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Dealmaking in the Post-Peak TV Landscape
Episode 307
There may be far fewer TV shows being made in Hollywood these days than in the salad days of the peak-TV era, but that just means there's more hustli…
2 years, 4 months ago
Betting on the Oscars: Why More States Allow Movie Fans to Place Wagers on Hollywood’s Big Night
Episode 306
Bill Speros, senior betting analyst for Bookies.com, explains why legal betting on the Oscars has grown in recent years thanks to changes in state ga…
2 years, 4 months ago
Confronting Sora: How Hollywood Should Heed Tyler Perry's AI Warning
Episode 305
Ever since OpenAI gave the world a glimpse of its upcoming new text-to-video software, the entertainment industry has been in a state of alarm—partic…
2 years, 5 months ago
Anime Streamer Crunchyroll Is a Rare SVOD Success Story
Episode 304
Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini explains how the Sony-owned, Japanese anime-focused streaming service has found success through serving a so-calle…
2 years, 5 months ago
“We’ll Be the French Fries to Anyone’s Happy Meal”: AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan Adapts Cable Channels for the Streaming Era
Episode 303
AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan offers a candid look at how the boutique owner of AMC, SundanceTV, WeTV, IFC and BBC America is adapting its programmi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Paramount Just the Start of Media's 2024 M&A Mysteries
Episode 302
Who is going to buy Paramount Global? Is M&A best done before or after the presidential election? Can anyone compete with Netflix? These are just a f…
2 years, 5 months ago
Food Network Chief and Warner Bros US Networks CMO on Future of Linear Business and Effects of M&A
Episode 301
Warner Bros. Discovery executives Betsy Ayala and Karen Bronzo break down big plans for Food Network, HGTV and the company's other linear networks in…
2 years, 5 months ago
YA Media Star Alloy Entertainment is Ready to Grow Up
Episode 300
Alloy CEO Leslie Morgenstein, TV chief Gina Girolamo and film leader Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, leaders of the company behind such TV and film hits as “…
2 years, 6 months ago
Emmy Ratings Low Delivers Awards-Show Gut Check
Episode 299
Just when last week's ratings resurgence for the Golden Globes had us all feeling good, along comes the Emmy Awards to deliver an all-time audience l…
2 years, 6 months ago
CES 2024: Variety Gazes into the Future with Top Executives, Innovators and TikTok Creator Leenda Dong
Episode 298
Produced on the ground at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Variety’s Cynthia Littleton and Todd Spangler and Variety Intelligence Platform…
2 years, 6 months ago