AI Stole My Scripts: Rage as Big Tech Takes Without Asking
When The Good Wife co-creator Robert King saw that 139,000 produced TV and movie scripts — including his — were used for AI training, it “personalized” the AI issue for him. “There’s something very of...
27 Nov 202453min
MSNBC’s $125 Million ‘Ratings Viagra’
Ratings are down 40 percent, Morning Joe’s hosts are being ridiculed and the network’s anchors and shows are soon to be ruthlessly reshuffled. Turns out it’s time for MSNBC to take its $125 million “r...
22 Nov 202453min
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
