“Every platform now is trying to figure out if we’re lucky to get an audience, how do we keep them?"
A big part of the answer for streamers? Make sure shows don't take a long break between seasons.
@Snoodit on the new timelines of TV
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'Off Campus' is a hit.
It’s too soon for viewership data, but Prime's hockey romance is following the moves of 'Heated Rivalry.'
Creator Louisa Levy spoke to @snoodit while at work on season two, talking romance tropes and her "third method" - mrf.lu/-CFz
Broadcast is so back... albeit in a more fiscally responsible way. Networks ordered a total of 56 new scripted originals this season, an uptick from last year.
@snoodit crunches the numbers to see how the Big Four are faring mrf.lu/_lbM
The days of the celeb-driven overall deal are done.
“There was once an openness to rolling the dice,” one lit agent tells @snoodit, but those days are done.
What the end of the vanity deal means for Hollywood -mrf.lu/VPZf
"We need the most experienced non-writing executive producers and showrunners, so ‘celebrity’ star-driven production companies don’t get prioritized as a must-have,” a studio source tells @Snoodit.
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Frances Berwick is marking her 30th year at NBCU with series highs for #SummerHouse, Bravo's newest buzzy franchise. Plus: A new scene was added to the premiere of spinoff 'In the City' to address, ahem, recent events.
Frances Berwick has seen her fair share of reality TV scandals over 30 years at Bravo.
With a 'Summer House' scandal is leading that series to new highs on Peacock, Berwick breaks down the secrets of Bravo's success for @snoodit - mrf.lu/FxWK
"What Janice and Richard have achieved with The Ankler is terrific, and no surprise to anyone who knows their track records."
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“The bar is higher at Apple.”
Elaine Low talks to agents, execs and writers to break down what Apple TV is actually buying, the toughest genre to crack, and what not to pitch mrf.lu/pPVx
What happens to #AppleTV under incoming CEO John Ternus, a hardware guy with no significant ties to the entertainment industry?
@Snoodit has three better questions (and answers) - mrf.lu/pSls
“It used to be, ‘I can tell this story. Do you guys want this story?’ Now it’s, ‘How much will it cost to tell that story? And can you do it?’”
'Power' and 'Nemesis' creator @CourtneyKemp tells @Snoodit about the new rules for getting a show off the ground
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The great @CourtneyKemp opens up for the first time about Netflix's #Nemesis and the hero cop narrative, the "rollercoaster" state of DEI and her franchise-forward approach to development theankler.com/p/courtney-kem…
A24's TV division is having a moment with three shows launching this week alone (Beef, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Euphoria). How the nimble indie is reshaping TV theankler.com/p/a24s-speed-s…
David E. Kelley's Margo's Got Money Troubles is just launching but the prolific showrunner has already lined up his second show for A24, which won a bidding war for Chris Whitaker’s We Begin at the End theankler.com/p/a24-speed-sp…
Today we honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson, who debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers OTD in 1947.
We celebrate his courage and determination, his brilliance on the baseball diamond, and his grace and dignity beyond the playing field.
Jackie’s influence has spanned the generations. From the legends who followed, to the current greats, and the stars of tomorrow. We are all grateful for all he gave to our game. #Jackie42
ALT “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” - Jackie Robinson
Pictured: A large cutout of Jackie Robinson resting a bat on his right shoulder. He is wearing a white Brooklyn Dodgers jersey and a blue Brooklyn Dodgers cap.
Behind him are three photos. From left to right - Hank Aaron and Willie Mays smile for a photo together, a close-up shot of a player wearing Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 during a previous Jackie Robinson Day, and two Dream Series players posing for a photo together.
Jackie Robinson Day, April 15
New from me: CBS is renting its late-night block to Byron Allen for a year as sources say the network remains committed to figuring out a lower-cost alternative for Colbert's 11:35 p.m. slot: theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-cbs-…
The prolific David E. Kelley is marking his *40th* year as a TV writer in 2026 by finally collaborating with Michelle Pfeiffer and venturing into unscripted as he shows absolutely no signs — at age 70 — of slowing down.
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