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Imagine Entertainment’s Justin Wilkes on Pushing into Premium Nonfiction, How Streaming Marketplace Terms are Changing and the Double-Strike Impact on Indies
Episode 277
The president of Imagine Entertainment details the company's recent growth with documentary and nonfiction content, kids and family, branded creative…
2 years, 11 months ago
Virtual Franken-stars: Part 2 of Soul Machines CEO Interview
Episode 276
In the second of a two-part interview that began on last week's episode, Soul Machine's CEO Greg Cross casts his eye toward the future of how his bus…
3 years ago
Ready for AI-Fueled Franken-stars? Soul Machines CEO Says Yes
Episode 275
Imagine being able to interact with a CGI simulation of your favorite celebrity powered by artificial intelligence. That day is already here thanks t…
3 years ago
Media Stocks Midyear Assessment
Episode 274
With the leading media moguls hunkered down in Sun Valley this week for the annual Allen & Co. conference just a week ahead of the start of the Q2 ea…
3 years ago
Foot Soldiers of the Creator Economy: Social Media Entrepreneurs Talk Shop at Vidcon 2023
Episode 273
How do people actually make a living in social media? Hear from seven entrepreneurs in the trenches of the influencer and creator economy as they haw…
3 years, 1 month ago
The ROI of Made in NY and How it Changes Lives
Episode 272
In 2006, the Bloomberg mayoral administration in New York decided to fund a job training program, Made in NY, offering low-income residents the chanc…
3 years, 1 month ago
HBO Chief Casey Bloys on ‘Succession,’ AI, ‘The Last of Us’ and the Rebirth of Max
Episode 271
Casey Bloys, the content leader of HBO and Max, engages in a wide-ranging discussion about HBO’s recent streak of pop culture hits, from “Succession”…
3 years, 1 month ago
DeVon Franklin: ‘Flamin’ Hot’ Producer on His Mission to Uplift and Expand the Scope of Faith-Based Content
Episode 270
The veteran film and TV producer behind the Searchlight/Hulu release details the purpose that has driven his unconventional career in Hollywood. Fran…
3 years, 1 month ago
Wiip CEO Paul Lee: How to Streaming Deals are Changing Amid the Great Correction
Episode 269
The end of the great streaming content boom has brought with it a responsibility by the entertainment industry to address the compensation issues pre…
3 years, 1 month ago
Unpacking the Upfronts: How TV’s Big Week Reflected Broader Industry Turmoil
Episode 268
Variety’s team of television reporters offer a debrief on the 2023 programming presentations in New York. It was an upfronts week like no other with …
3 years, 2 months ago