Fran Drescher Q&A: How AI Brought Hollywood CEOs to the Brink
“None of the workers in this industry are going to let themselves be dictated to anymore by big companies,” says SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, who sat down, along with chief negotiator Duncan Cra...
11 Nov 202317min
Joy, Worry and 'Very Tired Tears'
The longest actors strike in history is over, but a scarred landscape of reduced spending, fewer shows and a shrinking job market now awaits. Sean McNulty, Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield reveal what...
10 Nov 20231h 3min
Alex Cooper and the Bold Future of ‘Call Her Daddy’
Swifties follow their favorite pop star from stadiums to theaters, even to NFL games. Now, Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper — founder of new multimedia company, Trending, with producer-fiancé M...
3 Nov 202347min
Israel, Gaza and the Maha Brouhaha
The dramatic story of how high-flying CAA agent-to-the-stars Maha Dakhil ended up grounded as who-said-what about conflict in the Middle East inflames Hollywood. Also; real-life Hollywood horror stori...
27 Okt 202341min
Streaming's Next 'Tooth and Nail' Fight
The pivot into advertising is off to a rough start: Journalist Sahil Patel on the shuffle inside Netflix as it misses first-year ad goals by half. For more entertainment industry news, subscribe to T...
20 Okt 20231h
'A Culture of Dystopia and Nihilism'
The world has no shortage of villains, and according to Jonathan Taplin, author of The End of Reality, Hollywood is currently up against four: Silicon Valley billionaires Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg,...
13 Okt 20231h
Hollywood Greenlights Get Harder
Post-strike, writers have returned to a vastly changed industry. “A big theme I’m hearing from a lot of studio people is that the bar for a greenlight has just gotten much, much higher in the last few...
6 Okt 202328min
An Agency's Golden Handcuff Quandary
For years, CAA agents were promised a pot of gold. Now as the behemoth sells, the 10 percent crew cries foul over its own 10 percent. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with oth...
29 Sep 202332min
