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Grok, Kling, Runway: AI Video's Future Has Hollywood on the Outside Looking In
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (304+ words) Post-Sora, the space is fragmenting into separate ecosystems " and studios and streamers aren't in any of them I cover Hollywood and AI. I wrote about the real reason Open AI acquired TBPN, the sudden death of Sora, Val Kilmer's AI-assisted…...
The Mid-Career Reset: Two Top Execs Ditch Hollywood's Playbook " and Find the Fun Again
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (269+ words) Everyone talks about taking big swings again, but few Hollywood execs actually feel safe enough to do it. Former Showtime president Jana Winograde and ex-Warner Bros. Television chief Susan Rovner didn't wait. "You gotta accept the fact that the business…...
Tax Incentive Showdown: Where the Money Is State-by-State
1+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) Hollywood's future is being decided by a domestic bidding war " and it's only getting fiercer. Several states have been fine-tuning their programs to stem the overseas exodus; new players are popping up as New York and Georgia lose some of…...
The WGA Had Three Years to Think About AI. They Didn't
2+ week, 4+ day ago (534+ words) Today, Jeff Shell's second fall from the top, Zendaya's total dominance, Netflix's price revolt in Italy " and that baffling Oscars move. Way back on Tuesday, I wrote about how Hollywood's conversations around AI had broken down completely " devolving into a…...
" SONY Laying Off Hundreds: Who's Hit as Strategy Shifts
2+ week, 5+ day ago (731+ words) Mornin! This is Sean Mc Nulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya like or email me at seanmcnultynyc@gmail. com), and here's the Hollywood + Media news to know on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Where it's always fun to decide which…...
SF's AI Billboards Should Terrify Us. Humans Are Already Gone
2+ week, 6+ day ago (342+ words) In our place? "Sexy" messaging to the tech world " featuring words like workflow, optimization, amplify, prompt and cloud. Here are a few L. A. billboards today by comparison " just within a couple of blocks of our Century City office. You can see…...
The Music Business Has a Problem. Bill Ackman Just Pounced
2+ week, 6+ day ago (396+ words) The Ankler The Music Business Has a Problem. Bill Ackman Just Pounced Inside details of his $64 B bid for Universal Music Group " a wager that Wall Street is misreading the entire sector Glenn Peoples is the former lead analyst at…...
Why Open AI Needs "TBPN." Badly
2+ week, 6+ day ago (325+ words) There was a time not long ago, recently enough to feel faintly embarrassing, when Sam Altman seemed credibly determined to be the one tech CEO who didn't need a narrative strategy. No chaos, no theatrics, no compulsive need to insert…...
" "Silicon Valley" Creators: Tech Bros "Don"t Give a Flying Fuck About Humanity"
4+ week, 1+ day ago (106+ words) Silicon Valley was supposed to be satire. In 2026, it plays more like a warning. It all lands very differently today. "People may find it more relevant now, actually, with all that's going on with AI," Judge tells Elaine Low in…...
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1+ mon, 2+ day ago (12+ words) Sora Is Dead: The AI That Ransacked Hollywood " and Won Anyway'The Ankler...