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Tyler Coates @tylercoates.bsky.social · 3h

I am so behind on documentaries as you can see at the link, but I've been updating my Oscar predictions for @theankler.com's Prestige Junkie Pundits as I watch all of the movies: anklerpundits.com/pundit/tyler...

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 4h

This week for @theankler.com: Who are the showrunners on top right now, the ones who are churning out hits and defining the marketplace? The influencers right now? I polled *a lot* of industry insiders to get their honest take.

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10 Showrunners Who Define TV Now

They don’t just make hits — they set trends, move markets and tell Hollywood what audiences actually want

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 4h

Who’s setting the tone for TV now? @snoodit.bsky.social polled agents, execs and insiders to find the 10 showrunners defining TV’s business and culture theankler.com/p/10-showrun...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

The “GPT-5 pass” has gone from curiosity to mandate. Scripts, trailers, pitch decks are all being filtered through an AI model that remembers every draft and forgets what originality looks like. @erikbarmack.bsky.social on Hollywood’s uneasy reset:
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The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

Mary Bronstein joins @kateyrich.bsky.social to talk about If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the challenges of writing a woman who doesn’t behave the way audiences expect, and how A24 let her craft the exact film she set out to make theankler.com/p/if-i-had-l...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

For a decade, Hollywood has run itself like a business. That’s exactly what’s driven it into crisis. Richard Rushfield sees the industry’s obsession with efficiency, profit, and consolidation as stripping away the creative balance that once sustained it: theankler.com/p/they-dont-...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 2d

From fewer network buyers to Netflix’s shift toward global “shiny floor” formats, the unscripted business is transforming fast. @elainelow.bsky.social speaks with a top unscripted TV agent about where the opportunities and landmines are now theankler.com/p/confession...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 5d

Daniel Day-Lewis just returned to the screen with 'Anemone': a family affair directed by his son Ronan. @kateyrich.bsky.social and @chrisjrosen.bsky.social discuss the film and the legendary actor's unrivaled career prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/evaluating...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 6d

NIL has created a $1.7B market where college athletes can build media empires. @natjarv.bsky.social talks with CAA’s Mike Levine, Texas Tech’s Sam Hurley and more about the new class of athlete-creators theankler.com/p/athletes-a...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 6d

With "The Release Party of a Showgirl" set to rake in millions in movie theaters, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social has another idea for Taylor Swift to save the box office: livestream her wedding to theaters. Full podcast episode: theankler.com/p/hollywoods...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 6d

Substack’s top voices are going live with can’t-miss Taylor Swift takes. Thursday: @natjarv.bsky.social and Ochuko Akpovbovbo will chat about Swift’s digital strategy. Friday: @kateyrich.bsky.social @chrisjrosen.bsky.social and @hunterh.bsky.social will discuss Swift's film ambitions bit.ly/4n43AXD

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Lesley Goldberg @snoodit.bsky.social · 7d

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

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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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The Ankler @theankler.com · 8d

Warner Bros. just pulled off something no studio has done in years: a slate stacked with originals that actually worked.
@richardrushfield.bsky.social on why a year of hits and a few misses adds up to a win for film's future
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The Ankler @theankler.com · 9d

“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 · 11d

Chris Rosen's hot take: 'One Battle After Another' is both overrated and the best movie of the year. He and @kateyrich.bsky.social discuss what's working about the enormously hyped film, from dazzling chases to Paul Thomas Anderson's direction prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/pta-leo-an...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 12d

To honor Robert Redford's legacy @chrisjrosen.bsky.social and @kateyrich.bsky.social hosted a watchalong of 'Quiz Show', which unfortunately didn't stand a chance against 'Forrest Gump' and 'Pulp Fiction' in the '95 Oscars. Full conversation: prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/robert-red...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 12d

Paramount circling WBD is an existential threat to Hollywood. In an emergency town hall @richardrushfield.bsky.social, @linamkhan.bsky.social, @bedoyausa.bsky.social and @matthewstoller.bsky.social lay out why this merger is challengeable and what action looks like theankler.com/p/lina-khan-...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 13d

Garry Kasparov told @richardrushfield.bsky.social that evil never dies: it hides until democracies get lazy. At the Rushfield Lunch, he explains how the U.S. lost its post-Cold War moment and why authoritarian trends are rising again: theankler.com/p/rushfield-...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 13d

Candace Owens' podcast just leapfrogged Rogan on Apple’s charts. Natalie Jarvey talks with her about building an independent media business on controversy, the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and why she defended Jimmy Kimmel theankler.com/p/candace-ow...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 13d

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Richard Rushfield @richardrushfield.bsky.social · 13d

Free to all. This is Hollywood's battle of the century . Come and learn your facts and bring your questions. 12:30 PM PT today.

The Ankler @theankler.com · 15d

In a live Zoom on Thursday at 12:30 PT, @richardrushfield.bsky.social, @matthewstoller.bsky.social, and other special guests will break down the merger threats facing Hollywood and what can be done about them. It's free and open to all. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 14d

After Sundance canceled her doc 'Jihad Rehab', Meg Smaker renamed it 'The UnRedacted', crowdfunded screenings, and found allies from Alex Gibney to Kara Swisher. Nicole LaPorte reports on Smaker's fight to keep 'The UnRedacted' alive: theankler.com/p/sundance-c...

The Ankler @theankler.com · 14d

EXCLUSIVE: Vince Gilligan just inked a new four-year overall deal at Sony Pictures TV. The Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator tells @snoodit.bsky.social why he’s sticking with “Hollywood’s last independent studio” as overall deals become increasingly rare theankler.com/p/vince-gill...