TV’s YouTube Era Wags the Upfronts’ Dog
It’s the end of Upfronts week, better known as Hollywood’s annual pilgrimage to woo Madison Ave. Formerly about broadcast TV schedules, Upfronts has become a showcase for a much stranger, fragmented T...
14 Maj 37min
Disney's Super App Era Arrives. What Does It Mean?
Quarterly earnings season isn’t just MBA word salad. Earnings calls are where Hollywood’s biggest companies tell Wall Street what matters most — and where employees often learn what’s really happening...
7 Maj 29min
The Fight For Wasserman Intensifies
The agency formerly known as Wasserman — made infamous in recent months by founder Casey Wasserman’s flirtatious emails with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell — is up for sale. So who want...
30 Apr 31min
L.A.’s Mayoral Race Becomes a Fight for Hollywood Jobs
The entertainment industry’s economic and existential tailspin is playing out on the political stage, as Los Angeles’ mayoral candidates curry favor with the Hollywood set before the June 2 primary. I...
23 Apr 33min
BONUS EP: The TV Chiefs Who See Microdramas As the Future
Everyone talks about taking big swings again, but few Hollywood execs feel like they’re actually in a position to do it — without fearing for their jobs. But former Showtime head Jana Winograde and ex...
20 Apr 50min
The Merger Drama That Won’t Stay in Vegas
During Warner Bros.’ supersized CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, the studio’s sale to Paramount went unmentioned — even as it touted a theatrical slate stretching into 2028. But the contentious me...
16 Apr 34min
The WGA’s Surprise Deal — SAG and DGA, You’re Up
The tentative deal between the Writers Guild and Hollywood’s major studios has quelled fears of another strike — all while shaking up the major guilds’ contract cycle. Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Nat...
9 Apr 31min
No Jobs, No Ladder, No Relief — Except, For Some, a Cigarette
Sean Penn, puffing away inside the Beverly Hilton at the Golden Globes. Kylie Jenner, with a cigarette dangling out of her mouth, on the cover of Vanity Fair. Nurse Dana, taking a drag on The Pitt. Sm...
2 Apr 31min
