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Bob Iger

David Zaslav, JB Perrette

The Unofficial ’25 TV Upfront Awards

Hollywood’s annual advertiser cash grab has evolved from an absurd and expensive platform for the TV networks to spin their programming to an even more absurd and expensive showcase for the streamers. It’s a carnival worthy of its own honors and salutations.
Matthew Belloni • May 16, 2025
Dylan Byers • May 7, 2025
A New ESPN Chapter & Versant Notes
Jimmy Pitaro
At next week’s upfronts, NBCU’s Mark Lazarus will be selling the synergistic post-linear potential of Versant, formerly known as SpinCo, while ESPN prepares Flagship for its maiden voyage.
Inner Circle Exclusive
Julia Alexander • May 6, 2025
Test Fubo Baby
New York Rangers hockey
If Disney’s struggling Fubo TV can figure out how to be the destination aggregator for sports, and attract a significant portion of the 50 million-strong customer base still addicted to cable, it may yet be a viable business.
bob iger
John Ourand • April 24, 2025
Iger’s ‘Remember the Titans’ Moment
In a fairly candid set of remarks, Bob Iger laid out an expressly lucid vision for Flagship—not only the product, but also the true stakes of its mission.
Brendan Carr
Dylan Byers • April 18, 2025
Dude, Where’s My Carr?
News and notes on F.C.C. chairman Brendan Carr’s legacy media blitzkrieg and the many meanings of “public interest.”
sinners movie
Kim Masters • April 14, 2025
The Mike-and-Pam Respite & Ellison’s Strange Structure
The latest industry chatter surrounding ‘Sinners’ and the murky timeline for Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy’s potential exit from Warner Bros.; a likely org chart wrinkle for Paramount under David Ellison; and why many in town are speculating about the ascent of Josh D’Amaro in the Disney C.E.O. sweepstakes.
Ted Sarandos, Bob Iger
Matthew Belloni • April 8, 2025
The Sarandos-Disney Fantasy
After a quarter-century at Netflix, Ted Sarandos is a perfect leader for The Walt Disney Co. as its succession derby drags on. There are serious challenges, yes, but also 100 years of I.P. and brand loyalty to build upon. Plus, it’s no secret that he wanted to become sole C.E.O. when Reed Hastings left.
Rockmond Dunbar
Eriq Gardner • February 12, 2025
A Disney Suit for the Trump Era
Hollywood’s next battle lines with Washington’s culture warriors are already being drawn in L.A. courthouses. Naturally, of course, two cases involving actors and vaccine mandates have a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. angle.
david ellison
William D. Cohan • December 29, 2024
Hollywood’s “Everything Is on the Table” Year
As the new year approaches, a timely conversation with Kim Masters, the legendary entertainment journalist and Puck’s newest partner, on the issues bedeviling Hollywood: the fate of the spinco phenomenon, the future of David Ellison’s Paramount, the never-ending succession speculation at Disney, and much more.
George Stephanopoulos
Dylan Byers • December 19, 2024
Stephanopoulos’s Renewal & Will’s Plan B
News and notes on the most pressing topics at the intersection of the D.C. media axes of intrigue: Stephanopoulos’s sloppy electronics, and Washington Post top editor contingency planning.