The New Disney Magic
Don’t mind the $430 million revenue drop in linear over the last two years — Bob Iger would like to shift your attention over to streaming, where price hikes have proven a magical Disney attraction. E...
15 Nov 202439min
State of Film: ‘Roll With the Punches’
In this bonus episode recorded live at the Montclair Film Festival, Sean McNulty — author of The Wakeup newsletter at The Ankler — leads a discussion about the state of the movie industry. Neon execut...
14 Nov 202439min
AI in Hollywood: More Intern Than God
In this bonus episode recorded live at the Montclair Film Festival, Ashley Cullins — author of The Ankler’s Dealmakers newsletter — leads a discussion about artists, audiences and artificial intellige...
12 Nov 202448min
Trump 2.0: Why Ari Wins, Studios Lose
Hollywood usually loves a sequel. Trump’s reelection? Not so much. His forthcoming second term has the town feeling “resigned,” says Richard Rushfield (even if James Carville thinks he won’t survive a...
8 Nov 202445min
Free. Popular. Unprofitable
FAST services are heralded for stratospherically high subscriber totals. Tubi has 80 million monthly active users, Roku’s got 85.5 million — Samsung is even at 88 million. So how come none of them are...
1 Nov 202436min
Hollywood’s WFH Wars Worsen
Hollywood is a relationship business. So can you learn from your bosses, network and get promoted if you’re working from home? Nicole LaPorte talks to Sean McNulty, Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield ab...
25 Okt 202443min
Hot Seat: Tina Brown on Trump, Harris, Meghan Markle & Menendez Brothers
Janice Min interviews Tina Brown, a sharp observer of the seismic social changes that have led to our chaotic new politics, in a wide-ranging and often hilarious conversation about the journalists imp...
21 Okt 202455min
CNN Stars Brace for Impact
An unprecedented election, two wars, deadly hurricanes. Yet CNN’s average primetime TV audience dropped to just 853,000 total viewers during September. Ankler contributor Lachlan Cartwright joins Sean...
18 Okt 202439min
