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This week, Richard Rushfield debuted his new show, The Rushfield Lunch. Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. PT, Richard will be going live for subscribers with top Hollywood execs and talent. This week, Richard sat down with Ted Hope — the longtime movie producer and executive and author of the Hope for Film newsletter — about, you guessed it, hope for film.
Also this week, Janice Min was invited by the great Tina Brown, now of the Fresh Hell newsletter, for a hilarious chat about everything from the Meghan Sussex (nope, not Markle anymore!) Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, to billionaires’ love of DOGE, to what in the world to do about CNN. You can listen or watch at the link below:
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Now, ICYMI, our best of the week:
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Richard delivered his annual can’t-miss State of the Showbiz Union address this week, and also, fresh from his seat inside the Academy Awards, an interpretation about what the Oscars ceremony revealed about the current and future state of the industry:
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When Warners and Paramount sold majority control of The CW to Nexstar, it broke a main pipeline for young TV writers to break into the business. Lesley Goldberg talks to Julie Plec, Greg Berlanti and Marc Pedowitz about what made The CW a fostering home for emerging writers and how veteran showrunners are creating new apprenticeships for early-career scribes:
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Brands want celebrities again (sorry, influencers!), and Ashley Cullins gathers intel from lawyers, agents and advisors (paid subscribers only) to reveal when they ask for cash vs. equity; which endorsements help talent land better deals with studios and streamers; and the VC-backed sector begging for star power:
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After years spent covering the Oscars, Katey Rich finally got to attend them, and she shares why the show made her feel inspired and a little emotional. Plus, she surveys what the next moves might be for Sean Baker, Adrien Brody and the rest of this year’s big winners:
 | Oscars 2025: The Morning After with Tyler Coates Prestige Junkie 44:54 |
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Sean McNulty continued his look into the new economics of Hollywood, with a scoop revealing the home entertainment revenue and streaming value of Sonic, Paramount’s favorite blue hedgehog:
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Natalie Jarvey speaks with Bon Appétit Test Kitchen alum Carla Lalli Music about why she’s leaving YouTube; exactly what Music spent to make each YouTube video she posted, and the detailed breakdown of those costs; the complex bind for creators caught in a cycle of losing money to service their audiences; the pressure for creators to operate as one-person production studios; and why Music is focusing on platforms like Substack and how much she’s making there…
4 days ago · Natalie Jarvey
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This week’s IP picks that could be your next project include a fun horror romp in the vein of Scream; a procedural with both drama and laughs about a washed-up cop investigating the murder of birthday-party entertainer, Chuckles the Clown; and a coming-of-age drama springing from a public domain American classic…
2 days ago · Andy Lewis
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