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Elaine Low

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Reporter @ The Ankler. I write Series Business, a newsletter about the TV industry. Alum of Variety, Business Insider, Investor’s Business Daily. Talk to me at [email protected]

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · Nov 25

Big Tech is training AI on thousands of TV/film scripts. I spoke to showrunners, IP and business affairs lawyers — as well as the programmer at The Atlantic who examined this data set — to find out what happens next

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TV Writers Found 139,000 of Their Scripts Trained AI. Hell Broke Loose

It's 'organized crime,' says one, as scribes from Shonda Rhimes to Robert King face a system where studio policy and law remain murky

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

Hulu wants more “MomTok” chaos. Fox is reviving Fear Factor. Netflix is making Monopoly a game show. @elainelow.bsky.social charts the strange, crowded new era of unscripted TV and why agents say it’s all about who can yell the loudest theankler.com/p/outpitch-o...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 15d

“Why would anyone want that job?” Amazon insiders call the studio “miserable.” But with Peter Friedlander now leading TV, Hollywood is watching to see if the Netflix veteran can overhaul its bureaucracy and win back talent.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 22d

Disney execs are meeting with Jimmy Kimmel this week, but his crew has been told not to report to work until further notice as comedy writers and WGA leadership erupt at what they call appeasement. @snoodit.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social report: theankler.com/p/hour-to-ho...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Sep 2

The fall TV market is moving again, but buyers want sharper pitches and fewer misses. Agents and execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social what's working at Netflix, Disney, Apple, HBO, Amazon and Peacock, and how to land deals theankler.com/p/tv-shows-s...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Aug 18

Netflix spends $18 billion a year on content and buys more shows than anyone else. @elainelow.bsky.social breaks down what it’s looking for now: sci-fi to fill the Stranger Things void, episodic horror, and “big funny” comedy. Plus, which execs hold greenlight power: theankler.com/p/the-tv-sho...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Aug 1

While The Ankler staff puts “Golden” on repeat, @elainelow.bsky.social, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social, and @natjarv.bsky.social get into why KPop Demon Hunters was such a monster hit for Netflix

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Jon Collins @jeezjon.bsky.social · Jul 23

And we are indeed hustling. This article is about Hollywood but I’m sure it’s applicable to other industries.

Things are scary right now. But we have each other. Thank you to @theankler.com and @elainelow.bsky.social for highlighting the often-overlooked generation.

Gen X is Being Forced to Hustle. This Time with a New Career Plan

Inside their fight to keep rising as immovable boomers and contraction stand in their way: ‘Most people I know out of work are in their 50s’

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · Aug 1

🙏 thanks for your support!

jorgecoolreyes.bsky.social @jorgecoolreyes.bsky.social · Jul 18

I pay for two newsletters: @elainelow.bsky.social's Series Business and Rick's Too Much TV. Both are incredibly informative, especially for industry professionals--and independent of the Penske trade monopoly. I highly recommend subscribing.

Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · Jul 18

Every time I send out a newsletter that some readers consider to be too political or somehow anti-Trump, I lose some subscribers. But ignoring what is going on would be journalistic malpractice.

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · Aug 1

Millennials don’t have it much easier, it’s just difficult in different ways!

Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · Jul 27

My hottest take on #AndJustLikeThat is that there should be more AJLT recappers and reviewers who are actually closer in age to Carrie et al. Feels like a lot of 20-somethings who’re just like, “guess parenting and middle aging are tough sometimes? but anyway”

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jul 1

"Hollywood, as a community, as an industry, is built on the shoulders of immigrants." @elainelow.bsky.social appeared on KCAL News to discuss how the ICE raids are affecting Hollywood's workforce. Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iril...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jun 30

SCOOP: Paul Feig has donated $100K to the National Immigration Law Center, calling immigrant persecution “unconscionable and unacceptable”. Plus, @elainelow.bsky.social on what Apple TV+'s buying now including star-driven high-end adult shows and less edgy comedies theankler.com/p/the-shows-...

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Like and Subscribe News @likensubscribenews.bsky.social · Jun 27

Nick DiGiovanni has the #1 arts podcast on Spotify. But he doesn’t have a podcast. It’s content from YouTube. And it’s part of Spotify’s strategy to grow ad revenue by poaching creators. More from @natjarv.bsky.social @elainelow.bsky.social & @seanmcnulty.bsky.social : theankler.com/p/ankler-pod...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jun 23

ICE raids in L.A. are sending shockwaves through Hollywood’s immigrant workforce.
Even workers with legal status are afraid to show up to set.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports on disrupted shoots, union silence, and a city on edge: theankler.com/p/afraid-ice...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jun 20

The buzzword heard up and down the Croisette: authenticity. From Cannes Lions, Janice Min and @likensubscribenews.bsky.social' @natjarv.bsky.social join @elainelow.bsky.social to consider if creators’ drive to be true to themselves will protect them from AI theankler.com/p/youtube-vs...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jun 16

Is Hollywood too top-heavy to innovate?
@elainelow.bsky.social talks to an anonymous veteran rep about the execs stuck in place, the ones rising fast, and why TV is “sputtering” even as new deals take shape theankler.com/p/private-th...

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Like and Subscribe News @likensubscribenews.bsky.social · Jun 9

Actors making $40K/month. Writers pulling six figures.
No studio. No union. Just vertical microdramas.
@natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social explore the creator economy's next gold rush, where the window to get involved is closing fast: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/microdrama...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jun 9

SCOOP: ReelShort tells The Ankler it’s made The Adjuster, a microdrama based on Luigi Mangione's case.
@elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social explore the $5B microdrama market, where actors earn big bucks, and viewers are addicted to paywalled cliffhangers
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The Ankler @theankler.com · Jun 2

L.A.’s sound stages are emptier than they’ve been in years.
With episodic TV in decline, studios are pivoting, from live boxing to bat mitzvahs.
@elainelow.bsky.social investigates what’s next for Hollywood’s once-busiest lots theankler.com/p/la-sound-s...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · May 19

The Mannings did musical theater. Netflix brought out NFL commish Roger Goodell in a Santa suit. ESPN announced a new streaming service. This year’s Upfronts proclaimed: If you’re not pivoting to sports, ads, or AI, your job might be, says @elainelow.bsky.social theankler.com/p/what-upfro...

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · May 14

they're calling it hbo max again and what i want more than anything is a recording of whatever soundproofed closet casey bloys went to scream inside when the decision was made

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · May 14

I mean, at least they have a sense of humor about it

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The Ankler @theankler.com · May 9

Trump's international film tariffs have gotten wheels turning about how to make more TV and movies in LA, but TV execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social there are quite a few logistical hurdles to make that goal a reality theankler.com/p/the-week-t...

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Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · May 6

Little scoop for you all this Monday after my trip to Denver for SeriesFest

The Ankler @theankler.com · May 5

SCOOP: Universal TV is testing a new way of dealmaking in a bid to attract top writers. Universal TV president Erin Underhill exclusively revealed to @elainelow.bsky.social ainelow how the studio is creating “mini first look deals”. Plus, advice on pitching a show today theankler.com/p/scoop-uni-...

Elaine Low @elainelow.bsky.social · Apr 28

“It suggests that the summer should be vibrant and memorable, like a good play with a goat as a character.”