Business Features
The End of TV Is Here
As the final few holdouts (like the Oscars) ink streaming deals, a monumental shift in the way Hollywood works is underway.
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Star Salaries for Super Bowl Ads: $3M-$5M Fees Are Norm This Year as Spots Lean Into Celebs
Sources say that the all-in cost for a Big Game commercial this year is $10 million to $12 million on the low end, and $20 million plus on the high end.
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The Final Flicker of Cable News As We Know It
MSNBC is getting spun out, CNN is restructuring and the Murdochs are launching a streamer. But can any of them survive the slow death of TV news?
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What Happened to Those Streaming Bonuses?
After the 2023 strikes, writers, actors and directors won residuals tied to the success of hit shows, but not many projects appear to have hit the threshold for payments.
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Who Will Stand Up to Trump’s Broligarchs?
As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.
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An Obituary for TikTok
Whether or not the ban holds for very long, the many unique communities on the platform will inevitably scatter across myriad smaller apps — and many will disappear altogether.
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Film and TV Production In L.A. Was Already Plummeting. Wildfires May Hasten the Exodus
Devastating blazes have scattered thousands of crewmembers, raising fears of a quickened migration of projects away from California.
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MSNBC’s Project 2025: Rebuilding Itself In the Trump Era
The channel is losing Comcast as its corporate parent — and shield from the President’s attacks — as it reclaims its Rachel Maddow-centric identity and plans new leadership.
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No, No, No, Ozempic? RFK Jr.’s Plan to Ban Big Pharma Ads Could Hit TV Networks Hard
Trump’s pick to lead the Health Department is targeting a multibillion-dollar ad market that’s one of the biggest spenders on the airwaves.
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How F-Bombs and Family Fare Saved the 2024 Box Office
Few could have predicted that PG movies and two foul-mouthed comic book heroes — plus sending titles earlier into homes — would be saviors of 2024.
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Predicting Hollywood in 2025: The Next James Bond, Peak Taylor Sheridan and More
Educated guesses, back-of-the napkin math and a between-the-lines read on what we’ll be talking about in the next 12 months.
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For Hollywood, AI Is a Double-Edged Sword
It’s cheaper, but also a job killer. Expect disruption in VFX, fiercer labor fights and, possibly, an invigoration of the production landscape.
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