The Ankler
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Paramount-WBD Deal on Pause: States Land the First Blow
A federal judge found the attorneys general’s antitrust case strong enough to indicate the mega-merger could break the law
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Ethan Smith Joins Ankler Media as News & Features Editor
He previously was at ‘The Wall Street Journal’ for two decades
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‘The Players’ Tourney: Final Four
The ultimate showdown — Walt Disney vs. Netflix — and then the two most sure-fire box-office directors of all time in Spielberg vs. Cameron
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‘The Players’ Tourney: Elite Eight
Walt vs. the Warner Bros! Pixar stars vs. James Cameron! Sherry vs. Spielberg! And Team Netflix faces off with Bob Iger
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Ari, Patrick and Endeavor’s Delusion of Being a Tech Company
The behemoth disrupted Hollywood. But the town’s best storytellers and salesmen couldn’t convince investors they were running a ‘platform’
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🎧 How Ari & Iger Outfoxed Wall St.
Hollywood’s one-two punch beat back critics, activists, complainers
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Transcript: How Ari & Iger Outfoxed Wall Street
Hollywood’s one-two punch beat back critics, activists, complainers
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The AI Evangelists vs. Hollywood
Silicon Valley’s new ‘effective accelerationism’ argues that nothing should stop AI, entertainment be damned
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‘The Players’ Tourney: Sweet Sixteen
Iger v. Langley! Cruise v. Cameron! Plus six more marquee matchups as we seek to crown Hollywood’s GOAT
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‘The Players’ Tourney: Round 2 Begins
The winners of the ‘2010s-Now’ division and ‘Old Hollywood’ face off today
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The Ankler and Backstage Team Up for Screening Series
A Tom Hiddleston Q&A + Marvel Studios’ ‘Loki’ screening on April 12, and Prime Video ‘Expats’ event on May 13 kick off the partnership
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Transcript: UTA vs. the Talented Mr. Kassan
The curious history of one of the media world’s top connectors
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‘The Players’ Tourney: 2010s-Now
The fourth division of the Ankler bracket brings us to the streaming era