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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An internal memo sent to Disney's legal department has spooked the entire company about a major restructuring and the layoffs that will come with it. That and more about Netflix's YA whisperer and the end of The CW as we knew it at @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/tv-in-3-leak...
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TV in 3: Leaked Disney Memo Warns of 'Much Smaller Organization' - The Ankler
Stop 'clinging to the [old] way,' says an ominous email. Plus: Netflix's new YA star showrunner; Nkechi Okoro Carroll as 'All-American' ends
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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Read this from Rick: It's the best, most accurate analysis I've read of what this week's 60 MINUTES ratings really mean. And yes, while you're there, sign up -- free or paid. It's a reliably good digest of Nielsen goodness.
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mike Schur told me the backstory of how he first read #WidowsBay — and how he and creator Katie Dippold shopped it before she decided something wasn't right. She literally flipped the script: theankler.com/mike-schur-j...
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Mike Schur & J.J. Philbin: Streaming Rules 'Broke' Comedy - The Ankler
The ‘Dig’ duo on binge-or-die math, decline of the hangout show and the mystery engine powering Amy Poehler’s show
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After four Primetime categories, still anyone's game: Apple TV (20), HBO/Max (17), Netflix (15). #Emmys
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In their first joint interview promoting #Dig, Mike Schur and J.J. Philbin open up about telling stories about women in their 50s with Amy Poehler and go deep about the tricky state of comedy: theankler.com/mike-schur-j...
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Mike Schur & J.J. Philbin: Streaming Rules 'Broke' Comedy - The Ankler
The ‘Dig’ duo on binge-or-die math, decline of the hangout show and the mystery engine powering Amy Poehler’s show
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#Adults is a perfect example of why John Landgraf wants to keep doing what he’s doing at FX. theankler.com/tv-in-3-adul...
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TV in 3: ‘Adults’ Nearly Died. Then John Landgraf Told Them How to Save It - The Ankler
The show bosses unpack the FX chief's key redirect. Plus: the Matthew Perry doc and Apple TV's price hike
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#Adults is a perfect example of why John Landgraf wants to keep doing what he’s doing at FX. theankler.com/tv-in-3-adul...
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TV in 3: ‘Adults’ Nearly Died. Then John Landgraf Told Them How to Save It - The Ankler
The show bosses unpack the FX chief's key redirect. Plus: the Matthew Perry doc and Apple TV's price hike
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Scoop: #DungeonCrawlerCarl has named its showrunners! That and more in my TV in 3 (more like TV in 6!) this week for @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/tv-in-3-amaz...
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TV in 3: Amazon Raids Netflix Again; 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' Nabs Bosses - The Ankler
Plus: Netflix starts financing AMC originals; Peacock's price hike is all in the timing
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New: #OffCampus is promoting creator Louisa Levy to become the lone showrunner for season 3 in a big vote of confidence. That and more about the 750 writers vying for a handful of jobs on #DungeonCrawlerCarl at @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/tv-in-3-off-...
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TV in 3: ‘Off Campus’ Boss Scoop; 750 Writers Vie for ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ - The Ankler
Seth MacFarlane's adaptation is writers' most wanted gig. Plus: 50+ Emmy-nominated stars' pitch to Hollywood
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New: DC's #Peacemaker spinoff #Waller as well as #ParadiseLost are both dead. Plus the backstory on why Greg Berlanti parted ways with #GreenLantern and DC, as I look at the state of play under James Gunn and Peter Safran for @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/dcs-tv-troub...
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DC’s TV Trouble: ‘Lanterns’ Arrives, Two Big Shows Die - The Ankler
Inside the new HBO series' tortured path and the high stakes for Warners, plus my scoops on other development
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Scoop! @mlb.com is teaming with @netflix.com to make a scripted @yankees.com anthology akin to 'The Crown' that could follow a different player each season. #Ozark's Jason Bateman is exec producing. Details at @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/tv-in-3-why-...
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Searching for a good summer read? @theankler.bsky.social has you covered with recommendations from 100 movers and shakers theankler.com/100-notables...
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100 Notables’ Summer Book Picks: Kathy Kennedy, Neal Mohan, Zohran Mamdani, Triple H & More - The Ankler
Stars, creators, politicos and power players reveal what they’re reading — and you should too
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
After five seasons and many Emmys, 'Hacks' has ended its run. Lesley Goldberg caught up with creators/showrunners Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello about the 'Hacks' spinoffs they’d love to make and what’s coming next instead - mrf.lu/MgZN
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Call @snoodit.bsky.social impatient but what’s taking Amazon’s Peter Friedlander so long to find his second in command? Lesley Goldberg assesses the frontrunners to be his top lieutenant theankler.com/tv-in-3-amaz...
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TV in 3: Amazon Search for Friedlander's No. 2 Narrows - The Ankler
A new frontrunner emerges. Plus: Jeff Fager on Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes pick and Hacks showrunners talk AI & goodbye
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Apple has a new CEO and Hollywood has some big questions about the future of its TV division theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-ap...
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TV in 3: Apple’s New CEO, Hollywood’s Big Questions
As John Ternus takes over, agents, execs and creatives ask what’s next for the spendy, still-unprofitable streamer
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The great Courtney Kemp opens up for the first time about Netflix's #Nemesis and the hero cop narrative, the "rollercoaster" state of DEI and her franchise-forward approach to development theankler.com/p/courtney-k...
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Courtney Kemp’s New Showrunner Math: Budget, Franchise, Repeat
The star producer breaks down how the TV market shifted as she went from Starz juggernaut ‘Power’ to Netflix’s ‘Nemesis’
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A24's TV division is having a moment with three shows launching this week alone (Beef, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Euphoria). How the nimble indie is reshaping TV, via @theankler.com: theankler.com/p/a24s-speed...
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A24’s Speed, Spend & Bidding Wars Reshape TV — Forcing Rivals to Pay Up
Fast deals and creator-friendly terms make the studio a favorite among agents, and a headache for everyone else
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The prolific David E. Kelley is marking his *40th* year as a TV writer in 2026 by finally collaborating with Michelle Pfeiffer and venturing into unscripted as he shows absolutely no signs — at age 70 — of slowing down. My latest for @theankler.com: theankler.com/p/david-e-ke...
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David E. Kelley at 70: Still Chasing the ‘Scream Inside’
On 40 years in TV, Michelle Pfeiffer and his warning that ‘executives are not letting storytellers be storytellers.’ Plus: two new projects revealed
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#Robocop is being picked up to series at Amazon, as the streamer remains committed to producing 50 episodes of #LOTR. That and much more from me about Peter Friedlander's New Amazon theankler.com/p/why-is-pet... @theankler.com
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Peter Friedlander Is Remaking Amazon TV. What’s Taking So Long?
‘People are mystified’ six months in about the agenda, as agents grow restless for the streamer to start buying again
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Creator R. Scott Gemmill says ‘The Pitt’ ICE episode was written to feel current. Now he calls it “tame” compared to reality. He tells @snoodit.bsky.social why the story hits differently after recent events and what it says about ER strain theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-da...
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Fun fact: Craig Erwich, who made the call to pass, now oversees Disney's TV studios and now has control of if #Buffy: New Sunnydale is shopped or not — and if it ever gets rebooted again.
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
My latest for @theankler.com: Who slayed the #Buffy reboot — and why. Plus Disney responds to the backlash: theankler.com/p/who-slayed...
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Who Slayed the ‘Buffy’ Reboot — and Why
I reveal the doomed pilot’s budget, its ‘failure to launch’ and the internal Hulu drama that sank it
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
After 'Whiskey Cavalier' was canceled, @vdoozer.bsky.social says he questioned his voice as a creator. The 'Ted Lasso' co-creator is now back on a hot streak with multiple series in the works. @snoodit.bsky.social talks with him about the comeback: theankler.com/p/bill-lawre...
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Paramount acquiring Warner Bros. has Hollywood asking hard questions about jobs, streaming survival and even the company’s new name. “It’s going to be worse than you think,” one longtime exec tells @snoodit.bsky.social, who lays out 10 key questions and predictions theankler.com/p/10-burning...
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Is Pilot Season making a comeback? My analysis theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-is...
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TV in 3: Is Pilot Season Taking Off Again?
Network by network, I reveal what’s happening at the Big Three as an old system returns
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Capping off 2025 with a look ahead at 20 shows with big stakes coming in 2026: theankler.com/p/what-makes...
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What Makes a Hit in ’26? These 20 Buzzy New Series Bet on the Answer
Stars, sequels, and more from Ryan Murphy, Taylor Sheridan are set to test the market
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Capping off 2025 with a look ahead at 20 shows with big stakes coming in 2026: theankler.com/p/what-makes...
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What Makes a Hit in ’26? These 20 Buzzy New Series Bet on the Answer
Stars, sequels, and more from Ryan Murphy, Taylor Sheridan are set to test the market
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Your TV what to watch guide for the holiday break, as determined by 28 executives who make it theankler.com/p/28-top-exe...
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28 Top Execs Recommend the Best TV Series to Binge Over the Holidays
From Frances Berwick to Francesca Orsi: C-suiters reveal the can’t-miss shows they can’t stop watching (even from competitors)
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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Heated Rivalry and Pluribus are probably THE two shows of the moment, and they're both deeply queer, and yet I keep hearing America doesn't want these stories?? So, I guess we need to turn to Canadians and Vince Gilligan to get our fix!
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Katey Rich @kateyrich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The question of whether Heated Rivalry can win Emmys is actually far more complicated than I ever expected — but don't give up hope yet! Huge thanks to @memles.bsky.social for inspiring this piece and giving expert Canadian TV guidance
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I Think ‘Heated Rivalry’ Deserves Emmy Recognition — Too Bad About This Catch
The breakout drama, streaming on HBO Max and Canada’s Crave, might be put in the penalty box for TV’s biggest awards
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The success of #HeatedRivalry has done wonders for Crave and its parent, Bell Media: "There was a bit of a legacy in Canada of, ‘We’re just honored you wanted our show. We wanted to get over that. theankler.com/p/why-bell-m...
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Why Bell Media Execs Went All in on ‘Heated Rivalry’ — and How the Bet Paid Off
CEO Sean Cohan and VP content Justin Stockman on how the gay hockey drama scored globally and without financial partners: ‘We kept ponying up until we owned it’
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008. Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Obsessed with #HeatedRivalry? Me too! I spoke with the showrunner about what U.S. buyers can learn from its success: "The surprise is that the horniness works because of the intimacy and not because of it being just endlessly titillating." theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-hb...
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TV in 3: HBO’s Horny Hockey Hunks Go Viral; CBS’ Showrunner Scramble
Plus: Starz’s Shohei Otani home run
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
“It’s a very disruptive move but it will also disrupt them": My latest on a potential WB-Netflix deal for @theankler.com theankler.com/p/12-c-suite...
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12 C-Suite Execs on the ‘Existential’ Fallout of a Warners Deal and the ‘Least Bad’ Outcome
Private whispers about why the acquisition could be as destabilizing for the buyer as it is for the rest of Hollywood
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
What happens if Netflix Bros. decides to make all WBTV programming exclusive to its platform? That and many, many more questions about today's game-changing deal for @theankler.com
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5 Burning Qs: What The Netflix-Warners Bombshell Means for Creatives, Execs & Shows
The deal would put showrunners, revered execs and piles of priceless IP under one roof, and it’s going to be messy
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The Ankler team is LIVE right now reacting to Netflix's deal to acquire Warner Bros. and what it'll mean for the entertainment industry: theankler.com/live-stream/...
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LIVE NOW: Netflix-WBD: Panic, Chaos, Plan
Elaine Low on Substack
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This week for @theankler.com: #StrangerThings did 60M views over five days. A 99-year-old parade did half that in just three hours. Plus the launch of 'Showrunner Sessions' featuring The Diplomat's Debora Cahn! theankler.com/p/why-34-mil...
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Why 34 Million Tuned In: Secrets Behind NBC’s Thanksgiving Ratings Shocker
EVP Jen Neal unpacks the strategy behind ‘our entertainment Super Bowl.’ Plus: my ‘Showrunner Sessions’ with 'Diplomat’ creator Debora Cahn
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
This week for @theankler.com: A deep dive into the business of holiday programming theankler.com/p/the-ruthle...
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The Ruthless Biz of TV Holiday Movies: Lots of Joy — But ‘They Want Snow for Free’
The Grinch brings fewer films on tighter budgets, but for writers, the pay can feel like Christmas morning: ‘Sometimes money floats down from the heavens’
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Scoop: Netflix considered a weekly drop for the final season of #StrangerThings before moving to a three-part holiday release for one of its signature hits. That and more this week for @theankler.com --> theankler.com/p/turkey-nfl...
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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
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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
For The Ringer, I wrote about the best TV coaching trees, from series that did the best job of finding and nurturing writers and/or directors who would go on to make great shows of their own:
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Which TV Show Has the Best Coaching Tree?
Vince Gilligan is eternal proof of the strength of the ‘X-Files’ writers room. But frankly, that room has a ton of competition across television history.
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Miss me breaking down the big TV news of the week? Look no further! I'm back with another weekly column launching today at @theankler.com! Check out the first installment of TV in 3 Acts --> theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-ac...
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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
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
#AllsFair, complete with its $100M price tag, is a fascinating case study in how to cut through in 2025. But is it all worth it? My column for @theankler.com --> theankler.com/p/100-millio...
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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’
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New on @theankler.com: My scoop-filled Q&A w/ UCP chief Beatrice Springborn, who spills on #MrRobot's Sam Esmail tackling David Cronenberg’s 1983 cult fave 'Videodrome,' the Obamas & Yara Shahidi taking on 'The Trees' & the future of Seth MacFarlane's deal theankler.com/p/beatrice-s...
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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 MacFarlane’s overall
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Inside Warner Bros., the mood is “quiet panic.” @snoodit.bsky.social reports on how staff are bracing for another ownership change, what David Ellison’s bid could mean for jobs, and why “business as usual” doesn’t feel so usual anymore: theankler.com/p/warner-bro...
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
TODAY AT 11 A.M. PT: Kristen Stewart joins Richard Rushfield on The Rushfield Lunch to chat about her sharp directorial debut 'The Chronology of Water' and her views on the state of the entertainment industry. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Breaking: Netflix has won a big bidding war for a hostage thriller starring Adam Driver and from Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick) and the Emmy-winning director of #Adolescence. More details coming shortly in this week's column for @theankler.com. .
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
What would Paramount Skydance look like if it swallowed up Warner Bros. Discovery? And could that potential behemoth go head to head with Netflix? @snoodit.bsky.social spoke to insiders about David Ellison's dream merger and the fallout to come theankler.com/p/supermerge...
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This week's column for @theankler.com: What a super-charged Paramount would look like if the Ellisons can make a deal for Warner Bros. Discovery — a true rival to Netflix theankler.com/p/supermerge...
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Supermerger: Inside the Deal That Would Finally Give Netflix a Real Rival
Industry insiders reveal their excitement over David Ellison’s Paramount-WBD dream and a rebalance of power: ‘My enemy’s enemy is my friend’
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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This week for @theankler.com: Which brings better value to NBCUni, the NBA or more Dick Wolf procedurals? The answer may surprise you! theankler.com/p/the-battle...
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Battle for NBC’s Soul: Dick Wolf vs. the NBA (Final Score Inside)
I crunch numbers on 30 Rock’s $2.45B sports gamble and Wolf’s TV empire — and call a winner in the scripted-sports showdown
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The Ankler @theankler.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
NBC is benching three hours of scripted TV a week for NBA games that cost $2.45 billion a year. @snoodit.bsky.social crunches the numbers on which play makes better business sense: live sports or profitable Dick Wolf dramas theankler.com/p/the-battle...
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