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Hollywood Production Exodus: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: A data-driven dive into why film and TV production is leaving Los Angeles, where it's going and what's next for the industry. 

By Tyler Aquilina

State of the Video Game Industry: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: A fourth deep dive into the $178B business, from top entities to layoffs to new successes including "A Minecraft Movie."  

By Kaare Eriksen

Sports Rights: Streamers vs. TV Networks – A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: Exploring the $30 billion market pitting streaming services against legacy broadcasters in the battle to air U.S. games. 

By Andrew Wallenstein

AI Training – Consent & Content: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: Emerging technical methods to allow media rights holders to protect or monetize their content as data to train AI models.

By Paul Sweeting

TV & Film Production Pipelines in Flux: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: How Hollywood is rerouting its content at every phase, from development to distribution.

By Tyler Aquilina, Kaare Eriksen

2025 Vision: A Special Report on Hollywood in the Attention Economy

VIP+ Analysis: A clear-eyed look at media in the broader context of everything facing consumers and the growth of new options for mindshare. 

By Andrew Wallenstein

Generative AI, Celebrity Deepfakes & Digital Replicas: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: How media, entertainment and tech are developing systems to remove deepfakes and authenticate talent digital replicas.

By Audrey Schomer

The Globalization of Streaming: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: A data-driven exploration of worldwide and regional trends in the subscription video market.

By Paul Sweeting, Tyler Aquilina

Entertainment Everywhere: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: A guide to worldwide and regional trends in the subscription video market, presented by Amazon Ads.

By Variety VIP+ staff

Generative AI & Licensing: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: How media rights holders can monetize their content as data to train and build large language models.

By Paul Sweeting

The Postwar Streaming Market: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: How the SVOD business is transforming yet again as it moves even further beyond the streaming wars era.

By Tyler Aquilina

The Future of FAST: A Special Report on Free Streaming

VIP+ Analysis: Exclusive data and insights on the trends fueling free ad-supported streaming's rapid growth.

By Variety VIP+ staff

Social Video vs. Paid Streaming: A Report on the Race to Replace TV

VIP+ Analysis: How the explosion of short-form video on social media competes for viewer attention on SVOD and linear TV.

By Andrew Wallenstein

The State of Generative AI in Hollywood: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: How the transformative tech is finding its way into film and TV production processes in a time of uncertainty and challenge. 

By Audrey Schomer

Film Industry Hurdles 2024: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: A data dive into the challenges aplenty that confront every aspect of a global industry striving to regain stability.

By Kaare Eriksen

Power of Fandom: A Special Report

VIP+ Analysis: Insights for marketers on U.S. entertainment franchise fans and how to reach them in a fragmented media landscape.

By Variety VIP+ staff