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What Makes a Hit in ’26? These 20 Buzzy New Series Bet on the Answer

Best of ’25: TV Seller Guides, Amazon & WB Chaos, 10 Top Exec Q&As

28 Top Execs Recommend the Best TV Series to Binge Over the Holidays

Your Predictions, Fears, Hopes for Hollywood 2026: ‘Find Your Way to Stick It Out’

TV in 3: Year-End Deals Rush; ‘Heated Rivalry’ Peaks; a Lesson From Rob Reiner

SCOOP: UTA Drops Intimacy Coordinator, Choreographer, Dancer Clients

Why Bell Media Execs Went All in on ‘Heated Rivalry’ — and How the Bet Paid Off

Why Bell Media Execs Went All in on ‘Heated Rivalry’ — and How the Bet Paid Off

Hollywood’s Breaking Faster Than Film Schools Can Teach It. Inside the Scramble to Keep Up

TV in 3: HBO’s Horny Hockey Hunks Go Viral; CBS’ Showrunner Scramble

12 C-Suite Execs on the ‘Existential’ Fallout of a Warners Deal and the ‘Least Bad’ Outcome

WGA Prez’ Dire Warning on Netflix-WB: ‘We Know How This Movie Ends’

‘NOT GOOD’: Agents’ Alarm as Netflix-WBD Stokes Panic, Fears of a Market Pause

‘NOT GOOD’: Agents’ Alarm as Netflix-WBD Stokes Panic, Fears of a Market Pause

5 Burning Qs: What The Netflix-Warners Bombshell Means for Creatives, Execs & Shows

Why 34 Million Tuned In: Secrets Behind NBC’s Thanksgiving Ratings Shocker

Netflix Raids YouTube for Kids (Again); A-List Squeeze on Animation Voice Roles

The Ruthless Biz of TV Holiday Movies: Lots of Joy — But ‘They Want Snow for Free’

As A-Listers Rush Into TV Ads, the Middle-Class Actor Economy Collapses

TV in 3: NBCU-Sheridan Exec Guessing Game; the Writer Who Won $60K on ‘The Floor’; an Industry PR RIP

Turkey, NFL & ‘Stranger Things’: Netflix Holiday Stunt Overrides Duffers’ Push for Weekly

Adult Animation Boom: Inside TV’s Hot Sellers’ Market, Studio by Studio

TV in 3 Acts: ‘Mad Men’ Returns, ‘Poker Face’ Folds, More Paramount Carnage

$100 Million Hate-Watch: Inside Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’ Trainwreck — and How It Turned Around

The Art of Hooking Audiences: Execs From a Disney-Backed Microdrama App Tell All

Beatrice Springborn’s Bet: A ‘Flexible Model’ to Win Talent, Outsmart Streamers & Go Global

Beatrice Springborn’s Bet: A ‘Flexible Model’ to Win Talent, Outsmart Streamers & Go Global

An Economist’s Hard Truths: Where to Pivot Your Career NOW — and the Next Strikes Looming

An Economist’s Hard Truths: Where to Pivot Your Career NOW — and the Next Strikes Looming

Warner Bros. Insiders: Quiet Panic as Muscle Memory Kicks In — With One Big Asterisk

Sports Doc Fatigue: Hollywood’s New Endurance Test (and How to Cure It)

Supermerger: Inside the Deal That Would Finally Give Netflix a Real Rival

Ad Money Enters the Pitch Room: ‘It’s Clear Where We’re Headed’

Battle for NBC’s Soul: Dick Wolf vs. the NBA (Final Score Inside)

Outpitch, Outplay, Outlast: The New Rules for Selling Reality TV

10 Showrunners Who Define TV Now

Confessions of an Unscripted TV Agent: Fewer Buyers, New Hustles

Confessions of an Unscripted TV Agent: Fewer Buyers, New Hustles

Amazon TV’s Brutal Keeper Test Begins: Palladino Exit, ‘LOTR’ Nightmare, Execs

How OG Netflixer Peter Friedlander Can Revitalize TV at ‘Miserable’ Amazon

How OG Netflixer Peter Friedlander Can Revitalize TV at ‘Miserable’ Amazon

The L.A. Politico Battling Hollywood Job Drain, Trump ‘Bribery,’ ICE Masks

EXCLUSIVE: Vince Gilligan & Sony TV Renew Overall — ‘I’ve Got it Pretty Great’

Kimmel, Late Night & the Fury — and Future — of Hollywood Comedians

SCOOP: Julie Plec, Andre Agassi Team for Amazon YA Tennis Drama

Jay Penske Bought a Beloved TV Fest Then ‘Didn’t Invest’. Its Founders Took It Back

Meet ‘Ari’, the AI Talent Agent Helping 300 Actors

Netflix’s 10-Year Window on Top Originals is Expiring. Studios Smell Blood

Microdrama Boom: Why Your Next Job May Be With a 60-Second Soap

A 60-Min. Microdrama, $100K Budget, $1M Sale? I Got the Scoop on Set

One Big Swing: How ‘Yellowstone’ Was Born From a Single Gut Call

‘Stuff Is Selling’: Your Fall Guide to What Every TV Buyer Wants Now

He Made ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty.’ Now Paul Lee’s Betting on K-Drama

How to Job Hunt, Win LinkedIn & Beat the AI Filter: Survival Mode Gets Real

Sony’s TV Chief Wants to Make the Show You’re Scared to Write

The TV Shows Netflix Wants to Buy Now

The TV Shows Netflix Wants to Buy Now

Scoop! USA Network is Buying Scripted TV Again. Here’s What They Want

The Exec Behind ‘The Studio’ on Selling Comedy, Originals & Who Gets First Looks

Summer 2025 TV Sellers’ Guide

The TV Shows Disney+, Disney Channel Want Now

The TV Shows Disney+, Disney Channel Want Now

Starz’s New Strategy: Make More, Own More, Go Where the Giants Won’t

What TV Shows ABC, Hulu & FX Want to Buy Now

You’re Invited to Art & Crafts LIVE on 8.7

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors on How They Did It — And Made Netflix History

What Shows Peacock Wants to Buy Now

Netflix & Amazon are Now French TV Channels — What?!

On Vacation, Colbert Didn’t Know ‘Late Show’ Was Dead. His Manager Did

Gen X is Being Forced to Hustle. This Time with a New Career Plan

You're Invited to a Special Screening of “Dope Queens” on 7.23

The Grim Biz of Selling Off Cable TV — and the Surprise Buyers Circling

What HBO & HBO Max Want to Buy Now (and What’s the Difference)

‘It’s Brutal’: Shut Out by Leagues, Indie Sports Doc Creators Get Creative

She’s Back! Cindy Holland at ‘New Paramount’ is About to Shake Up TV (Again)

The Shows Amazon Wants to Buy Now

SCOOP: 'The Last of Us' HBO Shakeup as Creative Duo Parts Ways

The Shows Apple TV+ Wants to Buy Now

SCOOP: Paul Feig Donates $100,000 to National Immigration Law Center

Losing Your Virginity on TV Is a Gen Z Smash. What Is Happening?!

Panic, Fear, 'Fire Sale': Inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU as They Split Apart

'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce

Scripted Sports TV is Having its Super Bowl Moment (as Long as You Don't Whiff)

Private Thoughts of an Anonymous Top Agent-Turned-Manager

Why Amazon Can't Find Its Way in the U.K.

Julie Plec Maps YA’s New Sweet Spot in Streaming: Platform Fit (& No Phones!)

Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: 'Faster You Can Get in, the Better'

Crisis for Queer TV: Disappearing & Out of Vogue

L.A. Sound Stages: The New Dead Mall?

The $3M Episode Squeeze: ‘Downton’ Duo Rethink How to Sell Prestige TV

You're Invited! Join the Star & Creators of "High Potential" on 6.2

Global TV Market Reboot: A New Second Window Blows Open

Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs on the Indie Playbook for TV’s Post-Peak Era

What Upfronts '25 Just Taught Us About Your Job's Future

TV Producers' Delicious Dream of Fin-Syn's Return, One Step Closer

Bloody-Good TV Worlds: Inside 'Vampire' and 'St. Denis Medical'

Disney’s Rita Ferro Rethinks Upfronts: 'You Buy Cars All Year.' Why Not Ads?

TV Chaos Underway in U.S.-Canada Trade War: 'Someone Takes the Hit'

Mara Brock Akil on 'Forever', Netflix, Judy Blume & DEI Rollback: 'You'll Lose'

SCOOP: Uni TV ‘Beta-Testing’ New Deal Structure With Writers

Studios vs. WGA: Writers Reveal Rage, Rewards, Reality Two Long Years Later

Benito Skinner & Charli XCX DM'd. An A24 Show & Wild Soundtrack Followed

'Poker Face' to 'Terminal List': How an Indie Producer Beats the Big Guys

'Sharpest Weapon': Europe Lays Plans to Hobble Trump-Era Hollywood

How to Get Staffed in a Writers Room Today

'Pop Culture Investigations': TV Buyers Swarm After 'Quiet on Set'

Buyers' New Good-for-Sellers Vibe Shift (& What 'The Pitt' Has to Do With It)

The Ankler Art & Crafts LIVE Returns on 5.8

A Creative Exec Survival Guide

'Adolescence' Producers Were Struggling. Then Netflix Said Yes

'Handmaid's Tale' Screams Dystopia. But the Show Creator Won't Get Political

Tariff Terror: TV Production Braces for Trump-Induced Sticker Shock

Amazon's Amazing TV Mess: 'Everyone's Afraid of Their Own Shadow'

D'oh! TV Animation Meets AI With Unease, Opportunity

'Freeloading' No More: European TV Alliances Snub the U.S.

Jake & Logan Paul: Secrets of the Producer Who Shaped Their Outrageous Story for TV

Fixing TV: Shawn Ryan, Damon Lindelof on How They'd Change Development

WME's Top Digital Exec: AI's Here. Now Let's Cash In (Carefully)

Exec Coach: The New Industry Must-Have (and Career Off-Ramp)

CBS Ex-Pres on Life After the Big Job: 'You Don't Get to Choose Your Own Exit'

Development Execs in Development Hell Too

The 3-Letter Deal TV Writers Love/Hate

SCOOP: The First Shows Where Writers Scored Streaming Bonuses

CW's Scripted Death is Writer Hell

Gen Z on 'Fuck You-ness', 'Productive Rudeness', Learning Swagger (and More)

Co-Pros, Sales, Formats: 'Japan Is Now the Cool Place You Want to Be'

CBS Pres Amy Reisenbach: How We Pick What to Buy (+ Prequels, Sequels & IP)

Salary Confessions: A Gen Z Creative Exec's Stark Warning for Gen X

The New 'Blinking Yellow Light' Hell of TV Development

Art of the Virtual Pitch: Buyer, Seller Secrets for Nailing It in the Zoom Room

Psst! Your Fave U.S. Game Show is Probably Shot in Ireland

'Buffy' Reboot Will Shoot in L.A.; Veteran Broadcast Writers are Winning

‘Broke as a Joke’: Who’s Staying, Who's Fleeing Hollywood After Fires

TV Has Changed, But My Passion for Covering the Industry Never Will

A 'Desperate' Campaign to Bring L.A. Production Back: 'People Can't Live Where There is No Work'

You’re invited: CONCLAVE | An Ankler x Letterboxd “Audience First” FYC Screening + Q&A 2.5

'Fewer, Bigger, Better': How the Producers of 'Traitors' & 'Squid Game: The Challenge' Make Reality Hits

Indie TV: ‘Holy Shit, This is a Viable Model’

Unscripted Market: Who's Buying What in '25, Streamer-by-Streamer

'Blue Cheap': 4 New Ways of Making TV Only Look Expensive

'Trauma Bonded for Life': A TV Director's Home Burned Down. Now He's a Lifeline

TV '25: Self-Financed Series and 3 More Market Shifts to Know

AI, YouTube, TikTok: How TV Producers Plan to Cash In in '25