Hollywood Is Back on Strike Watch
What are the odds of another Hollywood strike in 2026? The answer to who has more leverage — the guilds or the studios — may surprise you. With AI, healthcare and streaming again on the bargaining tab...
19 Feb 32min
BONUS EP: ‘Us Weekly’ to City Hall? Spencer Pratt Makes His Case to Janice Min
Nearly 20 years ago, Spencer Pratt became reality TV infamous on the cover of Us Weekly. In this bonus episode, he sat down with Ankler Media CEO and editor-in-chief Janice Min — the editor who once p...
18 Feb 1h 1min
The Epstein Files Hit Hollywood
“So what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?” Casey Wasserman — founder of the Wasserman Agency, chair of the LA28 Olympic Committee, and grandson of Hollywood founding father Lew Wa...
12 Feb 28min
BONUS EP: Who Made ‘Heated Rivalry’ Possible? The Exec Who Greenlit the Hit Tells All
Bell Media President Sean Cohan tells The Ankler’s Elaine Low onstage at NATPE Global/Realscreen Summit in Miami about the pitch process for ‘Heated Rivalry,’ how the show’s creators protected its Can...
8 Feb 36min
White Smoke Over Space Mountain: Disney Crowns Josh D’Amaro
Disney finally did it: Bob Iger has a successor. Parks chief Josh D’Amaro is taking the throne, with runner-up Dana Walden annexing more territory at the Mouse House (and earning a higher base salary ...
5 Feb 31min
BONUS EP: 'MeidasTouch' CEO Ben Meiselas on Building an Anti-Trump Pod Empire in the Age of 'Fascism'
'MeidasTouch' podcaster and progressive media exec Ben Meiselas joins Like & Subscribe's Natalie Jarvey for a fiery discussion of the risks and new rules for American journalists as they report in U.S...
3 Feb 35min
Disney’s CEO Race: Down to the Buzzer
Disney CEO Bob Iger is ready to abdicate the throne. Again. Six years after Iger first stepped down as CEO, and 38 months after he regained control of Disney following Bob Chapek’s disastrous two-year...
29 Jan 31min
What ‘Heated Rivalry’ Reveals About Minting Stars
Meryl, Leo, Scarlett, Zendaya — every generation produces its breakout stars. But minting the next one has never been harder amid the collapse of monoculture and the rise of social media. Elaine Low, ...
22 Jan 36min
