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
Latest The Ankler stories
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🎧 YouTube’s Neal Mohan on Netflix Jabs, Sports Rights & the Creator Coup
At Cannes Lions, the CEO hits back at Sarandos comments, unpacks the platform’s pod surge and AI opportunity, and what marketers must know about Gen Z
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🎧 Swipe, Pay, Cry: A $5 Billion Boom in 60-Second Soaps
A Gold Rush frenzy over werewolves, cliffhangers, and coin-fueled payments
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🎧 Now Renting: 8 Million Sq Ft of Sadness
Bar mitzvahs? YouTubers? L.A.’s soundstages struggle to fill production’s void
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🎧 Netflix, Disney+ & YouTube: The Fight to Babysit Your Kids
‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Ms. Rachel’ are just the start. What’s next
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🎧 Upfronts: Less Glitz, Higher Stakes & a Fierce Fight
The team awards The Uppies fresh from the NYC ad confab
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Christopher Rosen Joins The Ankler
The EW, Vanity Fair, HuffPo and Gold Derby vet becomes deputy editor, and co-host of Katey Rich’s ‘Prestige Junkie’ podcast
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New Book IP: ‘Mean Girls’ with Murder; a Black ‘Thelma & Louise’ & More
Plus: A house swap gone awry, and the ‘James’ Pulitzer Prize controversy
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🎧 The Week Trump Terrified Hollywood
The president, Jon Voight and Gov. Newsom can’t save an industry
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The Ankler x Screen International Launch 2nd Annual Cannes Film Festival Newsletter
Gregg Kilday returns to helm a joint daily from both titles, with Claire Atkinson also covering culture and parties along the Croisette
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🔎 Frankenstein in the Old West & IP Picks of the Week
Plus: Two original takes on marriages gone bad and more available stories
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🎧 Hollywood Jobs 2025: Good, Bad & Who’s Hiring
Fight with 500 applications for every job or pivot to the industry next door
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🎧 Netflix’s Push for TV’s Final 80%
Creators, podcasts, more sports: A playbook to convert the remaining audience watching something — anything — on screens is about to unfold
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🎧 WWE’s Prez and Triple H on Global Ambition, the Netflix Deal & Bad Bunny
Nick Khan and Paul Levesque explain the inner workings of their sports phenom