Would You Rather: Spend $18B on Shows or $22B on Roku?
Would you rather spend $18 billion a year on content like Netflix does, or $22 billion once to buy the remote? That’s the bet Fox Corp. is making with its blockbuster acquisition of hardware and distr...
18 Juni 27min
BONUS EP: Sean McNulty & Peter Kafka on Fox Buying Roku and What it All Means
Nothing like a $22 billion deal to start a week, as Fox was revealed as the mystery buyer for the Roku business — furthering Lachlan Murdoch’s company’s diversification from being heavily based in the...
16 Juni 30min
The New Podcast Wars: Streaming Now
It’s a deal that would have been unimaginable a decade ago — maybe even two years ago. But last month, motivational speaker and On Purpose host Jay Shetty signed a reported $100 million agreement to m...
11 Juni 31min
A24’s ‘Backrooms’ and the Rise of YouTube Filmmakers
“I would not be feeling good right now if I was sitting in my corner office over at Disney after this weekend,” one source tells Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey about the box office success of Backr...
4 Juni 33min
Can L.A.’s Next Mayor Save Hollywood?
Angelenos are on the clock. The Los Angeles mayoral election is set for June 2, and even those who don’t live in SoCal should pay close attention to the outcome. Hollywood is taking center stage in a ...
28 Maj 32min
Spidey, Nolan, Spielberg — Hot Movie Summer Is Here
The summer box office is already popping, with The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Michael raking in millions before Memorial Day — and with new movies coming from Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Marvel,...
21 Maj 30min
BONUS EP: Markiplier, M3GAN and the Scary-Smart Business of Horror
People still want to be scared out of their minds together, and Atomic Monster president Michael Clear, M3GAN writer Akela Cooper and YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Mark Fischbach (aka Markiplier) are all ...
20 Maj 41min
TV’s YouTube Era Wags the Upfronts’ Dog
It’s the end of Upfronts week, better known as Hollywood’s annual pilgrimage to woo Madison Ave. Formerly about broadcast TV schedules, Upfronts has become a showcase for a much stranger, fragmented T...
14 Maj 37min
