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TV in 3: Could YouTube Steal the Emmys?; Connor Storrie’s Loophole
Plus: Knicks ratings fever is blazing
 • Lesley Goldberg
British TV’s YouTube Trap Is Coming for Hollywood
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are growing on the top streamer. But the more they succeed, the less leverage they have
 • Manori Ravindran
‘Fear and Fire’: Paramount’s Chaos Is Spooking Showrunners
‘Many will not pitch there,’ says one showrunner, as top creators with studio ties fear Bari Weiss’ 60 Minutes mess is poisoning the brand
 • Lesley Goldberg
The Paramount-HBO Max Pitch Scramble: A Sellers’ Guide
Ellison’s streamer is ‘very competitive,’ WBD’s are ‘really tough’ as the proposed merger redraws Hollywood’s programming map
 • Elaine Low
TV in 3: Amazon’s Data Drip; HBO Max’s Bare Shelves
Plus: Did Netflix’s ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy’ daily drops pay off?
 • Lesley Goldberg
Paramount-Warners: 3 Exec Showdowns About to Explode
It all starts with Bloys vs. Holland as industry insiders handicap the big battles coming — and how David Ellison will choose
 • Lesley Goldberg
Paramount-Warners: 3 Exec Showdowns About to Explode
It all starts with Bloys vs. Holland as industry insiders handicap the big battles coming — and how David Ellison will choose
 • Lesley Goldberg
Microdramas: Writers’ AI Canary in the Coal Mine
‘High page count with a shoestring budget’: Vertical production is accelerating adaptation, with hard lessons for Hollywood
 • Elaine Low
TV in 3: Amazon Search for Friedlander’s No. 2 Narrows
A new frontrunner emerges. Plus: Jeff Fager on Bari Weiss’ '60 Minutes' pick and 'Hacks' showrunners talk AI & goodbye
 • Lesley Goldberg
The ‘Pitt’ Effect: A Scramble to Get Shows Back on Air Faster
Agents and studio insiders reveal how streamers’ race to return series annually is reshaping schedules, renewals and production
 • Lesley Goldberg
‘Rafa’ to ‘Raw’: Netflix Execs Reveal Their Shift in Sports Strategy
Adam Del Deo and Gabe Spitzer on what’s driving the streamer’s changing playbook
 • Elaine Low
TV in 3: Shonda’s Disney-Netflix Throuple — And Why Everyone Wins
Inside Rhimes’ return to ABC, Colbert’s sign-off & the Michael Landon moment
 • Lesley Goldberg
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