How the streaming business learned to love licensing again
When Disney+, HBO Max (now just Max) and other streaming services were launched, the idea behind their strategies was simple…
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Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Disney made ‘fun-flation’ a 2023 buzzword
Economic uncertainty, an unstable geopolitical climate and sticker shock at the local grocery store ($7 for a little pack of…
What follows Bob Iger’s ‘Mr. Fix It’ era at Disney?
After the year of negative headlines Walt Disney Co. has had, I suppose it’s not exactly a shock that Chief…
Video games could be the ‘new comic book movies’ for Hollywood
Let’s face it, the entertainment industry’s intellectual property obsession isn’t going anywhere. But it might need to shift focus as…
Is Showtime’s ‘The Curse’ the ultimate Peak TV show?
In many ways, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s black comedy “The Curse” feels designed to become a zeitgeist show. It…
What the SAG-AFTRA deal does and doesn’t accomplish
Just hours before the actors’ strike ended last week, comedian and strike captain Elyssa Phillips spoke to The Times’ Christi…