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Morning Joe welcomed Ankler Media CEO and Editor in Chief Janice Min to their show today where she predicted all the big Oscar categories including Best Picture

Ozians, rejoicify: Rob LeDonne interviews Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, who pulls back the curtain on Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Oscar performance, expresses disbelief in director Jon M. Chu’s Oscar snub, and even teases two “story-driven” songs in Wicked: For Good https://lnkd.in/eUVNbDW6

As all major #TV bundlers who publicly report subscriber numbers have now showed their Q4 cards -- I took a look at where the TV bundle #cordcutting numbers netted out in Q4 in today's WAKEUP at The Ankler. Definitely some improvement YoY, but there were also some notable strategy changes at some top players. Plus #DirecTV is expanding on its newly won bundling freedom to create packages that really . . . don't make much sense. See what they're coming to the American consumer with, and how much they're asking for. #cableTV #subscribers #fubo #charter https://lnkd.in/e6MNeBSC

Pilot season as we know it, where networks would order hundreds of pilots a year is all but dead. But there are a couple benefits to the smaller scale year round development that’s replaced it, Lesley Goldberg explains. Full Ankler Podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/eq2Nz3P4

On the heels of Shōgun’s success, there’s been an uptick in format deals between big distributors and Japanese broadcasters. Manori Ravindran spoke to international execs to find the four essentials for a lucrative partnership with a Japanese company. Learn: * Why Japan’s traditionally inward-facing industry is more open than ever to international partnerships and how its unique creative is sparking interest * Europe’s new booming appetite for Japanese scripted dramas — no adaptation required * Why the days of “silly game shows” from Japan are numbered * How anime, Pokémon and other Japanese cultural phenomena influence its innovative unscripted shows * Inside Japan’s unique short-segment reality formats, and what TV execs there learn from forensic minute-by-minute scrutiny of their audienes * How global partners are translating those quirky segments into scalable multi-episode ideas * Producers’ workarounds to make over-the-top sets cost-effective * The four essentials for a lucrative partnership with a Japanese company * Plus, a scoop and a prediction: What I’m hearing about the hot reality property?The Box, and who could replace the BBC’s exiting?Charlotte Moore https://lnkd.in/e35Zq3gx

Richard Rushfield takes us inside the Oscar Nominees Dinner and finds a sense of relief among actors that awards season is finally drawing to a close, and awe at what the film community has managed to accomplish this year, against all odds https://lnkd.in/eMEMjSVN

If you want to win your company's Oscar pool (or ours!) you're probably gonna want to look at Katey Rich's final Oscar predictions in every single category: https://lnkd.in/dv95SdZH And join our Oscar pool: https://lnkd.in/dAGn6mUp

Michael Wolff's tell-all book about Trump's 2024 campaign has been called a "FAKE JOB" by Trump and Wolff himself a "lying sack of s***" by Trump's communications director. Yet Wolff views these statements as staff trying to "cover their asses." In a wide-ranging interview with Janice Min, Wolff details his visit with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, if the transformation of Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” will happen, his exact prediction for when Trump and Musk blow up and what’s so very wrong with the very down-on-its-heels and shell-shocked Democrats https://lnkd.in/ez7RPUPd

Publishers are using different kinds of standalone newsletter subscriptions to grow revenue and, in some cases, offer lower priced tiers to see if they can convert readers around popular products without the financial commitment to the more expensive full digital subscription. For example, Bloomberg has moved 30 of its 70 newsletters behind a paywall, and introduced a new paid offering for a bundle of five tech-focused newsletters. It’s the first time the business publication has offered a subscription tier separate from the full subscription to Bloomberg.com and the Bloomberg app.? In this piece by Sara Guaglione, we speak to Marissa Zanetti, Perrin Lawrence of Axios, Sarah Ebner of Financial Times, and Janice Min of The Ankler.