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What Makes a Hit in ’26? These 20 Buzzy New Series Bet on the Answer
Stars, sequels, and more from Ryan Murphy, Taylor Sheridan are set to test the market
 • Lesley Goldberg
Best of ’25: TV Seller Guides, Amazon & WB Chaos, 10 Top Exec Q&As
Essential intel to keep you working smarter into next year
 • Elaine Low, Lesley Goldberg, and Manori Ravindran
28 Top Execs Recommend the Best TV Series to Binge Over the Holidays
From Frances Berwick to Francesca Orsi: C-suiters reveal the can’t-miss shows they can’t stop watching (even from competitors)
 • Lesley Goldberg
Your Predictions, Fears, Hopes for Hollywood 2026: ‘Find Your Way to Stick It Out’
Writers, directors and execs (Amazon, CBS, Warner Bros.) share hard-earned advice and candid takes on what the industry needs and must shed to move…
 • Elaine Low
TV in 3: Year-End Deals Rush; ‘Heated Rivalry’ Peaks; a Lesson From Rob Reiner
Things are looking up for 2026 with Apple to Netflix buying series
 • Lesley Goldberg
SCOOP: UTA Drops Intimacy Coordinator, Choreographer, Dancer Clients
As Hollywood reduces sex onscreen (Gen Z’s not interested, thanks), one worker tells me ‘less intimacy is being written’
 • Elaine Low
Why Bell Media Execs Went All in on ‘Heated Rivalry’ — and How the Bet Paid Off
CEO Sean Cohan and VP content Justin Stockman on how the gay hockey drama scored globally and without financial partners: ‘We kept ponying up until we…
 • Lesley Goldberg
Why Bell Media Execs Went All in on ‘Heated Rivalry’ — and How the Bet Paid Off
CEO Sean Cohan and VP content Justin Stockman on how the gay hockey drama scored globally and without financial partners: ‘We kept ponying up until we…
 • Lesley Goldberg
Hollywood’s Breaking Faster Than Film Schools Can Teach It. Inside the Scramble to Keep Up
Professors are rewriting syllabi on the fly as studios melt, algorithms rule and screens go vertical: ‘Entertainment changes at the speed of light…
 • Elaine Low
TV in 3: HBO’s Horny Hockey Hunks Go Viral; CBS’ Showrunner Scramble
Plus: Starz’s Shohei Ohtani home run
 • Lesley Goldberg
12 C-Suite Execs on the ‘Existential’ Fallout of a Warners Deal and the ‘Least Bad’ Outcome
Private whispers about why the acquisition could be as destabilizing for the buyer as it is for the rest of Hollywood
 • Lesley Goldberg
WGA Prez’ Dire Warning on Netflix-WB: ‘We Know How This Movie Ends’
In an emergency convo, Michele Mulroney tells Elaine Low about the inevitable ‘self-dealing,’ the ‘distressing’ time for guild members and what writers…
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