hit'

Why Apple's App Store Beatdown is SO SO HUGE for Streamers

Why Apple's App Store Beatdown is SO SO HUGE for Streamers

☀️WBD Just Keeps Shrinking Despite Streaming Gains

The Ankler x Screen International Launch 2nd Annual Cannes Film Festival Newsletter

Nick Viall: How I Spun 'Bachelor' Into a $30M Podcast Empire

🎧 The Trickery of Tariffs & Incentives

Mara Brock Akil on 'Forever', Netflix, Judy Blume & DEI Rollback: 'You'll Lose'

Mara Brock Akil on 'Forever', Netflix, Judy Blume & DEI Rollback: 'You'll Lose'

☀️ DIS 🤐 on Trump, Streaming 💰 Gets Real in '25

☀️ AMAZON's Movie Slate Just. Keeps. Growing.

Transcript: The Trickery of Tariffs & Incentives

🎧 'Matlock' Star Kathy Bates: 'It's a Huge Gift at the End of My Career'

The AI App That Could Supercharge A24

The AI App That Could Supercharge A24

THAT'S TARIFFIC!

☀️HBO New Comedy Expansion; Tariff Qs

Talking 'Thunderbolts*' & Tariffs

'Thunderbolts*': Making Marvel Cool Again (With a Prestige TV Assist)

SCOOP: Uni TV ‘Beta-Testing’ New Deal Structure With Writers

SCOOP: Uni TV ‘Beta-Testing’ New Deal Structure With Writers

☀️'Thunderbolts*' Gives Summer 🎥 A Solid Launch

First-Looks & Overalls Q1; Indie TV Studio Winning Playbook; Film Finance 2.0

The Rushfield Lunch: Gen X Culture, 'Catastrophe' with Meghan Daum

🎧 What Deals in 2025 Reveal So Far

☀️ ROKU Losses Continue, As Key Ad Market Shifts Begin

‘The Pitt,’ Nurse Dana & an Actor’s Breakout Turn in Her 50s

Netflix Partners with The Ankler for FYSEE: LA, Featuring Janice Min, Katey Rich With Top Series Talent

Join Jessica Biel & Elizabeth Banks for "The Better Sister" Screening & Conversation on 5.4

'Sinners' Impact, Originals & Indie Hope: 2025 Q1 Deals Report

Originals, Indies & 'Sinners' Impact: 2025 Q1 Deals Report

Studios vs. WGA: Writers Reveal Rage, Rewards, Reality Two Long Years Later

Studios vs. WGA: Writers Reveal Rage, Rewards, Reality Two Long Years Later

☀️AMAZON MGM Movie Spigot Flowing (for A-List)

🎧 Upfronts, Auspices & Half-Truths

Creator Money is Growing 5X Faster Than Hollywood's. Here's How to Get Yours

Eli Roth's Fix for Indie Films' Bloodbath? Crowdfunding 2.0

☀️ SXSW Turmoil as Penske Cleans House

Transcript: Upfronts, Auspices & Half-Truths

🎧 'Hacks': How to Keep a 'Toxic Relationship' Fresh (and Funny)

First-Looks, Overalls & Skydance-PAR Fallout: 2025 Q1 Deals Report

First-Looks, Overalls & Skydance-PAR Fallout: 2025 Q1 Deals Report

The FOMO Era vs. Movie Marketing (as We Knew It)

☀️A24 Boosts A-List Roster, UNI '80s IP Revival Grows

'Hey, Who Looks Dumb Now?' 'Sinners' is a Winner and 4 Movies Open Over $20M

You're Invited! The Ankler Art & Crafts Live at the ASC Clubhouse 5.8

What Betting Markets Say About Emmys

'Poker Face' to 'Terminal List': How an Indie Producer Beats the Big Guys

'Poker Face' to 'Terminal List': How an Indie Producer Beats the Big Guys

☀️'Sinners' Gives ✋ To The Haters, Box Office Booms

Jobs! TV Writer, Creator Economy Opps; Shari on the Brink; Mike & Pam Morons

The Rushfield Lunch: Lena Dunham

🔎 Frankenstein in the Old West & IP Picks of the Week

Benito Skinner & Charli XCX DM'd. An A24 Show & Wild Soundtrack Followed

🎧 Hollywood Jobs 2025: Good, Bad & Who's Hiring

☀️Q1 Cable TV Melt Continues, CHARTER Adds to RSN Woes

'Sharpest Weapon': Europe's War Plans Will Hobble Trump-Era Hollywood

'Sharpest Weapon': Europe Lays Plans to Hobble Trump-Era Hollywood

An Indie's 8-Year Saga to Getting Made

TV Franchises: Winners & Losers in Streaming's New War

TV Franchises: Winners & Losers in Streaming's New War

Shari's Sliding Doors Moment is Closing

☀️COMCAST to H'wood: 'Who Dis?' in Q1 Call

☀️Spec Market Shows Life in Q2

🎧 The Leakiest Business

Jobs! Talent Ditches Hollywood for the Creator Economy

How to Get Staffed in a Writers Room Today

How to Get Staffed in a Writers Room Today

☀️ CBS Sets Spinoff Fall, ‘60 Minutes’ Boils Over

Transcript: The Leakiest Business

🎧 'The Residence' Finds Comedy in the White House. Really

China's AI Made Slick Memes of Fat U.S. Workers. H'wood Should be Scared

China's AI Made Slick Memes of Fat U.S. Workers. H'wood Should be Scared

Mike & Pamaggeddon: Everyone Was Wrong But Won't Let it Go

☀️UNI’s Next Video Game Franchise Move

Richard & Sean: Mike, Pam & Media's Sick 'Sinners' Doom

'The Studio' & Emmy's Stingy History With Shows About Showbiz

'Pop Culture Investigations': TV Buyers Swarm After 'Quiet on Set'

'Pop Culture Investigations': TV Buyers Swarm After 'Quiet on Set'

☀️ 'Sinners' Sings as WB, Jesus Drive Big 🎥 Weekend

Creative Exec Survival Guide; Gen Z 'Minecraft' Blur; Creeps & Cowards

H'wood Scion Matthew Specktor on Agents, Artists & the Arc of the Business

Dates Announced! The Ankler & Pure Nonfiction Documentary Spotlight NY, LA

🎧 Netflix's Push for TV's Final 80%

☀️ NETFLIX Crushes Q1: Where Its New Ambitions Lie

A Case for Bleak TV & Feel-Bad Entertainment

Creeps & Cowards Among Us

Buyers' New Good-for-Sellers Vibe Shift (& What 'The Pitt' Has to Do With It)

Buyers' New Good-for-Sellers Vibe Shift (& What 'The Pitt' Has to Do With It)

☀️NFLX, DIS, WBD, NBCU, PAR Q1 Earnings: Things to Watch

'The Next Paw Patrol Will be Born on YouTube': Nickelodeon Shifts Strategy

🎧 Just Buy It. Just Say Yes

The Ankler Art & Crafts LIVE Returns on 5.8

Transcript: Just Buy It. Just Say Yes

'Minecraft': Live Chickens, Popcorn & the Gen Z 'Blur' that Should Scare Studios

☀️NETFLIX Shrinking U.S. Film Output in 2025 To Date

🎧 Inside ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Romcom Redux

🎧 Inside ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Romcom Redux

🎧 WWE's Prez and Triple H on Global Ambition, the Netflix Deal & Bad Bunny

Far From Home: The Fight For Location Perks, Family Visits, 5-Star Travel

Far From Home: The Fight For Location Perks, Family Visits, 5-Star Travel

M&A Interruptus: Ellison, Malone & the Mystery Pause

☀️YT 📺 Lead Growing, L.A. Shoots Shrinking (More)

The Masters' Lessons in Swagger: Awards Shows, Are You Watching?

A Creative Exec Survival Guide

A Creative Exec Survival Guide

☀️'Minecraft', Jesus Lead Q2 Box Office Resurgence

Rushfield SAT for Execs; 'White Lotus' War; Tariff Terror; Dead Celeb AI Future

Amazon Studios Founder Roy Price Helps Me Save Hollywood

'White Lotus' Composer: My Mike White Feud is 'a Very Dark Thing'

🎧 WWE to Webtoon: Hollywood's New World Order

🎧 'If You Can't Tell a Good Story, Forget It': Jane Rosenthal & Lesli Linka Glatter

Time to Weed Out Hollywood Idiots

How to Bring $50M-$100M Box Office Movies Back

How to Bring $50M-$100M Box Office Movies Back

'Adolescence' Producers Were Struggling. Then Netflix Said Yes

'Adolescence' Producers Were Struggling. Then Netflix Said Yes

☀️A24 Buys Again: a Teen Comedy

Where Creators Make $1M a Year and Sell Shows to Netflix & Tubi

🎧 The Bezos Divide

'Handmaid's Tale' Screams Dystopia. But the Show Creator Won't Get Political

'Handmaid's Tale' Screams Dystopia. But the Show Creator Won't Get Political

Eternal Celebrities: The Multi-Billion Opportunity Coming

Transcript: The Bezos Divide

Listen Now: Justin Halpern, Kim Rosenstock & Mary Holland on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧'White Lotus' Star Jason Isaacs: 'I'm a Seeker of Extreme Experiences'

The Outsiders: 4 Players Fixing What Hollywood Won’t

Eternal Celebrities: A Multi-Billion Opportunity Coming

Eternal Celebrities: A Multi-Billion Opportunity Coming

☀️A24 Sets Video Game Pic

Tariff Terror: TV Production Braces for Trump-Induced Sticker Shock

Tariff Terror: TV Production Braces for Trump-Induced Sticker Shock

☀️'Minecraft' Restores Hollywood Swagger To Start Q2

Amazon's TV Mess; AI-Ghibli DEFCON; Ankler + A-List Execs in Vegas

CinemaCon: Uni, Disney & My Studio-by-Studio Journey

🎧 Amazon Delivery: TV & Film Whiplash

☀️PAR's Big Comedy Hope; DIS' Franchise Push

Live from Las Vegas CinemaCon Wrap

Kenya Barris Joins The Ankler at NAB Show

'The Friend' & the Indie Diehard Friends Behind It

☀️ AMAZON MGM's Shockingly Original Movie Slate

The Food Blogger Mistaken for an OnlyFans Star by AI, and the Hell That Followed

The Food Blogger Mistaken for an OnlyFans Star by AI, and the Hell That Followed

CinemaCon: Theater Owners' Window Wonderland

Amazon's Amazing TV Mess: 'Everyone's Afraid of Their Own Shadow'

Amazon's Amazing TV Mess: 'Everyone's Afraid of Their Own Shadow'

☀️WB Quiets Noise on Big 🎥 Swings, But Mum on Windows

Listen Now: Anna Konkle, Mary Elizabeth Ellis & Taran Killam on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 'White Lotus' & Southern Discomfort

TV Schedule 'Disaster': How Reps Keep Talent Working in Hiatus Chaos

TV Schedule 'Disaster': How Reps Keep Talent Working in Hiatus Chaos

D'oh! TV Animation Meets AI With Unease, Opportunity

D'oh! TV Animation Meets AI With Unease, Opportunity

☀️SONY Pitches 'Bingeable' Beatles, A-List Directors to Theater Owners

Emmy's Clown Car Comedy Race

It's War: AI's Horrifying Boiling Point is Here

It's War: AI's Horrifying Boiling Point is Here

☀️Statham, Jesus Liven Up Box Office as 'Snow White' Sinks

A Celeb Stalking Victim's Terror

April 4th in LA: NEW Speakers Added!

Science of Personality: Hope for the Anxious, Angry, Introverted

🎧 TV Writers Hated Mini-Rooms. Now They Want Them Back

☀️Salke Out; DISNEYFOX A-List Director Push Grows

The 'Adolescence' Moment

You're Invited: The Ankler Series Business Showcase FYC Returns to Spotlight the Series of the Season 4.4

Copying Netflix? Standup, Sports & Korea Data Might Change Your Mind

Copying Netflix? Standup, Sports & Korea Data Might Change Your Mind

'Freeloading' No More: European TV Alliances Snub the U.S.

'Freeloading' No More: European TV Alliances Snub the U.S.

Amazon's Now All-in on Theaters. Why?

☀️ CBS ‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff Raises NBCU Hackles

Ad Dollar Duel! MrBeast, Top Creators Take Aim at TV $ Through This Startup

Ad Dollar Duel! MrBeast, Top Creators Take Aim at TV $ Through This Startup

🎧 Let’s Hold an IP Swap Meet

Jody Gerson, Jane Rosenthal, David S. Goyer Join The Ankler at NAB Show

Fixing TV: Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof on How They'd Change Development

Fixing TV: Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof on How They'd Change Development

Stalked: A ‘Baywatch’ Star’s 13-Year Nightmare

☀️'Electric State' Falls at NETFLIX, The Comps to Know

Transcript: Let's Hold an IP Swap Meet

IP 2024: What Sold, What Didn't & Why (+ 6 Picks for Now)

Listen Now: Timothy Simons, Tichina Arnold & Vella Lovell on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 'White Lotus', 'Black Doves' & the Zeitgeist Effect on Emmys

Next Cash Cow: AI-Fueled Fan Fiction

Next Cash Cow: AI-Fueled Fan Fiction

☀️AMAZON's Curious Movie Slate Boom: 2 More Buys

'Long Bright River', 'Adolescence' & Limited Series' Long Comeback

WME's Top Digital Exec: AI's Here. Now Let's Cash In (Carefully)

WME's Top Digital Exec: AI's Here. Now Let's Cash In (Carefully)

☀️ 'Snow White' Digs '25 Box Office Ditch Even Deeper

Neon CEO Master Class; Ari & Bryan Succession; 'Snow White' Morons

Substack’s Hamish McKenzie on the Creator Revolution

🎧 MrBeast & Beyond: Hollywood's New Stars

☀️'Bourne' Rights Exit UNI, Up For Sale

'No Other Land' & a Raucous First Amendment Fight

Affordable PAYG Expert Support for Your Indie Has Arrived!

Exec Coach: The New Industry Must-Have (and Career Off-Ramp)

Exec Coach: The New Industry Must-Have (and Career Off-Ramp)

Ari and Bryan Are on the Clock

☀️WB Revamps Q3 🎥 Slate, Enlists Jonah Hill

🎧 The Lineman TikTok TV Show

Jake & Logan Paul: Secrets of the Producer Who Shaped Their Outrageous Story for TV

Jake & Logan Paul: Secrets of the Producer Who Shaped Their Outrageous Story for TV

H’wood Dem Donors Rage: ‘Ask Me for Another Dollar, I Dare You’

CBS Ex-Pres on Life After the Big Job: 'You Don't Get to Choose Your Own Exit'

CBS Ex-Pres on Life After the Big Job: 'You Don't Get to Choose Your Own Exit'

H’wood Dem Donors Rage: ‘Ask Me for Another Dollar, I Dare You’

☀️How WBD's NETFLIX Strategy is Paying Off

Transcript: The Lineman TikTok TV Show

Listen Now: Mark Anthony Green, Rose McIver & Raamla Mohamed on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 Oscars 2026: Irresponsible Predictions!

'Snow White' Stupidity Should Terrify You

CEO Tom Quinn: How I Built Neon (and Why You Can Too)

CEO Tom Quinn: How I Built Neon (and Why You Can Too)

☀️AMAZON Keeps Buying Movies

First Thoughts About Emmy Contenders

Development Execs in Development Hell Too

Development Execs in Development Hell Too

☀️ The Box Office Hits Bottom. Again.

Scoops: Streaming Bonuses Revealed; Netflix's OWA News; Emma Chamberlain's VC Pitch Leak

Richard Rushfield, Katey Rich & Emily Yoshida Talk 'Traitors' Season 3

🎧 Big IP’s Midlife Crisis: Marvel, DC, Bond

Big IP Franchises in Crisis, Part II: Spidey, Potter, F&F & More

☀️UNI Pairs Glen Powell, Barry Jenkins for Sci-Fi Pic

Sony Classics' Pres on Strategy and 'Big Unsaid Things' About Streamers

Big IP Franchises in Crisis, Part I

Exclusive: Inside Emma Chamberlain's Fundraising Scramble to Keep her Coffee Buzz Going

Exclusive: Inside Emma Chamberlain's Fundraising Scramble to Keep her Coffee Buzz Going

☀️AMAZON, NETFLIX Land Hot A24, Tiger ⛳️ Projects️

🎧 A Priest Walks Into a Pitch Meeting . . .

Save The Date - The Ankler's TV Event Returns to Highlight the Season's Hottest Shows 4.4

The 3-Letter Deal TV Writers Love/Hate

The 3-Letter Deal TV Writers Love/Hate

☀️NETFLIX Scores with Int'l, PAR Pics

Transcript: A Priest Walks into a Pitch Meeting...

Listen Now: Paul Scheer, Ashley Nicole Black & April Prosser on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 What We Learned from the Oscars

The Animation App That Should Terrify Hollywood

The C-Word War: Tales from the Warners Front

☀️What AMAZON’s New Theatrical Goal Means for Streaming Pics

Bong Joon-ho, 'Mickey 17' and the Fine Art of Following Best Picture

SCOOP: The First Shows Where Writers Scored Streaming Bonuses

SCOOP: The First Shows Where Writers Scored Streaming Bonuses

☀️'Mickey' Hits Target, But WB Losses Ahead

H'wood's Rich People Problem; Fast v. Slow Celeb Brand Deals; Gen Z Bleed

🎧 Tina Brown & Janice Min Talk Meghan Markle, Demi Moore, DOGE

🎧 The Lost Art of Hollywood Swagger

☀️AMAZON Enters Viking Era; TIKTOK Deal Extension Likely

A (Adrien) to Z (Zoe): Oscar Stars' Next Moves

State of the Showbiz Union: We're F-ked (& What to Do About It)

The Chart About Audience Every Exec Should Obsess Over

☀️A Movie Theater Biz 💰 Health Check

Star Chef Confession: How I Got 'Trapped' Losing Money on YouTube

Star Chef Confession: How I Got 'Trapped' Losing Money on YouTube

CW's Scripted Death is Writer Hell

CW's Scripted Death is Writer Hell

☀️ Scoop: PAR 'Sonic' Franchise's Streaming Value

Listen Now: Michael Urie, Jackie Tohn & Lauren Lapkus on "Nobody Knows Anything"

Gen Z on 'Fuck You-ness', 'Productive Rudeness', Learning Swagger (and More)

Gen Z on 'Fuck You-ness', 'Productive Rudeness', Learning Swagger (and More)

🎧 Oscars: Demi, 'Anora', Adrien & a Final Debrief

Celeb Endorsements: Cash, Sweat Equity or Go for the Mega Exit?

Celeb Endorsements: Cash, Sweat Equity or Go for the Mega Exit?

PHOTOS: Oscars' Grand Finale (+ SAG!)

Oscar Fashion: Stealth Wealth’s Rich Switch

Holy Crap, I Went to the Oscars!

What Really Just Happened Inside the Dolby

☀️Box Office Hits '25 Low; 'Anora' Takes the Oscars

ICYMI: CBS Prez Tells All; Gen Z vs. Gen X; Disney's 'Snow Woke' Woes

'Point to Hope': Lumen Awards Highlight Community and Changemakers

'Wicked' Wiz Teases Ariana Grande-Cynthia Erivo Oscar Spot, Part Two's New Songs

🎧 Broadcast TV Surge; WBD's Sports Pause; Paramount Stalled

Co-Pros, Sales, Formats: 'Japan Is Now the Cool Place You Want to Be'

Co-Pros, Sales, Formats: 'Japan Is Now the Cool Place You Want to Be'

☀️ 2024 Cable TV Bundle Melt Report, As FUBO Stock Plunges

My Night at Oscar's Final Photo Call

Who's Winning: Final Oscar Predictions

🎧 Michael Wolff on Trump's Coming 'Self-Destruction': 'He Will Pay the Price'

☀️ WBD 2024: The Losses, Strat Changes & What’s Next

☀️ PAR Revenue Stalled, What Lies Ahead For SKYDANCE

Dude Perfect Got $100M in PE Money. This is What They're Doing With It

Dude Perfect Got $100M in PE Money. This is What They're Doing With It

🎧 James Bond's Corporate Suit

RFK Jr.’s $100K Deal to Shill Just Like Tom Brady and Khloé Kardashian

CBS Pres Amy Reisenbach: How We Pick What to Buy (+ Prequels, Sequels & IP)

CBS Pres Amy Reisenbach: How We Pick What to Buy (+ Prequels, Sequels & IP)

☀️AMC THEATRES 💰 Loss Continues, Wants Bigger Windows 🙏

Transcript: James Bond's Corporate Suit

Listen Now: Dana Fox, Fortune Feimster & Abdullah Saeed on "Nobody Knows Anything"

🎧 Making Oscar Great Again: How Do You Follow 'I'm Just Ken'?

Disney's 'Snow Woke' and the Dumbest 'DEI' Attack of All Time

7 Big Oscar Categories AI Will Blow Up

7 Big Oscar Categories AI Will Blow Up

☀️ DC's New Slate Plans, Output Ambitions

'Conclave' Quietly Maneuvers Into Position as a Potential 'Anora'-Killer

Salary Confessions: A Gen Z Creative Exec's Stark Warning for Gen X

Salary Confessions: A Gen Z Creative Exec's Stark Warning for Gen X

☀️NEON's 'Monkey' Shines as 'Captain' Plummets at Box Office

ICYMI: How to Sell a Film or TV Show Now

Penske, Can You Spare a Dime?

🎧 Hollywood's New Mission Impossible: Greenlights

☀️The DISNEY 💰 Math That Sunk MLB and What’s Next

Oscar's Final Tea Leaves: Spirits, SAG Awards & What They'll Reveal

The Wide World of Made-Up Sports as TV Bets on Rookies

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