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Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters is pushing for Oscar attention in animated feature and original song. The chart-topping film has quietly met Academy eligibility. Plus: Desi Lydic chats Emmy noms for Desi Lydic Foxsplains and the future of The Daily Show theankler.com/p/kpop-demon-h…
Looking ahead to next week's potential box office blockbuster The Fantastic Four: First Steps, @richardrushfield only has to remember how movie theater owners oohed and aahed at the film's preview at CinemaCon to predict its future theankler.com/p/richard-and-…
Gen X is staring down a shrinking entertainment industry and getting boxed out of the career paths they helped build. @elainelow reports on the mid-career crunch for TV execs, creatives, and producers who are deciding whether to stay, pivot or walk away theankler.com/p/gen-x-is-bei…
On The Rushfield Lunch, writer, producer, and former agent Priyanka Mattoo delivered her syllabus for those working or aspiring to be in entertainment, including an underrated Netflix series, anxiety hacks, a “ramen western” and more: theankler.com/p/the-rushfiel…
Katey Rich and @chrisjrosen hopped on Substack Live to make some super early Emmy predictions and react to film news of the week. Like how IMAX tickets to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey are selling out a whole year in advance. Full conversation: theankler.com/p/katey-and-ch…
Want to hear more insight from @franklinleonard? Visit buff.ly/15HgMJz to listen to his complete conversation with Richard Rushfield on @theankler's Rushfield Lunch!
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Someone hand Katey Rich and @chrisjrosen some hair of the dog... on Substack Live tomorrow at 9am PT, they'll chat through their Emmy nominations hangover and get into other news of the week. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/43…
Once-beloved cable brands like MTV, Nickelodeon, and TNT may all get sold off to new buyers. But who is going to snatch them up? @Snoodit and @elainelow break down the great cable TV sell-off. Full conversation: theankler.com/p/ankler-podca…
Someone hand Katey Rich and @chrisjrosen some hair of the dog... on Substack Live tomorrow at 9am PT, they'll chat through their Emmy nominations hangover and get into other news of the week. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/43…
Jeff Hiller tells Katey Rich he never expected to land an Emmy nod for Somebody Somewhere. Now he’s celebrating from set in Boston. Katey also examines the trailer for After the Hunt, Luca Guadagnino’s new film built for online discourse theankler.com/p/jeff-hiller-…
YouTube has had a banner year. But lawsuits, legislation, AI-driven competition and platform fatigue all threaten the next phase. @EntStrategyGuy outlines what could come next: theankler.com/p/youtubes-wor…
Critics spent years predicting failure for Zaslav’s DC reboot. Superman’s opening weekend forced a rewrite. Meanwhile, the Emmy nominations show just how far peak TV has drifted from its prime. More from @richardrushfield: theankler.com/p/media-whippi…
IRL is the new battleground. To appeal to Gen Z and Alpha, Netflix, Lionsgate, Paramount and others are building immersive and sharable worlds around their biggest franchises. Matthew Frank has the studio-by-studio strategy: theankler.com/p/gen-z-alpha-…
READ: Member Katey Rich (@kateyrich.bsky.social) launches Prestige Junkie After Party for The Ankler (@theankler): theankler.com/p/new-prestige…
If you work in cable, you better read this to find out who your next boss might be.
SCOOP: Starz is raising cash to buy Lifetime and History unless Hearst gets there first. Roku’s Charlie Collier and Byron Allen might want cable brands, too. @snoodit and @claireatki see the companies for sale, who’s bidding, and how buyers perceive them theankler.com/p/the-grim-biz…
Recording from Botswana, @rcbl figured he was as far as he could get from the chaos of showbiz. But as he discovers, the animal kingdom is a lot like Hollywood theankler.com/p/martini-shot…
YouTube golf content is bringing new fans and real dollars to a sport that once catered to country clubs. PGA Tour execs, investors, and athletes are taking notice. Natalie Jarvey tracks golf’s cultural glow up theankler.com/p/golfs-big-sw…
This week for @TheAnkler: @claireatki & I explore what's next for all the cable brands already (or about to be) for sale — which have value, and who are the potential buyers? theankler.com/p/the-grim-biz…
SCOOP: Starz is raising cash to buy Lifetime and History unless Hearst gets there first. Roku’s Charlie Collier and Byron Allen might want cable brands, too. @snoodit and @claireatki see the companies for sale, who’s bidding, and how buyers perceive them theankler.com/p/the-grim-biz…
