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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The Writers Guild reached a deal with the AMPTP that was surprisingly swift and less dramatic than last time. Co-chair of the WGA West negotiating committee and acclaimed screenwriter @johnaugust.bsky.social tells @elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social how the deal got done mrf.lu/vyy4

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

“Welcome to the real world.” That’s how one WGA member sums up the new deal’s healthcare changes. @elainelow.bsky.social digs into the tradeoffs, from higher costs to AI standstill and pressure on SAG-AFTRA’s next move theankler.com/p/the-wga-de...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Taylor Frankie Paul’s past domestic violence case was already public. Then new footage emerged. Days later, ABC pulled ‘The Bachelorette’ and a Hulu hit halted production. @elainelow.bsky.social explains what happened next theankler.com/p/taylor-fra...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The fight over Paramount–Warners is now shifting from Hollywood boardrooms to regulators, union leaders and politicians — and the outcome could determine what the next version of the studio system looks like. @elainelow.bsky.social has more on the merger cagematch: theankler.com/p/paramount-...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

In Series Business @elainelow.bsky.social gathers candid predictions for Hollywood in 2026, including fears about AI, frustration with consolidation, and hard-earned advice for surviving a reshaped industry theankler.com/p/hollywood-...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

SCOOP: United Talent Agency has dropped intimacy coordinators from its roster, @elainelow.bsky.social reports. Former clients say the move comes as less intimacy is being written into TV and film, even as the role gains new union protections. Read more: theankler.com/p/uta-united...

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SCOOP: UTA Drops Intimacy Coordinator, Choreographer, Dancer Clients

As Hollywood reduces sex onscreen (Gen Z’s not interested, thanks), one worker tells me ‘less intimacy is being written’

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Hollywood is changing faster than film schools can update their syllabi. @elainelow.bsky.social reports on professors rewriting courses around AI, vertical storytelling, and the creator economy as traditional career paths collapse theankler.com/p/hollywoods...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If you work in TV development, what’ve you been most concerned about?

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Adult animation is one of the few parts of TV with real buyer interest. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with agents and insiders about Netflix’s global push, Warner Bros.’ aggressive DC plans, Amazon’s expanding slate, and Fox’s search for a longer format series theankler.com/p/adult-anim...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

What was once “icky” is now essential. @elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Hulu wants more “MomTok” chaos. Fox is reviving Fear Factor. Netflix is making Monopoly a game show. @elainelow.bsky.social charts the strange, crowded new era of unscripted TV and why agents say it’s all about who can yell the loudest theankler.com/p/outpitch-o...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

“Why would anyone want that job?” Amazon insiders call the studio “miserable.” But with Peter Friedlander now leading TV, Hollywood is watching to see if the Netflix veteran can overhaul its bureaucracy and win back talent. @elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Disney execs are meeting with Jimmy Kimmel this week, but his crew has been told not to report to work until further notice as comedy writers and WGA leadership erupt at what they call appeasement. @snoodit.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social report: theankler.com/p/hour-to-ho...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The fall TV market is moving again, but buyers want sharper pitches and fewer misses. Agents and execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social what's working at Netflix, Disney, Apple, HBO, Amazon and Peacock, and how to land deals theankler.com/p/tv-shows-s...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Netflix spends $18 billion a year on content and buys more shows than anyone else. @elainelow.bsky.social breaks down what it’s looking for now: sci-fi to fill the Stranger Things void, episodic horror, and “big funny” comedy. Plus, which execs hold greenlight power: theankler.com/p/the-tv-sho...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

While The Ankler staff puts “Golden” on repeat, @elainelow.bsky.social, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social, and @natjarv.bsky.social get into why KPop Demon Hunters was such a monster hit for Netflix theankler.com/p/wbd-divorc...

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Jon Collins @jeezjon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

And we are indeed hustling. This article is about Hollywood but I’m sure it’s applicable to other industries. Things are scary right now. But we have each other. Thank you to @theankler.com and @elainelow.bsky.social for highlighting the often-overlooked generation.

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

Inside their fight to keep rising as immovable boomers and contraction stand in their way: ‘Most people I know out of work are in their 50s’

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🙏 thanks for your support!

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

My hottest take on #AndJustLikeThat is that there should be more AJLT recappers and reviewers who are actually closer in age to Carrie et al. Feels like a lot of 20-somethings who’re just like, “guess parenting and middle aging are tough sometimes? but anyway”

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

"Hollywood, as a community, as an industry, is built on the shoulders of immigrants." @elainelow.bsky.social appeared on KCAL News to discuss how the ICE raids are affecting Hollywood's workforce. Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iril...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

SCOOP: Paul Feig has donated $100K to the National Immigration Law Center, calling immigrant persecution “unconscionable and unacceptable”. Plus, @elainelow.bsky.social on what Apple TV+'s buying now including star-driven high-end adult shows and less edgy comedies theankler.com/p/the-shows-...

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Like and Subscribe News @likensubscribenews.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Nick DiGiovanni has the #1 arts podcast on Spotify. But he doesn’t have a podcast. It’s content from YouTube. And it’s part of Spotify’s strategy to grow ad revenue by poaching creators. More from @natjarv.bsky.social @elainelow.bsky.social & @seanmcnulty.bsky.social : theankler.com/p/ankler-pod...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

ICE raids in L.A. are sending shockwaves through Hollywood’s immigrant workforce. Even workers with legal status are afraid to show up to set. @elainelow.bsky.social reports on disrupted shoots, union silence, and a city on edge: theankler.com/p/afraid-ice...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The buzzword heard up and down the Croisette: authenticity. From Cannes Lions, Janice Min and @likensubscribenews.bsky.social' @natjarv.bsky.social join @elainelow.bsky.social to consider if creators’ drive to be true to themselves will protect them from AI theankler.com/p/youtube-vs...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Is Hollywood too top-heavy to innovate? @elainelow.bsky.social talks to an anonymous veteran rep about the execs stuck in place, the ones rising fast, and why TV is “sputtering” even as new deals take shape theankler.com/p/private-th...

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Like and Subscribe News @likensubscribenews.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Actors making $40K/month. Writers pulling six figures. No studio. No union. Just vertical microdramas. @natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social explore the creator economy's next gold rush, where the window to get involved is closing fast: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/microdrama...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

SCOOP: ReelShort tells The Ankler it’s made The Adjuster, a microdrama based on Luigi Mangione's case. @elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social explore the $5B microdrama market, where actors earn big bucks, and viewers are addicted to paywalled cliffhangers theankler.com/p/microdrama...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

L.A.’s sound stages are emptier than they’ve been in years. With episodic TV in decline, studios are pivoting, from live boxing to bat mitzvahs. @elainelow.bsky.social investigates what’s next for Hollywood’s once-busiest lots theankler.com/p/la-sound-s...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The Mannings did musical theater. Netflix brought out NFL commish Roger Goodell in a Santa suit. ESPN announced a new streaming service. This year’s Upfronts proclaimed: If you’re not pivoting to sports, ads, or AI, your job might be, says @elainelow.bsky.social theankler.com/p/what-upfro...

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

they're calling it hbo max again and what i want more than anything is a recording of whatever soundproofed closet casey bloys went to scream inside when the decision was made

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I mean, at least they have a sense of humor about it

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Trump's international film tariffs have gotten wheels turning about how to make more TV and movies in LA, but TV execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social there are quite a few logistical hurdles to make that goal a reality theankler.com/p/the-week-t...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Little scoop for you all this Monday after my trip to Denver for SeriesFest

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I read somewhere that if you google a made-up expression its AI gives you a made-up response so I tried it and that……. checks out 🙃

Google results for "may the goats of summer be grand":

Al Overview
The statement "may the goats of summer be grand" is a playful wish for a wonderful summer, possibly referencing the concept of "tragic" (from the Greek word "tragicos" meaning goat-like), highlighting the goat's presence in early Greek tragedies. It suggests that the summer should be vibrant and memorable, like a good play with a goat as a character.

Google results for “expression may your widget factory bloom”:

Al Overview
The phrase "may your widget factory bloom" is a wish for a thriving and successful business, particularly one that produces widgets. It implies a desire for the factory to be highly productive, innovative, and prosperous, akin to a plant blossoming.

Here's a breakdown of the components and what they suggest:
"May your":
This phrase is a polite and encouraging way of expressing a wish or blessing.
"widget factory":
This refers to a business that manufactures widgets, which are small, generic, or often interchangeable parts or devices.
"bloom":
This is a metaphor that suggests a flourishing, vibrant, and successful state, akin to a flower opening and producing its best form.
In essence, the phrase wishes that the widget factory's operations are highly successful, growing and innovating like a plant in full bloom.

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

While it's almost impossible to get a "traditional" doc made, investigative docuseries focusing around influencers, child stars, and celebrities like Diddy are booming. @elainelow.bsky.social investigates the genre’s surging popularity theankler.com/p/pop-cultur...

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Like and Subscribe News @likensubscribenews.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Why are Ms. Rachel episodes performing so well on Netflix when they’re repackaged YouTube videos? @natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social note Netflix’s algorithm and platform help kids avoid YouTube rabbit holes and parents to find more shows kids might like theankler.com/p/netflix-cr...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

. @elainelow.bsky.social examines the amorphous and endangered species of creative execs: what they really do, how hard it is to land one of those jobs, red flags to avoid in the hiring process, and how to nail the job once you have it theankler.com/p/creative-e...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Prime Video’s programming has varied wildly from “guy with a gun” dramas to Phoebe Waller Bridge-helmed prestige shows, leaving creators confused about what a Prime show should be, explain @natjarv.bsky.social , @elainelow.bsky.social and @snoodit.bsky.social theankler.com/p/amazon-del...

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

. @elainelow.bsky.social explores how some artists and startups in animation are embracing machine learning and protecting human workers’ primacy in the process. Plus, exclusive good news about CBS’s strong viewership theankler.com/p/tv-animati...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Thanks for the shout! In very fine company here

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

You may roll your eyes when you see the umpteenth TV show based on a book or podcast but in a time of safe bets, IP-driven shows often make way for creative storytelling. Full conversation with Series Business authors @elainelow.bsky.social and @manori-r.bsky.social: theankler.com/p/white-lotu...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

HIVEMIND: If you could ask a top AI entertainment exec anything about the current and future use of AI in Hollywood, what would you want to know?

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

ICYMI, I got a scoop on the streaming performance bonuses that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA fought for during the strikes: the list of the first five TV series that qualified for that payday — and what that means open.substack.com/pub/theankle...

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SCOOP: The First Shows Where Writers Scored Streaming Bonuses

Yes, ‘Bridgerton’ is one, but others may surprise as I analyze the post-strike wins, what it means for scribes and the unusual benefit of a smaller streamer

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Gen Z’s entertainment workers navigated many unprecedented obstacles to find their careers today. @elainelow.bsky.social spoke to 20 Gen Z agents, publicists, writers and a barista, who share four hard truths about making Hollywood careers work theankler.com/p/gen-z-holl...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Earthquake bluesky > earthquake Twitter?

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Year-round outdoor tennis is a worthy tradeoff, I suppose, for not being able to look cute in a long wool coat. Still, 80 degrees in February? Come on

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It's been a very weird few years to be an up-and-comer in the professional world, especially in Hollywood, which has been through mini booms and busts at alarming speed. If you're a 20-something, I want to know what that experience has been like for you

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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Our Salary Confessions series continues with a Gen Z exec who is extremely candid about everything, from how he and his peers share pay data to his age group’s calcifying resentment and disdain toward senior execs. More from @elainelow.bsky.social: theankler.com/p/salary-con...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

help I’ve been murdered by a paragraph open.substack.com/pub/tolstoya...

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