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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'At What Point Do You Make a Profit?'

'At What Point Do You Make a Profit?'

On this episode, hosts Janice Min, Tatiana Siegel and The Wakeup’s Sean McNulty take quick measure of entertainment’s giants after another day of wild Q2 earnings calls all about streaming that includ...

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Will Peacock Exist in a Year?

Will Peacock Exist in a Year?

As recession fears mount, Comcast becomes the latest to deliver a bleak earnings picture, with its streaming service Peacock stuck firm on 13 million subscribers, despite spending over $2 billion a ye...

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Martini Shot: Agents are People Too

Martini Shot: Agents are People Too

This week, Rob Long has a confession to make: he likes agents—they’re “the friendly bacteria in the lower intestine of the dirty business we call entertainment,” he says. In defense of this controvers...

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Streaming's New Bad Omen

Streaming's New Bad Omen

Earnings season is underway, and everyone should be taking notice of Snapchat’s dismal performance (and Twitter’s that followed). The tech company’s stock took a 27 percent nosedive immediately after ...

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Netflix Saved by 'Stranger Things'

Netflix Saved by 'Stranger Things'

The Netflix Q2 2022 subscriber numbers are in!  And… huh. No splat. What does the lack of a collapse — but not exactly successful April through June quarter — indicate about the state of the streamin...

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EMMYS! 'Yellowjackets' > 'Yellowstone' 🏆

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The Emmy noms are in. After months of posturing, positioning and the biggest glut of prestige entertainment the world has ever seen, the votes have been tallied and the final sprint towards the big ni...

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Pod: Married to the Bob

Pod: Married to the Bob

Today’s Ankler Hot Seat podcast dissects this week’s move by the Disney board to extend CEO Bob Chapek’s contract for three more years. Hosts Richard Rushfield and Tatiana Siegel are joined by Ankler ...

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Pod: The King Is Dead?

Pod: The King Is Dead?

Follow us (and like us!) at Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, and on Twitter. Also please subscribe at TheAnkler.com for more podcasts and stories about the entertainmen...

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