Business Features
How F-Bombs and Family Fare Saved the 2024 Box Office
Few could have predicted that PG movies and two foul-mouthed comic book heroes — plus sending titles earlier into homes — would be saviors of 2024.
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Predicting Hollywood in 2025: The Next James Bond, Peak Taylor Sheridan and More
Educated guesses, back-of-the napkin math and a between-the-lines read on what we’ll be talking about in the next 12 months.
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For Hollywood, AI Is a Double-Edged Sword
It’s cheaper, but also a job killer. Expect disruption in VFX, fiercer labor fights and, possibly, an invigoration of the production landscape.
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Hollywood’s Top Dealmakers of 2024
The most impactful and intriguing mergers and acquisitions that reshaped the industry this year — and the executives, reps and lawyers who made them happen.
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The Sky Isn’t Falling for Cable News TV Ratings (Yet)
Post-election blahs are a cyclical feature of the landscape, regardless of which party wins.
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The NFL Is Ready to Take Over Hollywood Now
As pro athletes become regulars on TV and streaming (hello Jason Kelce late-night show), the league's film unit is ramping up its production, and pushing the boundaries of the sports doc format it pioneered with a new divisional concept for 'Hard Knocks.'
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Money Ball: How College Athletes Are Raking in Big Bucks Without Going Pro
Thanks to a booming NIL rights market, even non-pros are making it as influencers.
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Trump May Usher In Massive TV Station Land Grab
Flush with political ad dollars and anticipating a deal-friendly environment, moguls are eyeing big moves to roll up lucrative local broadcasters.
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Hollywood Salaries Revealed: Who Makes How Much
From stylist to star and all the professions in between that make the industry work: here's a snapshot of paychecks now.
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Inside Disney’s Race to Replace Bob Iger
With James Gorman’s elevation to chairman and desperate to avoid another Chapek debacle, the company is pursuing new ways to find its next chief. THR games out six succession scenarios.
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Howard’s End? How SiriusXM Will Survive After Stern
After inking big deals for ‘SmartLess’ and ‘Call Her Daddy,’ the audio giant aims to keep bringing in new names to grow subscribers and battle rivals as it readies for the eventual retirement of its biggest cash cow.
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Why Los Angeles Is Becoming a Production Graveyard
As the number of movie and TV shoots approaches historic lows, insiders are lobbying for fewer restrictions to help bolster Hollywood’s place in the city it calls home.
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