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As A-Listers Rush Into TV Ads, the Middle-Class Actor Economy Collapses
A big chill hits the shill as stars from Jason Momoa to Chris Pratt move in on commercials
16 hrs ago
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Elaine Low
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TV in 3: NBCU-Sheridan Exec Guessing Game; the Writer Who Won $60K on ‘The Floor’; an Industry PR RIP
An out-of-work ‘Ted’ writer is a hit on Fox's game show; goodbye to WBTV’s Robert Pietranton
Nov 21
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Lesley Goldberg
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Turkey, NFL & ‘Stranger Things’: Netflix Holiday Stunt Overrides Duffers’ Push for Weekly
SCOOP: What the creators wanted as industry insiders spill on the final-season strategy and the streamer’s new openness to moving beyond the binge
Nov 20
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Lesley Goldberg
Adult Animation Boom: Inside TV’s Hot Sellers’ Market, Studio by Studio
Netflix, HBO Max, Fox & Hulu, Amazon: The industry is bullish on toons, even with the AI elephant in room. Here’s who’s spending — and what they want
Nov 18
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Elaine Low
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TV in 3 Acts: ‘Mad Men’ Returns, ‘Poker Face’ Folds, More Paramount Carnage
My new weekly wrap on the small-screen headlines worth your time
Nov 14
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Lesley Goldberg
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$100 Million Hate-Watch: Inside Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’ Trainwreck — and How It Turned Around
SCOOP: I have the budget, cast paydays and behind-the-scenes drama from Kim Kardashian’s critically-savaged series that’s gone ‘zero to hero’
Nov 13
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Lesley Goldberg
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The Art of Hooking Audiences: Execs From a Disney-Backed Microdrama App Tell All
DramaBox’s creative team came from traditional Hollywood. Now aiming for $3B in revenue, they tell me they’ve had to unlearn almost everything
Nov 11
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Elaine Low
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Beatrice Springborn’s Bet: A ‘Flexible Model’ to Win Talent, Outsmart Streamers & Go Global
SCOOP: Universal Content Productions’ chief reveals projects with Yara Shahidi, the Obamas, Sam Esmail, Matt Charman — and the state of Seth…
Nov 5
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Lesley Goldberg
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Beatrice Springborn’s Bet: A ‘Flexible Model’ to Win Talent, Outsmart Streamers & Go Global
SCOOP: Universal Content Productions’ chief reveals projects with Yara Shahidi, the Obamas, Sam Esmail, Matt Charman — and the state of Seth…
Nov 5
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Lesley Goldberg
An Economist’s Hard Truths: Where to Pivot Your Career NOW — and the Next Strikes Looming
Patrick Adler’s data reveals AI’s impact, why strikes hit when ‘the pie is shrinking’ and the high-pay sector where Hollywood can still win
Nov 3
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Elaine Low
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An Economist’s Hard Truths: Where to Pivot Your Career NOW — and the Next Strikes Looming
Patrick Adler’s data reveals AI’s impact, why strikes hit when ‘the pie is shrinking’ and the high-pay sector where Hollywood can still win
Nov 3
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Elaine Low
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October 2025
Warner Bros. Insiders: Quiet Panic as Muscle Memory Kicks In — With One Big Asterisk
It's déjà vu — only now, studio veterans can see which jobs survive before the next axe even swings. Plus: my scoop on a new Netflix series
Oct 30
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Lesley Goldberg
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