Hollywood’s DEI Cave-in; Post-Fires Leave L.A. Debate
As President Trump seeks to banish diversity, equity and inclusion, Disney buried its initiative this week, and Amazon continues to “evolve” its own. Sean McNulty, Elaine Low, Richard Rushfield and co...
14 Feb 202537min
Inside #StayinLA; Two Minutes with Bob Iger; SpinCo Woe
Disney started its latest earnings call with an uncharacteristically terse Bob Iger avoiding a trio of unpleasant topics: linear TV, declining Disney+ subscriber totals and Donald Trump. What wasn’t s...
7 Feb 202540min
A Dire Sundance, Indie Peril & the Creator Incursion
Just two deals and Sundance is almost over? Ouch. Richard Rushfield, on the ground at the fest, gives his report on indie malaise and how to fix it. Plus: Sean McNulty, Elaine Low and Richard on Peaco...
31 Jan 202540min
'Creators Should Be in Charge': Sean Evans, Rhett & Link
Natalie Jarvey, author of Like & Subscribe, Ankler Media's new newsletter about the creator economy, speaks with YouTube stars Sean Evans, host of Hot Ones, and Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal — aka Rh...
29 Jan 202533min
The New Showbiz: Hollywood, Creators, & Brands
The entertainment industry for years turned its nose up at brand-backed film and TV, but in a disrupted Hollywood scrambling for new business models and fresh voices, the tide is turning. Natalie Jarv...
28 Jan 202545min
Hollywood’s New Trick to Screw Writers
Who loves doing free work? No one. Who loves getting free work? The studios. “If-come” deals — where a writer develops a show under contract but only sees money if the show sells — are on the rise pos...
24 Jan 202536min
L.A. Production Spiral. Trump to the Rescue?
Can Jon Voight save Hollywood? Probably not. But President Trump’s announcement that the Midnight Cowboy, Mad Max (Mel Gibson) and Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) would be his “special envoys” in L.A. on t...
17 Jan 202543min
‘An Intense Couple of Days’
“Everybody was feeling really optimistic going into this year,” says Elaine Low — and while there are encouraging signs for Hollywood, from new business models to a return to the fundamentals, she and...
10 Jan 202533min
