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The Shows Apple TV+ Wants to Buy Now
My Summer Sellers' Guide starts with the streamer still serving big checks (but not for everything and not for everyone)
15 hrs ago
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Elaine Low
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SCOOP: Paul Feig Donates $100,000 to National Immigration Law Center
'The inhumane and cruel persecution of immigrants in our communities is unconscionable and unacceptable,' Feig told Series Business
Jun 30
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Elaine Low
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SCOOP: Paul Feig Donates $100,000 to National Immigration Law Center
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Losing Your Virginity on TV Is a Gen Z Smash. What Is Happening?!
Raised on screens, scared of sex: the U.K.'s 'Virgin Island' taps into those hooked on porn and starved of intimacy, opening a bold new front in reality…
Jun 27
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Manori Ravindran
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Here's the New Writers Guild Contract
Sep 27, 2023
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Elaine Low
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WE'VE GOT A DEAL: Writers, Studios Reach Tentative Agreement
Sep 25, 2023
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Elaine Low
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WE'VE GOT A DEAL: Writers, Studios Reach Tentative Agreement
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Here Are the Studios' Proposals to the Writers
Aug 23, 2023
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Elaine Low
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Actors on Shrinking Seasons, Residuals and Leaving L.A.
Jul 16, 2023
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Nicole LaPorte
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Actors on Shrinking Seasons, Residuals and Leaving L.A.
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WGA Fri. Night Bomb Drop: Divide & Conquer?
Sep 9, 2023
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Elaine Low
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WGA Fri. Night Bomb Drop: Divide & Conquer?
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The Great Backfiring: Did This Move Just Add Weeks to the Strike?
Aug 24, 2023
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Elaine Low
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Panic, Fear, 'Fire Sale': Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart
Cable's last holdouts share the day to day horror of uncertainty. NOW: Read our can't miss essential reading list for where the new jobs are
Jun 26
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Lesley Goldberg
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Panic, Fear, 'Fire Sale': Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart
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'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce
Productions disrupted, workers paralyzed: Crew & staff who grew up undocumented (like I did) are filled with fear as studios stay mum
Jun 25
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Elaine Low
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'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce
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Scripted Sports TV is Having its Super Bowl Moment (as Long as You Don't Whiff)
I talk to Skydance, WBTV and creators including Jason Katims about what to do (and not) to make a hit, and scoop big news about J.J. Abrams' 'Speed…
Jun 18
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Lesley Goldberg
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Scripted Sports TV is Having its Super Bowl Moment (as Long as You Don't Whiff)
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Private Thoughts of an Anonymous Top Agent-Turned-Manager
This rep sees 'pockets of energy' in the TV market and names the exec stars who can take the industry forward as 'stagnant leadership' locks up…
Jun 16
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Elaine Low
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Why Amazon Can't Find Its Way in the U.K.
Brit producers are baffled by Prime Video's muddled strategy, U.S. hiring bent and risk fear: 'If you’ve got a great show, you’re going to Netflix…
Jun 12
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Manori Ravindran
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Julie Plec Maps YA’s New Sweet Spot in Streaming: Platform Fit (& No Phones!)
The 'We Were Liars' creator on what happened at Peacock, how her Uni deal got her to Amazon, returning to agency representation, and how to calm down…
Jun 12
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Lesley Goldberg
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Julie Plec Maps YA’s New Sweet Spot in Streaming: Platform Fit (& No Phones!)
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Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: 'Faster You Can Get in, the Better'
SCOOP: A Luigi Mangione drama drops next; the genre's top exec and star on how writers, actors, agents can tap into a (non-union) $5B Gold Rush
Jun 10
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Elaine Low
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Natalie Jarvey
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