The World Cup’s Streaming Cash Machine
Leave it to the U.S. sports-TV machine to turn three-minute hydration breaks at the FIFA World Cup — a new feature to prevent players from collapsing in the heat — into a multimillion-dollar ad opport...
25 Juni 30min
BONUS EP: Roku’s Charlie Collier on Fox Deal & Beating Big Tech for Ad Dollars
At Cannes Lions, the exec tells Ankler CEO Janice Min how the hardware behemoth became a streaming empire — 'We really do have almost Super Bowl-size audiences every day' — and makes his first public ...
24 Juni 32min
BONUS EP: The Nithya Raman Interview: ‘Let’s Celebrate Making Things in L.A. Again’
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman is acutely aware of what’s at stake as local Hollywood production craters — 42,000 jobs lost over two years between 2022 ...
23 Juni 28min
Would You Rather: Spend $18B on Shows or $22B on Roku?
Would you rather spend $18 billion a year on content like Netflix does, or $22 billion once to buy the remote? That’s the bet Fox Corp. is making with its blockbuster acquisition of hardware and distr...
18 Juni 27min
BONUS EP: Sean McNulty & Peter Kafka on Fox Buying Roku and What it All Means
Nothing like a $22 billion deal to start a week, as Fox was revealed as the mystery buyer for the Roku business — furthering Lachlan Murdoch’s company’s diversification from being heavily based in the...
16 Juni 30min
The New Podcast Wars: Streaming Now
It’s a deal that would have been unimaginable a decade ago — maybe even two years ago. But last month, motivational speaker and On Purpose host Jay Shetty signed a reported $100 million agreement to m...
11 Juni 31min
A24’s ‘Backrooms’ and the Rise of YouTube Filmmakers
“I would not be feeling good right now if I was sitting in my corner office over at Disney after this weekend,” one source tells Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey about the box office success of Backr...
4 Juni 33min
Can L.A.’s Next Mayor Save Hollywood?
Angelenos are on the clock. The Los Angeles mayoral election is set for June 2, and even those who don’t live in SoCal should pay close attention to the outcome. Hollywood is taking center stage in a ...
28 Maj 32min
