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A couple years ago a friend recommended I call Ann Hornaday—whom I’d never met—to ask her advice on a story I was nervous about. Ann talked to me for 45 minutes, suggested sources and boosted my confidence. She was cool and smart and incredibly gracious.
“I’m elated. I’m relieved.”
Makan Delrahim, chief legal officer of Paramount Skydance, on the judge’s approval today of the Paramount-WBD deal. He’s currently speaking at #TheGrill2026.
“CBS News is a handful of hours of programming. CNN is 24-7, just completely different markets… Am I concerned that CBS and CNN somehow foreclose access to information? No.”
-Delrahim, answering a question about concerns on media independence in the new, merged company
At CinemaCon this year, WB announced what seemed like a bonkers number of movies for their future slate. Now it’s clear Paramount will need those films to fulfill its 30 a year commitment. So congratulations to anyone with a WB greenlight.
After 24 years of “You’re going to Hollywood!,” American Idol judges need a new catchphrase. The star-making show’s producers are relocating from CA to GA for their 25th season.
In this week’s On the Lot, I tackle L.A.’s reality TV exodus.
Reality TV production is down 62.7% in LA over the last 5 years, and California’s beefed up tax credit doesn’t help long-running shows like Idol.
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Someone has already added an Emmys reference to the Amazon description of “A Guy’s Guide to Being a Man’s Man.”
Is it me or is the show moving fast? Like we’re halfway through the awards and this Emmys may actually come in under 3 hours. Tight transitions, brief speeches and of course those categories controversially cut from the telecast.
Kind of a muted reaction to the sad stuff in the room. (Dolly/In Memoriam) Maybe it’s just where I’m seated or it’s staged more dramatically for TV or maybe it’s that people here haven’t eaten since their limos picked them up 6 hours ago.
A major difference between the Emmys and the Oscars: At this show the writer’s award is a far bigger deal than the director’s. This room lost its dang mind for Pluribus’s Vince Gilligan.