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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 6d

This week for @theankler.com: A Day 1 cheat sheet for Netflix-turned-Amazon TV chief Peter Friedlander. Will he kill Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? If so, it'll cost him $20M per season.

Read on for much more: theankler.com/p/amazon-tvs...

Amazon TV’s Brutal Keeper Test Begins: Palladino Exit, ‘LOTR’ Nightmare, Execs

Peter Friedlander steps in to a ‘battered’ team, a star showrunner departure and an insanely high kill fee to the Tolkien estate

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 7d

Jane Fonda is bringing back the Committee for the First Amendment, first formed in the 1940s to confront emerging McCarthyism. This time, 550+ artists have signed on to confront threats to free speech. Fonda joins Richard Rushfield
at 1 PM P.T. to discuss the relaunch theankler.com/p/jane-fonda...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 13d

Exclusive: Vince Gilligan has re-upped his longtime deal with Sony TV and stresses the need for more indie studios theankler.com/p/vince-gill...

EXCLUSIVE: Vince Gilligan & Sony TV Renew Overall — ‘I’ve Got it Pretty Great’

‘I’m proud (and a little sad) to be working for Hollywood’s last independent studio,’ the ‘Breaking Bad’ & ‘Pluribus’ creator tells me

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 19d

In this emergency pod, host @elainelow.bsky.social is joined by a rotation of our best and brightest to break down the shocking news of Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite" suspension. @snoodit.bsky.social has a play-by-play on Disney’s decision to pull Kimmel: theankler.com/p/emergency-...

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 21d

I wrote about the firing of Alan Sepinwall, which is awful. And I tied it into what's happening all over in the media, why it's scary & what we can do to help. I used my words, but it's definitely Hulk Mo dialed up to 11, if that's a thing you would like to experience: www.moryan.com/on-the-firin...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 21d

This is, hands down, one of the dumbest media moves I've seen in my career. Alan is easily one of the best in the business at what he does. A kind and smart human who deserves to be treated better than this.

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 22d

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Don't stop believing

Some news, as they say

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 27d

Netflix’s decade-long lock on 130+ of its originals, from House of Cards to Narcos, is ending. @snoodit.bsky.social reports on how Lionsgate, WB, Universal and FASTs like Tubi are circling, and what it means for the future of streaming libraries: theankler.com/p/netflixs-1...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Sep 3

This week for @theankler.com: Former Paramount Network chief Kevin Kay pens an insightful guest column about how he landed #Yellowstone and why the process can now be seen as a reason for media companies to trust development executives over AI.

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One Big Swing: How ‘Yellowstone’ Was Born From a Single Gut Call

For the first time, former top Paramount exec Kevin Kay reveals how he risked his career on a do-or-die bet on Taylor Sheridan in an impassioned rebuttal to AI

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Sep 3

Plus: #Yellowstone was originally set up at Amazon and the story behind one of the dumbest media moves in recent history: why the show's streaming rights wound up being sold to Peacock.

A must-read inside story from Kevin Kay: theankler.com/p/one-big-sw...

One Big Swing: How ‘Yellowstone’ Was Born From a Single Gut Call

For the first time, former top Paramount exec Kevin Kay reveals how he risked his career on a do-or-die bet on Taylor Sheridan in an impassioned rebuttal to AI

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Sep 3

This week for @theankler.com: Former Paramount Network chief Kevin Kay pens an insightful guest column about how he landed #Yellowstone and why the process can now be seen as a reason for media companies to trust development executives over AI.

theankler.com/p/one-big-sw...

One Big Swing: How ‘Yellowstone’ Was Born From a Single Gut Call

For the first time, former top Paramount exec Kevin Kay reveals how he risked his career on a do-or-die bet on Taylor Sheridan in an impassioned rebuttal to AI

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Aug 27

With The Summer I Turned Pretty ending and HBO’s Task premiering, CEO Paul Lee is steering Wiip toward animation and global series. He tells @snoodit.bsky.social why K-drama IP is key to the indie studio’s next chapter and predicts streamer consolidation theankler.com/p/he-made-th...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Aug 20

From The Boys to The Last of Us, Sony TV's Katherine Pope has built an indie slate across many platforms. She tells @snoodit.bsky.social about developing risky projects, doubling down on comedy, and luring Eric Kripke, Nick Stoller and Dana Fox into overall deals theankler.com/p/sonys-tv-c...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Aug 20

New via @theankler.com: My wide-ranging interview w/ Katherine Pope about the blessings of being an indie, taking risks and why making more shows like The Pitt can help every facet of the industry. Plus exclusive news about three big Sony TV overall deals.

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Sony’s TV Chief Wants to Make the Show You’re Scared to Write

SCOOP: Katherine Pope reveals three new overall deals, and how her indie (‘The Last of Us’, ‘The Boys’) wins on risk: ‘No show ever succeeded on a business model’

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Aug 15

USA Network once brought you White Collar and Burn Notice. Now, with The Rainmaker and Anna Pigeon on their slate, exec Michael Sluchan tells @snoodit.bsky.social what shows they’re hunting for next: theankler.com/p/scoop-usa-...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Aug 14

Can USA Network reinvent itself as an indie? Versant has a plan for it, and it starts Friday with #TheRainmaker theankler.com/p/scoop-usa-...

Scoop! USA Network is Buying Scripted TV Again. Here’s What They Want

Exec Michael Sluchan reveals ‘Blue Skies’ can be cloudy now, original ideas are wanted and a new strategy to survive

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The Ankler @theankler.com · Aug 6

SCOOP: Starz is developing two major scripted dramas: one rooted in Southern Black culture and an adaptation of John Boyne’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies. Top execs Kathryn Busby and Alison Hoffman tell @snoodit.bsky.social about Starz's post Lionsgate future: theankler.com/p/starzs-new...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happening shortly! Come join me for TV talk and, only if you insist, baseball!

Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wednesday at 5PM PT, I’m doing a live AMA for The Ladder, @theankler.com’s community for people in their first decade of their entertainment industry careers. To submit your questions and get the Zoom link, apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 30

AMA tonight!

Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wednesday at 5PM PT, I’m doing a live AMA for The Ladder, @theankler.com’s community for people in their first decade of their entertainment industry careers. To submit your questions and get the Zoom link, apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 30

This week for @theankler.com: The story behind the success of Netflix's #KPopDemonHunters as told by its co-writers/co-directors theankler.com/p/kpop-demon...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors on How They Did It — And Made Netflix History

Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans on a ‘dumb idea’ that wasn’t and tease a sequel, live tour, merch: ‘It would be money left on the table if they didn’t’

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TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · Jul 30

Around 11:25 pm PT: A tsunami is starting to impact Hawaii. Local officials are briefing the press. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News are either covering other news or in reruns… while BBC News covers the briefing.

Cable news: Useless as ever.

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wednesday at 5PM PT, I’m doing a live AMA for The Ladder, @theankler.com’s community for people in their first decade of their entertainment industry careers. To submit your questions and get the Zoom link, apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 22

New on @theankler.com: CBS execs told Colbert's longtime manager in late June that The Late Show would be going away. This and more behind the scenes details on what happened: theankler.com/p/on-vacatio...

On Vacation, Colbert Didn’t Know ‘Late Show’ Was Dead. His Manager Did

SCOOP: James Dixon waited two weeks to tell his star and more new details about who knew what and when, and what comes next

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP Ozzy Osbourne www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0si...

OZZY OSBOURNE - "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (Official Video)

YouTube video by Ozzy Osbourne

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 18

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.

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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · Jul 18

Text exchange, me:
“Colbert is canceled
Last show will be in May, “purely a financial decision” is what network said”
Response:
“Trump
Mother fucker”

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