Now It’s Spotify vs. YouTube — Plus Personal Struggles Post-L.A. Fire
This week: Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Natalie Jarvey unpack a wave of moves shaking up Hollywood. First, the team dissect Spotify’s latest push into video, including a leaked pitch deck showing the ...
27 Jun 202530min
'Broadcast Is Dead’ Isn’t a Hot Take—It’s Josh Richards’ Business Plan
Live from Cannes Lions, Like & Subscribe editor Natalie Jarvey interviews creator Josh Richards and CrossCheck Studios CEO Chris Sawtelle about building a Gen Z media empire on the back of TikTok star...
25 Jun 202524min
YouTube vs. Netflix: Rumble on the Riviera
On the ground at Cannes Lions, Janice Min and Natalie Jarvey join Elaine Low to break down the big Rumble(s) on the Riviera. First up: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan fired back at Netflix's Ted Sarandos in Ja...
20 Jun 202532min
TV Tales: How ‘The Traitors’ Broke Through & Upended Reality
In the final edition of this season’s Hollywood Stories, Richard Rushfield got to talk about "The Traitors" — a show of which he is an unapologetic superfan — with executive producer Mike Cotton, the ...
18 Jun 202533min
Creator Coup: CEO Neal Mohan on YouTube Beating Netflix Without Buying a Single Show
Live from Cannes Lions, Ankler Media CEO Janice Min hosts a rollicking, wide-ranging conversation with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan about the platform’s growing dominance — both on TV screens and across cul...
18 Jun 202538min
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 microdram...
13 Jun 202530min
TV Tales: 'Penis, Penis, Penis, Me' — Comedy Legend Nell Scovell Tells All
In this week’s Hollywood Stories, Richard Rushfield sits down with TV comedy legend Nell Scovell — creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and writer for everything from The Simpsons to Late Night with D...
11 Jun 202539min
TV’s Top Directors: ‘Good American Family,’ ‘Severance,’ ‘Zero Day’ & ‘The Pitt’
In this bonus episode of The Ankler podcast, the second of two recorded live on May 18 at L.A.'s DGA Theater, The Ankler and the Directors Guild of America bring you a series of insightful and memorab...
11 Jun 20251h 6min
