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For Variety VIP+ subscribers: Why arthouse distributor A24’s reach for commercial viability will mean marrying its genre instincts with IP plays is.gd/XxtSHG

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With the new NBA season tipping off today, here's my Mogul Memo column to league commish Adam Silver on why he’s risking stars’ health for a TV deal payday is.gd/sdsHui

I wrote an essay titled “Hollywood Needs Its Biggest Hit Yet. Here’s How It Can Make It Happen.” The link is below. For those that prefer things delivered in tweet-sized packages, here is a thread of some of the highlights. variety.com/2023/tv/news/j…

Join me shortly on LinkedIn Live for a conversation about the state of the concert business with a team of experts. You won't want to miss this! linkedin.com/events/stateof…

On the new episode of the strictly business podcast…. variety.com/2023/streaming…

I think a lot of people who decry the immorality of Israel’s West Bank policy, the dangers of its far-right govt, and the humanitarian horror of its bombing campaign would be well served by taking Hamas seriously as a political actor whose actions have agency and consequences

Hope you didn't miss this awesome LinkedIn Live convo I just had with a great group of music-industry experts about the boffo 2023 we're having in the concert biz. variety.com/vip-video/stat…

Have the clouds over the streaming business begun to part at last? While the obstacles facing the media sector remain as imposing as ever, better-than-expected Q3 earnings for the traditional studios’ direct-to-consumer units provided some rays of hope... variety.com/vip/media-sect…

One week ago, I sat in a Los Angeles screening watching horrifying footage of the October 7 attacks in Israel. But while most of the crowd was in tears, I was surprised to find myself just...numb. I decided to write about why. variety.com/vip/bearing-wi…

FREE VIP+ access: How the resale market has reshaped concert pricing, as fans constantly fret about ticket verification wp.me/pc8uak-1lDfFF

Free VIP+ access: A ‘Mogul Memo’ from Andrew Wallenstein posits why CEO Yaccarino is in way too deep to eye an X exit and distance herself from radioactive Elon Musk wp.me/pc8uak-1lDipV

New edition of my Mogul Memo is here! Friends hope Linda Yaccarino she’ll resign to distance herself from the perpetually radioactive Elon Musk. But it doesn’t matter: she’s already in way too deep. variety.com/vip/elon-musk-…

For Variety VIP+ subscribers: A ‘Mogul Memo’ to Bob Iger from Andrew Wallenstein: I’m not buying your ABC sale denial wp.me/pc8uak-1lDmhw

Some sober reflections on that double dose of Bob Iger we got this week. So much to unpack there, but I chose to focus on his revisionist take on the Disney linear channels that he seemed to be indicating he didn't put up for sale. Everyone else recalled otherwise.

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm a speaker for CES® 2024 — taking place Jan. 9-12, in Las Vegas. Join me! invt.io/1txbvom4oi9

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm a speaker for CES® 2024 — taking place Jan. 9-12, in Las Vegas. Join me! invt.io/1txbi6d0v0h

Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’ (Gene Maddaus - Variety) redef.com/item/6585c46f1…

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Took me a minute to do a deep #NormanLear dive in Variety archives. It's fascinating to track the arc of his career in our pages. A long 🧵for a titan. RIP