Business Features
The Twilight of Evening News: Anchor Swaps, Trust Gaps and a Looming AI Threat
For now, ratings leader ABC News is exuding confidence with David Muir, CBS News' is still tweaking its format while NBC introduces Tom Llamas as a multiplatform bet.
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Would You Pay $400 Million for This Movie?
Between delays, reshoots and rising costs, this year's summer blockbusters are racking up astronomically high price tags when factoring in marketing costs. Can the box office keep up?
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With Cord Cut, Can Old TV Brands Take Off On Streaming?
As ESPN and CNN prep standalone flagship services and HBO returns to Max's title, studios are betting that there's equity in familiar names that stand for quality. Do audiences care?
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The Hollywood CEO Pay Mega Chart Revealed — and One Big Golden Parachute
Bob Bakish, gone at Paramount Global, but not without a hefty payout.
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Creators Are Building Their Own Supersized Studio System As Hollywood Cuts Back
YouTube stars now reach as much people as legacy media — and they’re poaching some of the top players to grow even bigger.
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How Movie Studio Spies Size Up the Competition
Each year at CinemaCon, executives use the gathering of theater owners to check out rival slates. THR obtained some of this year's reviews, both cutting and glowing.
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Volatility Bites: Why Hollywood Is Terrified of Tariffs
The pandemic and strikes were bad enough. But, with entertainment companies struggling to stay in the black amidst Trumpian chaos, a recession could be an extinction-level event.
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Streaming Profit Report: Netflix Leads, Disney Rises, Warner Grows. Is Consolidation Next?
Also: NBCUniversal and Paramount Global narrowed streaming losses with an eye on profitability ahead.
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The Incredible Shrinking Studio Chief
High-flying execs are dropping like flies right now — at Amazon MGM, and possibly at Warner Bros. — turning what was once the most coveted job in Hollywood into one of the riskiest.
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The Miyazaki Maelstrom: OpenAI’s Ghibli Craze Signals a Troubling Future for Hollywood
Sure, it's just some cool images. But it shows the tide is with the customized and the automated — and away from originality.
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Behind Amazon MGM’s Jen Salke Ouster and Its Fallout
Yes, there were some big hits like 'Reacher.' But pricey underperformers like 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Citadel' along with little movement on the Bond franchise didn't help, even if, as chief Mike Hopkins is telling insiders, it was simply a matter of streamlining the org chart.
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Patrick Whitesell After Ari: WME Mogul Opens Up About His Own Empire Building Plans
In his first interview since a $25 billion move took Endeavor private, the dealmaker elaborates on his next chapter (NFL clients and the live events business loom large) and $250 million investment platform. Just don't ask about his longtime wingman.
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