Pain in the New Year: Amazon Layoffs, Paramount Peril
Ankler Agenda12 Jan 2024

Pain in the New Year: Amazon Layoffs, Paramount Peril

Toast the New Year with RC Cola? It’s the kind of subpar beverage apropos to the first days of 2024, where a dreary Golden Globes (the RC Cola of Awards Shows) was celebrated for not being the lowest-rated in history; one of the most valuable companies in the world (Amazon) laid off hundreds in Hollywood, and one of the most storied studios (Paramount) has perched a semi-permanent “For Sale” sign out front. “It’s not a great way to start off the year,” says Elaine Low, who’s joins Sean McNulty and Richard Rushfield to survey the worsening landscape that — surprise! — may yet deliver some silver linings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Epic Cable TV Swap Meet Begins

The Epic Cable TV Swap Meet Begins

Elaine Low and Lesley Goldberg dive into the world’s biggest media swap meet about to start: the great cable TV sell-off. They reveal who’s selling the declining assets, who’s actually buying them and...

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Meet the 'New Paramount': Cindy, Crumbling Cable & Chaos

Meet the 'New Paramount': Cindy, Crumbling Cable & Chaos

As the Paramount–Skydance merger lurches toward an Oct. 4 deadline, Elaine Low, Sean McNulty, Lesley Goldberg and Ashley Cullins break down the latest on who’s in, who’s out, what Cindy Holland will d...

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

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

We kick off this holiday weekend on The Ankler Podcast with Matthew Frank exposing a rebellion brewing in film schools, where young cinephiles are shunning AI, while their mentors encourage them to em...

3 Juli 202530min

Now It’s Spotify vs. YouTube — Plus Personal Struggles Post-L.A. Fire

Now It’s Spotify vs. YouTube — Plus Personal Struggles Post-L.A. Fire

This week: Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Natalie Jarvey unpack a wave of moves shaking up Hollywood. First, the team dissect Spotify’s latest push into video, including a leaked pitch deck showing the ...

27 Juni 202530min

'Broadcast Is Dead’ Isn’t a Hot Take—It’s Josh Richards’ Business Plan

'Broadcast Is Dead’ Isn’t a Hot Take—It’s Josh Richards’ Business Plan

Live from Cannes Lions, Like & Subscribe editor Natalie Jarvey interviews creator Josh Richards and CrossCheck Studios CEO Chris Sawtelle about building a Gen Z media empire on the back of TikTok star...

25 Juni 202524min

YouTube vs. Netflix: Rumble on the Riviera

YouTube vs. Netflix: Rumble on the Riviera

On the ground at Cannes Lions, Janice Min and Natalie Jarvey join Elaine Low to break down the big Rumble(s) on the Riviera. First up: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan fired back at Netflix's Ted Sarandos in Ja...

20 Juni 202532min

TV Tales: How ‘The Traitors’ Broke Through & Upended Reality

TV Tales: How ‘The Traitors’ Broke Through & Upended Reality

In the final edition of this season’s Hollywood Stories, Richard Rushfield got to talk about "The Traitors" — a show of which he is an unapologetic superfan — with executive producer Mike Cotton, the ...

18 Juni 202533min

Creator Coup: CEO Neal Mohan on YouTube Beating Netflix Without Buying a Single Show

Creator Coup: CEO Neal Mohan on YouTube Beating Netflix Without Buying a Single Show

Live from Cannes Lions, Ankler Media CEO Janice Min hosts a rollicking, wide-ranging conversation with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan about the platform’s growing dominance — both on TV screens and across cul...

18 Juni 202538min

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