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One Bold Idea That Could Save California’s Film and TV Industry

Rather than debating how many tax dollars to dole out every year, the state should directly invest in and become a co-financier on projects. It’s not an unheard-of concept.

The Up and Coming Cities Swiping Hollywood’s Dollars

As Gavin Newsom struggles to keep film and TV shoots in California, it’s not just New York and Georgia he has to worry about. Incentives are luring producers to some unlikely new hotspots (hello, Kentucky).

‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ and What Not to Pitch Now: HBO’s Programming Team Tells All

A candid chat with HBO and Max's all-female leadership on what it takes to get a greenlight (and what’s a hard pass) at TV’s blue-chip brand.

DEI Is Disappearing in Hollywood. Was It Ever Really Here?

As Trump cracks down on diversity and inclusion policies, studios are at a crossroads with some observers questioning how effective the benchmarks were to begin with.

James Bond and the Mad Dash for Franchise IP

Amazon’s surprise deal to wrest control of 007 from the Broccoli family marks the latest front in a decades-old war to lock up the last remaining billion-dollar franchises. 

The End of TV Is Here

As the final few holdouts (like the Oscars) ink streaming deals, a monumental shift in the way Hollywood works is underway.

Star Salaries for Super Bowl Ads: $3M-$5M Fees Are Norm This Year as Spots Lean Into Celebs

Sources say that the all-in cost for a Big Game commercial this year is $10 million to $12 million on the low end, and $20 million plus on the high end.

The Final Flicker of Cable News As We Know It

MSNBC is getting spun out, CNN is restructuring and the Murdochs are launching a streamer. But can any of them survive the slow death of TV news?

What Happened to Those Streaming Bonuses?

After the 2023 strikes, writers, actors and directors won residuals tied to the success of hit shows, but not many projects appear to have hit the threshold for payments.

Who Will Stand Up to Trump’s Broligarchs?

As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.

An Obituary for TikTok

Whether or not the ban holds for very long, the many unique communities on the platform will inevitably scatter across myriad smaller apps — and many will disappear altogether.

Film and TV Production In L.A. Was Already Plummeting. Wildfires May Hasten the Exodus

Devastating blazes have scattered thousands of crewmembers, raising fears of a quickened migration of projects away from California.

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