AI and Hollywood's 'Sophie's Choice'
Ankler Agenda19 Apr 2024

AI and Hollywood's 'Sophie's Choice'

Though the strikes ended, the fight around AI is far from over. Following the debut of her Dealmakers newsletter, new contributor Ashley Cullins joins to reveal her conversations with powerhouse entertainment lawyers and CAA, their behind the scenes maneuvering to protect Hollywood talent, and the agonizing Sophie’s Choice actors will face when deciding to allow AI replica rights (a choice the A-list can reject more easily, but not up-and-comers). Also: Elaine Low details five TV agents’ assessments of what streamers want to buy these days, and Richard Rushfield foretells A24’s dangerous trajectory. For more entertainment news, subscribe to The Ankler here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episoder(243)

In Conversation: Judy Blume & Kelly Fremon Craig

In Conversation: Judy Blume & Kelly Fremon Craig

‘Oh Judy, baby.’ That’s Judy Blume impersonating the many male producers who had approached her decades ago to bring her legendary book about a girl traversing puberty, family and friends to the big s...

25 Nov 202350min

72 Hours with Netflix in Vegas

72 Hours with Netflix in Vegas

Back from the golf-F1 mashup Netflix Cup, Richard Rushfield joins Sean McNulty and Elaine Low to reveal that what happened in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas as the team talks Ted-spotting, celebrity ento...

17 Nov 202347min

Actors and Their Digital Replicas: Hollywood’s New Reality

Actors and Their Digital Replicas: Hollywood’s New Reality

Hollywood’s dystopian-sounding future is here, with AI the overriding issue for actors as they negotiated their new deal with the studios. Today, two actors on that SAG negotiating committee, Picard’s...

16 Nov 202344min

Fran Drescher Q&A: How AI Brought Hollywood CEOs to the Brink

Fran Drescher Q&A: How AI Brought Hollywood CEOs to the Brink

“None of the workers in this industry are going to let themselves be dictated to anymore by big companies,” says SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, who sat down, along with chief negotiator Duncan Cra...

11 Nov 202317min

Joy, Worry and 'Very Tired Tears'

Joy, Worry and 'Very Tired Tears'

The longest actors strike in history is over, but a scarred landscape of reduced spending, fewer shows and a shrinking job market now awaits. Sean McNulty, Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield reveal what...

10 Nov 20231h 3min

Alex Cooper and the Bold Future of ‘Call Her Daddy’

Alex Cooper and the Bold Future of ‘Call Her Daddy’

Swifties follow their favorite pop star from stadiums to theaters, even to NFL games. Now, Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper — founder of new multimedia company, Trending, with producer-fiancé M...

3 Nov 202347min

Israel, Gaza and the Maha Brouhaha

Israel, Gaza and the Maha Brouhaha

The dramatic story of how high-flying CAA agent-to-the-stars Maha Dakhil ended up grounded as who-said-what about conflict in the Middle East inflames Hollywood. Also; real-life Hollywood horror stori...

27 Okt 202341min

Streaming's Next 'Tooth and Nail' Fight

Streaming's Next 'Tooth and Nail' Fight

The pivot into advertising is off to a rough start: Journalist Sahil Patel on the shuffle inside Netflix as it misses first-year ad goals by half. For more entertainment industry news, subscribe to T...

20 Okt 20231h

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
dine-penger-pengeradet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
e24-podden
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
pengepodden-2
finansredaksjonen
utbytte
pengesnakk
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
rss-sunn-okonomi
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
okonomiamatorene
lederpodden
rss-markedspuls-2
flypodden
rss-trygg-av-natur