Druckmann Ditches HBO: ‘The Last of Us’ Faces a Creative Apocalypse

If the theme of last year’s CinemaCon was “movies are back,” then this year’s is “movies are really back.” Richard Rushfield and Elaine Low join Sean McNulty to report what they saw during their three...

28 Apr 202345min

As Hollywood braces for a writers strike, one genre of television will remain unscathed: unscripted. But reality has its own pitfalls: recently Netflix juggernaut Love is Blind whiffed in its attempt ...

21 Apr 202344min

Sean McNulty and Elaine Low analyze what the co-CEOs said (and didn’t) in its Q1 earnings report about the strike, subscribers, the ad tier and passwords. For a full transcript, click here. This is...

19 Apr 202321min

For the first time in 13 years, the iconic HBO moniker will not headline a platform as HBO Max becomes Max. Was the brand that snobby? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with ot...

14 Apr 202341min

Elaine Low and Sean McNulty discuss the implications of HBO Max's rebrand. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thea...

13 Apr 202323min

Entertainment was once dominated by brash young executives (Barry Diller, Sherry Lansing, Dawn Steel and Robert Evans all ascended in their thirties). Now? Nearly every top job in town belongs to some...

7 Apr 202343min

Hollywood’s tectonic plates are continuing their steady shift, this time with Netflix’s decision to part ways with longtime film execs Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke. The move raises the broader questi...

31 Mar 202355min

This is last in a series of conversations from NXStream Global, the March 8 summit from Advertising Week and The Ankler at UTA. The first three were with Tony Vinciquerra, Jeremy Zimmer and Rich Paul....

27 Mar 202324min