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TV’s New Development Money: Brands
As studios pull back, onetime advertisers shift into scripted — paying ‘top-tier’ writers and opening a new path to production
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TV in 3: Netflix Engagement Blame Game; NBCU Split Divides Execs
Plus: Peter Friedlander’s Amazon exec shuffle & who’ll helm Netflix’s ‘Nemesis’ after its co-creator’s exit for Apple TV
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Amazon’s Hockey Romance ‘Off Campus’ Has a ‘Bridgerton’ Plan
First-time showrunner Louisa Levy reveals her franchise play for a steamy show less ‘Heated Rivalry’ than people think
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☀️ NETFLIX, AMAZON Cannes Action, DISNEYFOX Enlists Feig
FX wants Frankenstein / ROKU sets creator hub / WB sets ‘Hello Kitty’ team
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Deal Scene: Hot Titles, Who’s Buying & the Market’s ‘800-Pound Gorilla’
I talk to Richard Lorber and more about top players — Amazon and Black Bear to Warners’ Clockwork — as Netflix pulls back and insiders ask, ‘Where are the market makers?’
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TV in 3: Friedlander’s Amazon Goals Revealed; TV Studio Scorecard
Plus: Vin Diesel’s Upfronts onstage overshare
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Upfronts Winners & Losers: Scripted TV Gets Sacked
Plus: The David Ellison elephant loomed over New York while jocks jockeyed in front of Madison Ave.
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Cannes Lions’ Creator Boom Meets Expense Account Agony
Talent and execs sit on the fence as the Riviera is rocked by reality. Plus: Twitch’s creator-friendly expansion
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☀️ NBC v. AMAZON Ad Battle: Upfronts Day 1
WB reviving ‘Westworld’ / ANGEL gets Waititi pic / NEON makes yet another buy
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Kimmel Fights. Tech Bros Bow Before The King
A who’s who at the state dinner tells us what we need to know about CEOs vs. creatives in Hollywood
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TV in 3: The Messy Truth Behind Amazon’s ‘Apprentice’ Fantasy
Why discussions of a Donald Trump Jr.-led reboot fizzled. Plus, May’s Emmy wannabes and a ‘Broken Hearts Club’ reunion
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☀️ NETFLIX, Claire Danes Re-Team, Exec Private 🛩️ Use Rankings
SIRIUS pod 💰 gains, sub loss / YOUTUBE’s ’26 💰 growth / Broadcast rules NBA ratings
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Peter Friedlander Is Remaking Amazon TV. What’s Taking So Long?
‘People are mystified’ six months in about the agenda, as agents grow restless for the streamer to start buying again
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After Burning Cash, Amazon Finally Scores With ‘Project Hail Mary’
The marketing gambit that paid off
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☀️ ‘Hail Mary’ Answers AMAZON’s Movie Biz Prayers
Layoffs hit STARZ / NETFLIX sets WARNER MUSIC deal / DIS 🎥 picks new Comms head
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TV in 3: Amazon TV After the Trainwreck; the WGA’s Next Demands
I break down Peter Friedlander’s Prime Video reorg
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Amazon TV Trapped in ‘Lord of the Rings’ Nightmare, Exec Palace Intrigue
Peter Friedlander steps in to a ‘battered’ team, a star showrunner departure and an insanely high kill fee to the Tolkien estate