Business
20 Years After a Landmark Disney-Apple Deal, Anne Sweeney Recalls Negotiating With Steve Jobs
On Oct. 12, 2005, Apple and Disney stunned the media world with an unprecedented deal to make primetime TV programming available on mobile…
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Strictly Business
Business
LISTEN: Top TV Platform and Studio Leaders on Why Streamers are Eager to Experiment With Broadcast Series Norms
On today’s episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business,” our guests are definitely industry leaders in TV. On Sept. 25 Variety hosted…
Culture
LISTEN: Chris McGurk and Jana Winograde on Cineverse’s Big Plans for Micro Dramas; How AI is Fueling Product Placement in TV and Film
Chris McGurk and Jana Winograde were ready for the question. As the industry veterans join forces to launch an ambitious short-form…
Culture
LISTEN: ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ and the Pricing Debate in Gaming; Inside Variety’s Emmy Extra Editions
As the gaming biz gears up for the dawn of “Grand Theft Auto 6” next year, there’s a growing debate about pricing strategies for premium…
Culture
LISTEN: ‘Fantastic Four’ Stumbles in Week 2; KCON Lights Up K-pop Fandom; Jason Momoa Triumphs in ‘Chief of War’
Can the B.O. hit the $4 billion mark this summer? That’s the question Variety box office boss Rebecca Rubin raises on the latest episode…
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LISTEN: Tatiana Siegel Sits Down With Trump-Loving Superman Alum Dean Cain; Disney, NBCU and Fox Wrap the Upfront Haggle
He’s spent a lot of time in blue tights. He’s embraced Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. And he has a healthy sense of humor about…
Culture
LISTEN: Harrison Ford Speaks! Behind the Scenes of Variety’s Cover Story on the Movie Legend
It’s not every week that starts out with a sit-down with Harrison Ford, wearing a tuxedo no less. But that’s how last week began for…
Culture
LISTEN: Unpacking the Sony Pictures Film Shakeup as Josh Greenstein Heads to Paramount
The move of Josh Greenstein from Sony Pictures to Paramount Global has had ripple effects across the Culver City lot. Sony Pictures…
Culture
From the Pitch to Pitch Decks: How Soccer Star Alex Morgan is Navigating Her Post-Playing Career
Athletes have unparalleled opportunities to capitalize on their sports stardom these days by threading together business, advocacy and…
Celebrity
LISTEN: ESPY Awards Score Despite Host Shane Gillis; Happy 70th Birthday to Disneyland
The ESPY Awards showered kudos on female athletes during Wednesday’s glitzy ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Fortunately, the…
Culture
LISTEN: Parse the Emmy Nominations With Variety Awards Experts, Revisit Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ with Owen Gleiberman
After months of predictions, prognistication and heavy-duty FYC campaigning, the big day finally arrived Tuesday as the revelation of the…
Culture
‘Superman’ Box Office Muscle, David Zaslav’s Early Victory Lap, Last-Minute Emmy Predictions and Waiting for Rihanna
“Superman” flexed solid box office muscle in its debut weekend. Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav took an early victory lap over…
Celebrity
Financing Film and TV Isn’t What It Used to Be
The financing of film and TV production has changed dramatically compared with how it was in previous decades. And no one knows that…
Business
UTA CEO David Kramer on Diversifying the Agency Business Amid Tumult in Hollywood: ‘The Playground Has Expanded in So Many Ways’
David Kramer has taken the reins of United Talent Agency at a fraught time of consolidation and contraction for Hollywood’s core business…
Culture
Canadian Media Myths Debunked With Bell Media Chief Sean Cohan
Hollywood loves to shoot in Canada. The major networks and studios eagerly court co-production deals with Canadian media entities, and the…
Business
How Producer Sergio Alfaro Rose From Cleaning Dressing Rooms to Running Production Banner Invent.TV
Who needs a second take? Producer Sergio Alfaro built his way to running his own TV production company by working his way up the ranks on…
Culture
‘Mountainhead’ Mines AI Anxieties at Just the Right Time
Imagine a future that may or may not be too far from now in which an AI video generator is capable of cranking out an entire movie. Then…
Celebrity
Gov. Phil Murphy on New Jersey’s Courtship of Content: ‘This Has Been an Absolute, Cold-Blooded, Focused Strategy’
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey is cruising into the last nine months of his second term as the big boss of the Garden State. By any…