Swipe, Pay, Cry: A $5 Billion Boom in 60-Second Soaps
Ankler Agenda13 Kesä 2025

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

Green shoots are rare in Hollywood these days, but some writers and actors are cashing six-figure checks in a format as questionable as its new Luigi Mangione series. Welcome to the world of microdramas: 60-second, phone-first serialized soap operas. Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Natalie Jarvey unpack the sudden rise of white-hot vertical series. How is it not a punchline like Quibi? And what does it say about the other dreaded Q-word holding back Hollywood: quality? Plus, Dealmakers’ Ashley Cullins joins with a scoop on Apple’s new competitive performance-based pay model — and why Jon Hamm is competing with... Jon Hamm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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White Smoke Over Space Mountain: Disney Crowns Josh D’Amaro

White Smoke Over Space Mountain: Disney Crowns Josh D’Amaro

Disney finally did it: Bob Iger has a successor. Parks chief Josh D’Amaro is taking the throne, with runner-up Dana Walden annexing more territory at the Mouse House (and earning a higher base salary ...

5 Helmi 31min

BONUS EP: 'MeidasTouch' CEO Ben Meiselas on Building an Anti-Trump Pod Empire in the Age of 'Fascism'

BONUS EP: 'MeidasTouch' CEO Ben Meiselas on Building an Anti-Trump Pod Empire in the Age of 'Fascism'

'MeidasTouch' podcaster and progressive media exec Ben Meiselas joins Like & Subscribe's Natalie Jarvey for a fiery discussion of the risks and new rules for American journalists as they report in U.S...

3 Helmi 35min

Disney’s CEO Race: Down to the Buzzer

Disney’s CEO Race: Down to the Buzzer

Disney CEO Bob Iger is ready to abdicate the throne. Again. Six years after Iger first stepped down as CEO, and 38 months after he regained control of Disney following Bob Chapek’s disastrous two-year...

29 Tammi 31min

What ‘Heated Rivalry’ Reveals About Minting Stars

What ‘Heated Rivalry’ Reveals About Minting Stars

Meryl, Leo, Scarlett, Zendaya — every generation produces its breakout stars. But minting the next one has never been harder amid the collapse of monoculture and the rise of social media. Elaine Low, ...

22 Tammi 36min

Hollywood’s New Gamble: Interactive TV Goes All In

Hollywood’s New Gamble: Interactive TV Goes All In

Nothing stirred more outrage at the Golden Globes than the integration of prediction market (read: betting platform) Polymarket in the telecast — Katey Rich called it “incredibly tacky,” and Richard R...

15 Tammi 33min

Is Everyone Leaving L.A. (Or Is That Just Your Group Chat)?

Is Everyone Leaving L.A. (Or Is That Just Your Group Chat)?

One year after the L.A. fires and three years after the strikes — with another round of labor drama looming — it can feel like every creative you know is fleeing Hollywood. Elaine Low, Sean McNulty, a...

9 Tammi 33min

YEAR-END HOLIDAY MAILBAG: Your Burning Questions, Answered

YEAR-END HOLIDAY MAILBAG: Your Burning Questions, Answered

Which business trends are giving the Ankler crew hope in the New Year? Is the 2023 writers’ strike responsible for the current shaky entertainment economy? What streaming service would Elaine Low, Sea...

30 Joulu 202529min

SUPER-SIZED HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Hollywood’s 2025 Winners & Losers

SUPER-SIZED HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Hollywood’s 2025 Winners & Losers

Netflix, YouTube, horny hockey hunks — even amid rough economic terrain this year, these industry standouts and more not only survived through ’25, but thrived. Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Natalie Ja...

23 Joulu 202549min

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