Happy Easter! (If your face is smeared with chocolate while reading this, major respect.) I’ve been at The Ankler just over a month and unlocked a big achievement this week with my debut on The Ankler podcast. I’ve listened to every single episode, so I was thrilled to join Sean, Elaine and Richard to talk about both the Michael Kassan story I co-authored and the March Madness-style Players Tourney we’re running to decide the most important person in the history of Hollywood. Let me know how I sounded at [email protected].
Separately, I want to let you know about our partnership with Backstage, the longtime bible for actors, for The Ankler x Backstage Screening Series. We’re kicking off with two big events, one with Disney/Marvel for Loki, featuring a Q&A with Tom Hiddleston, on April 12th; and a Prime Video event for Expats, a limited series created by Lulu Wang, starring Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo and Sarayu Blue, on May 13th.
Read details here:
The Ankler and Backstage Team Up for Screening Series
Now, our best of the week, ICYMI:
Strikes can’t explain away California’s production drought. Elaine Low obtained early FilmLA data and visited companies around L.A. to learn how the California’s uncompetitive tax credit, a rise in offshore productions and series cutbacks have the bread and butter of Hollywood hurting :
TV Production Decline: ‘A Darwin Sort of Event’With WBD’s deal lockup about to end, Paramount on the block and an election that could impact M&A activity, Richard Rushfield evaluates a potential Comcast/Warner marriage, Paramount under a PE regime and why the dream of Apple buying Disney may be dead:
Endgame: WBD and Streaming Wars’ Final Scenarios
Disney and Uni’s Moanageddon Game of Release-Date Chicken
‘Lose the Romney’: Inside Ronna McDaniel’s Long Fall
Peacock, NFL and Streaming’s Dangerous Double StandardThis week’s photo newsletter, Todd on the Town, brings you along to the Road House and Parish premieres, plus All American’s 100th episode bash:
Todd on the Town: ‘Road House’ to ‘All American’Sean McNulty took stock of industry happenings this week, and offered one of his exclusive pieces of analysis, taking a broader look at how many new series, movies and specials the streamers released during Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023:
☀️ Q1 Streaming TV Output: How Bad Was It?
☀️ AMAZON’s March Film Spending Spree Booms — but NETFLIX gets Alan Ritchson pic ????
☀️ A24 in Springsteen Pic talks, as New Project News Surges
☀️ OPENAI Enlists Humans in Hollywood March
☀️ Ghostbusters Nails Tracking, Dune 2 blows past WonkaAs an Ankler subscriber, you are automatically subscribed to all of our newsletters and podcasts by default. Not interested in all of them? Customize which ones would like to receive notifications for. It’s easy to do so.
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George Barham, an accomplished journalist and avid gambling enthusiast, serves as the esteemed Editor-in-Chief at fly-to-australia.com, Australia’s leading source for comprehensive gambling news and insights. With an unwavering passion for both the written word and the ever-evolving world of betting and gaming, George brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the helm of our editorial team.
