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SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Matthew Belloni July 14, 2023
A candid conversation with SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator as the Hollywood actor’s union joins the WGA in an historic dual strike.
Matthew Belloni July 10, 2023
A chat with the former Showtime chief as he joins Peter Chernin in a private equity-backed push to fill the content void sparked by the Great Netflix Correction.
The new Netflix docuseries about Jerry Jones the ’90s Cowboys has already drawn comparisons to ’The Last Dance.‘
Matthew Belloni July 3, 2023
The Jones project, which focuses on the Cowboys’ rise as “America’s Team” in the ’90s, is another sign of the booming market for premium sports docs.
Buffett bristles when friends or associates trade on his name without specific permission, even if he has praised them publicly.
Matthew Belloni June 30, 2023
The Oracle hyper-manages his image and bristles when others leverage his name for their success. But there are a couple other, more complicated, factors as well.


Matthew Belloni & William D. Cohan June 23, 2023
Succession planning, ESPN, Hulu, the Walden question, and a CFO search: Iger’s second act isn’t what he planned, so what’s the way out? Two Disney-watchers debate.
Vanna White currently makes about $3 million a year for her duties on the syndicated Wheel, per multiple sources.
Matthew Belloni June 23, 2023
The longtime ‘Wheel of Fortune’ co-host hasn’t had a pay increase in 18 years. Yes, 18 years. And now, with Pat Sajak leaving, she’s hired an aggressive new lawyer and is finally asking for more.
Matthew Belloni June 19, 2023
The $200 million-plus Ezra Miller movie came in well below expectations. Did ‘The Flash’ fail because of its many micro-problems, or the macro issues facing big-budget movies in general?
Sajak, alarmed by the Jeopardy! circus, has made it clear to Sony execs that he wants a clean transition.
Matthew Belloni June 19, 2023
The ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host is stepping down at a crucial moment for arguably Sony Television’s most important show. Insiders wonder: Can Sony avoid a ‘Jeopardy’-style circus over his replacement?


Matthew Belloni June 16, 2023
Recent misses and low expectations for ‘Elemental’ beg the question: Has Pixar lost its magic touch? Perhaps the answer is that original animation is now a smaller business—one that can’t necessarily support the unique culture and $200 million budgets that made Pixar great in the first place.
Matthew Belloni June 9, 2023
David Zaslav and Warner Discovery have bigger problems than CNN, namely the worsening decline of the linear TV ecosystem. But Chris Licht’s trainwreck demise suggests that Zaz is still learning on the job, too.
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