Puck, the innovative new media company focused on putting journalists at the center of its business model, announced the launch of a new podcast hosted by John Heilemann, Puck's Chief Political Columnist and newest partner. The podcast, entitled Impolitic with John Heilemann, is in partnership with leading premium podcast network Audacy Podcasts and will publish new episodes every Tuesday and Friday starting on June 4.
Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...
Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...
- 6/4/2024
- Podnews.net
An intense and often funny drama starring the best fake news anchor and created by the guy who has made too many legal dramas and all of them are brilliant. A Man in Full is a drama miniseries created by David E. Kelley. Based on a 1998 novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe, it follows a real estate mogul Charlie Croker as he faces bankruptcy and his enemies circle him to gain something from his misfortune. A Man in Full stars Jeff Daniels in the lead role with Sarah Jones, Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Tom Pelphrey, Evan Roe, Jon Michael Hill, Josh Pais, and Jerrika Hinton starring in supporting. So, if you loved Daniels’ incredible performance and the story of a man’s fall from grace and too much arrogance in A Man in Full here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Dynasty (Netflix & Rent on Prime...
Dynasty (Netflix & Rent on Prime...
- 5/3/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller criticized Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, and labeled it a “scam” at an appearance on CNBC after the company’s recent public listing.
In an episode of Squawk Box on Thursday, Diller expressed his skepticism, “Why are you even talking about this? It’s a scam, just like everything he’s ever been involved in is some sort of con.”
After the company began trading last week, shares of Trump Media surged to over $79. However, the stock has since plummeted to $46 per share as of Thursday night. Trump Media reported a revenue of $4.1 million and a significant loss of nearly $58.2 million in the previous year.
Host Andrew Ross Sorkin highlighted the remarkable yet possibly irrational movement of Trump Media.
Diller stated, “I mean, it’s ridiculous. The company has no revenue.”
Sorkin asked, “But do you...
In an episode of Squawk Box on Thursday, Diller expressed his skepticism, “Why are you even talking about this? It’s a scam, just like everything he’s ever been involved in is some sort of con.”
After the company began trading last week, shares of Trump Media surged to over $79. However, the stock has since plummeted to $46 per share as of Thursday night. Trump Media reported a revenue of $4.1 million and a significant loss of nearly $58.2 million in the previous year.
Host Andrew Ross Sorkin highlighted the remarkable yet possibly irrational movement of Trump Media.
Diller stated, “I mean, it’s ridiculous. The company has no revenue.”
Sorkin asked, “But do you...
- 4/6/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Fans may have said their goodbyes to the Showtime series, but the world created within it is yet to be over, with a spinoff already planned and greenlit.
In October 2023, fans of the hit TV series learned that Showtime plans to have not one – or two, mind you – spinoff of the successful series but four.
Hopefully, it won’t go the way most of “Game of Thrones’” spinoffs have gone and every one of them will see production.
Speaking of production, “Billions: London” is gearing up to start filming in August. To maintain familiarity with the original show, even though we’re headed to a brand new location, the network has wisely retained original creators and executive producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien.
What Can Fans Expect From the “Billions” Spinoffs
While details surrounding the new project is under lock and key at the moment, we know enough to know...
In October 2023, fans of the hit TV series learned that Showtime plans to have not one – or two, mind you – spinoff of the successful series but four.
Hopefully, it won’t go the way most of “Game of Thrones’” spinoffs have gone and every one of them will see production.
Speaking of production, “Billions: London” is gearing up to start filming in August. To maintain familiarity with the original show, even though we’re headed to a brand new location, the network has wisely retained original creators and executive producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien.
What Can Fans Expect From the “Billions” Spinoffs
While details surrounding the new project is under lock and key at the moment, we know enough to know...
- 3/31/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
In the months leading up to the settlement between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis, both sides were growing weary.
At the top of the year, Disney lost a pivotal First Amendment lawsuit claiming that the Republican governor violated its free speech rights by assuming control of the special tax district that encompasses the entertainment giant’s 25,000-acre resort. The ruling further endangered plans to invest $17 billion over the next decade to fuel growth at Walt Disney World.
DeSantis wasn’t fairing any better. He lost hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development when Disney, calling him “anti-business,” yanked plans for an office complex in Orlando that would’ve added more than 2,000 high-paying jobs and faced the prospect of the company abandoning — or at least delaying — further investment. DeSantis and Disney had a lot to gain by pursuing the litigation, primarily unilateral developmental control of the company’s sprawling theme park.
At the top of the year, Disney lost a pivotal First Amendment lawsuit claiming that the Republican governor violated its free speech rights by assuming control of the special tax district that encompasses the entertainment giant’s 25,000-acre resort. The ruling further endangered plans to invest $17 billion over the next decade to fuel growth at Walt Disney World.
DeSantis wasn’t fairing any better. He lost hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development when Disney, calling him “anti-business,” yanked plans for an office complex in Orlando that would’ve added more than 2,000 high-paying jobs and faced the prospect of the company abandoning — or at least delaying — further investment. DeSantis and Disney had a lot to gain by pursuing the litigation, primarily unilateral developmental control of the company’s sprawling theme park.
- 3/28/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the benefits of hosting any sort of news or discussion program on TV is an authorization to talk. Now some TV journalists and personalities are also being given permission to bite.
NBCUniversal needs to get out the proverbial Bactine after being savaged earlier this week by many of its top news personalities over the hire made by NBC News executives of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel. McDaniel was, until Wednesday, to have been a prominent political-news analyst weighing in on topics as the 2024 presidential election drew close. But the prospect of paying someone who had openly tried to help former President Donald Trump discredit the results of the 2020 election raised the internal alarms of many NBC News anchors and many of them — including Joe Scarborough, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace — took significant time on Monday to push back against the decision, with Maddow spending...
NBCUniversal needs to get out the proverbial Bactine after being savaged earlier this week by many of its top news personalities over the hire made by NBC News executives of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel. McDaniel was, until Wednesday, to have been a prominent political-news analyst weighing in on topics as the 2024 presidential election drew close. But the prospect of paying someone who had openly tried to help former President Donald Trump discredit the results of the 2020 election raised the internal alarms of many NBC News anchors and many of them — including Joe Scarborough, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace — took significant time on Monday to push back against the decision, with Maddow spending...
- 3/28/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Donald Trump kicked off Monday morning bright and early with a wide-ranging interview on CNBC, during which he reminded viewers that a second Trump term would bring massive cuts to the entitlements they’ve been paying into for decades.
“There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting, and in terms of also the theft and the bad management of entitlements,” the former president told CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” responding to a question about Social Security and Medicare.
“I know that they’re going...
“There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting, and in terms of also the theft and the bad management of entitlements,” the former president told CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” responding to a question about Social Security and Medicare.
“I know that they’re going...
- 3/11/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Elon Musk’s X/Twitter is back up after going down tonight all over the world.
The usually reactive owner of the struggling social media platform hasn’t said anything about what happened or why, but for users it was certainly like someone pulled the plug for nearly an hour late Wednesday.
Detected by Downdector just before 10 pm Pt, the site went almost dormant with no feeds, no posts, and not much of anything expect the likes of #MyTwitter, #NotTwitter, Did Elon, and #TwitterDown trending. Jumping on the site or app, most X/Twitter users saw this late tonight:
Clicking that “Let’s Go” didn’t really take users anywhere.
At around 11 pm Pt, the platform appeared to be functioning normally (as normal as normal can be for X/Twitter of late). Again, no explanation of what happened from either X or Musk – at least not yet. Though the sentiment...
The usually reactive owner of the struggling social media platform hasn’t said anything about what happened or why, but for users it was certainly like someone pulled the plug for nearly an hour late Wednesday.
Detected by Downdector just before 10 pm Pt, the site went almost dormant with no feeds, no posts, and not much of anything expect the likes of #MyTwitter, #NotTwitter, Did Elon, and #TwitterDown trending. Jumping on the site or app, most X/Twitter users saw this late tonight:
Clicking that “Let’s Go” didn’t really take users anywhere.
At around 11 pm Pt, the platform appeared to be functioning normally (as normal as normal can be for X/Twitter of late). Again, no explanation of what happened from either X or Musk – at least not yet. Though the sentiment...
- 12/21/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney’s much vaunted centennial jubilee has taken on a sour note, at least at the multiplex. Trumpeted in the press as a celebration for a hundred years of classics, 2023 was likely intended to be a victory lap in the vein of 2019, when the once and future Disney CEO Bob Iger saw his “final year” coincide with a fire sale at the cinemas. Eight of the 10 highest grossing movies that year were either Disney releases or productions Disney had a profit share in, and each grossed more than $1 billion. Avengers: Endgame nearly touched $3 billion. The lone “original” film among the lot, with it being neither a sequel or remake, was Captain Marvel.
2023 has told a different story, with Iger’s first year back in the big chair seeing him preside over a string of box office disappointments and misfires, culminating in what could be qualified as an outright flop in...
2023 has told a different story, with Iger’s first year back in the big chair seeing him preside over a string of box office disappointments and misfires, culminating in what could be qualified as an outright flop in...
- 11/30/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Updated with Disney response to Trian threat: Disney has responded to activist investor Nelson Peltz’ plan to go directly to shareholders to seek a seat on the board, which the company denied him, saying a vendetta by his ally Isaac Permlutter may be distorting an agenda that’s not in line with the broader Disney shareholder base.
The Trian founder is “in partnership with Isaac Perlmutter, a former Disney executive…Mr. Perlmutter owns 78% of the shares that Mr. Peltz claims beneficial ownership of, or more than 25 million of the 33 million shares. This dynamic is relevant to assessing Mr. Peltz and any other nominees he may put forth as directors, as Mr. Perlmutter was terminated from his employment by Disney earlier this year and has voiced his longstanding personal agenda against Disney’s CEO, Robert A. Iger, which may be different than that of all other shareholders.”
In other words, Perlmutter...
The Trian founder is “in partnership with Isaac Perlmutter, a former Disney executive…Mr. Perlmutter owns 78% of the shares that Mr. Peltz claims beneficial ownership of, or more than 25 million of the 33 million shares. This dynamic is relevant to assessing Mr. Peltz and any other nominees he may put forth as directors, as Mr. Perlmutter was terminated from his employment by Disney earlier this year and has voiced his longstanding personal agenda against Disney’s CEO, Robert A. Iger, which may be different than that of all other shareholders.”
In other words, Perlmutter...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter) says his opposition to President Biden in his re-election bid is mainly due to his bitterness over a White House snub in 2021.
During a 90-minute appearance at the New York Times DealBook Summit, Musk’s profane taunts of advertisers made headlines, but his views on Biden also were noteworthy given his vast resources and influence.
Musk said his issue with Biden can be traced back to the White House excluding Tesla from an event on electric vehicles it hosted a few months after Biden took office. The president also later added “insult to injury” by praising General Motors as the company leading the “electric car revolution,” the exec recalled.
“Without doing anything to provoke the Biden administration, they held an electrical vehicle summit at the White House and specifically refused to let Tesla attend,” Musk said. “This was in...
During a 90-minute appearance at the New York Times DealBook Summit, Musk’s profane taunts of advertisers made headlines, but his views on Biden also were noteworthy given his vast resources and influence.
Musk said his issue with Biden can be traced back to the White House excluding Tesla from an event on electric vehicles it hosted a few months after Biden took office. The president also later added “insult to injury” by praising General Motors as the company leading the “electric car revolution,” the exec recalled.
“Without doing anything to provoke the Biden administration, they held an electrical vehicle summit at the White House and specifically refused to let Tesla attend,” Musk said. “This was in...
- 11/30/2023
- by Dade Hayes and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Elon Musk, whose antisemitic remarks have been at the center of a mass X (formerly Twitter) exodus, told advertisers boycotting the company to “go fuck yourself” during The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday.
“It’s gonna kill the company,” Musk lamented of the ongoing boycott, adding, “That will be what bankrupts the company and that is what everybody on Earth will know.”
“Don’t advertise,” said Musk while speaking on stage at the summit moderated by Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin. After Sorkin asked, “You don’t want them to advertise?...
“It’s gonna kill the company,” Musk lamented of the ongoing boycott, adding, “That will be what bankrupts the company and that is what everybody on Earth will know.”
“Don’t advertise,” said Musk while speaking on stage at the summit moderated by Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin. After Sorkin asked, “You don’t want them to advertise?...
- 11/29/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Elon Musk made plain his view of the widespread advertiser withdrawal this month from X, formerly Twitter.
“Don’t advertise,” he urged any marketer with misgivings. “Somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising?! Blackmail me with money? Go f–k yourself. Go. F–k. Yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.”
The billionaire tech exec’s remarks came at the beginning of an occasionally awkward, epic-length but frequently compelling session capping the New York Times DealBook Summit. (Watch the segment about advertising in the clip above.)
Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin noted that Disney has been among the companies pausing ads on X in the wake of Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post. CEO Bob Iger was among the notable guests earlier in the day at the conference.
“Hey, Bob, if you’re here in the audience,” Musk said. “Sorry, that’s how I feel.”
Sorkin...
“Don’t advertise,” he urged any marketer with misgivings. “Somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising?! Blackmail me with money? Go f–k yourself. Go. F–k. Yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is.”
The billionaire tech exec’s remarks came at the beginning of an occasionally awkward, epic-length but frequently compelling session capping the New York Times DealBook Summit. (Watch the segment about advertising in the clip above.)
Moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin noted that Disney has been among the companies pausing ads on X in the wake of Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post. CEO Bob Iger was among the notable guests earlier in the day at the conference.
“Hey, Bob, if you’re here in the audience,” Musk said. “Sorry, that’s how I feel.”
Sorkin...
- 11/29/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the owner of X (formerly Twitter), says that the current advertiser boycott could “kill the company.”
“What this advertising boycott is going to do is, it is going to kill the company,” Musk said Wednesday. “And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company.”
Musk was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin on Wednesday afternoon at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, capping off a day of speakers that included Vice President Kamala Harris, FTC chair Lina Khan, Disney CEO Bob Iger, and PGA commissioner Jay Monahan.
Musk also responded to Iger, who explained his company’s decision to pull advertising from the platform earlier.
“Don’t advertise. If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself,” Musk said. “Go fuck yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience.
“What this advertising boycott is going to do is, it is going to kill the company,” Musk said Wednesday. “And the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company.”
Musk was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin on Wednesday afternoon at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, capping off a day of speakers that included Vice President Kamala Harris, FTC chair Lina Khan, Disney CEO Bob Iger, and PGA commissioner Jay Monahan.
Musk also responded to Iger, who explained his company’s decision to pull advertising from the platform earlier.
“Don’t advertise. If someone is going to try and blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go fuck yourself,” Musk said. “Go fuck yourself, is that clear? Hey Bob, if you’re in the audience.
- 11/29/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Iger has taken down the “For Sale” sign outside of ABC.
The Disney CEO said clearly today that ABC and its legacy, linear network assets were “not for sale,” at least as it stands right now. Could that change? He left the door open a crack there and said that the company is always assessing, but Disney isn’t marketing any of those assets today.
“Like all of our assets, we constantly are evaluating what is their value to the company today, what could the value be tomorrow. Is it a growth business, is it a business that is going to contract,” Iger said at the Nyt DealBook Summit.
But what about when he said back in July that those linear TV networks “may not be core” to the business? Iger told moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin that was his way of testing the waters with Wall Street, and the...
The Disney CEO said clearly today that ABC and its legacy, linear network assets were “not for sale,” at least as it stands right now. Could that change? He left the door open a crack there and said that the company is always assessing, but Disney isn’t marketing any of those assets today.
“Like all of our assets, we constantly are evaluating what is their value to the company today, what could the value be tomorrow. Is it a growth business, is it a business that is going to contract,” Iger said at the Nyt DealBook Summit.
But what about when he said back in July that those linear TV networks “may not be core” to the business? Iger told moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin that was his way of testing the waters with Wall Street, and the...
- 11/29/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Bob Iger gave another mea culpa for Disney’s tepid box office lately but said the company’s had great theatrical runs unrivaled by other studios and “I think I don’t want to apologize for making sequels.”
“Some of them have done extraordinarily well. And they’ve been good films too. I think there has to be a reason to make it, beyond commerce. You have to have a good story. And we have made too many. That doesn’t mean we’re not going to continue to make them,” he said during a Q&a at The New York Times’ DealBook conference.
Interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin read aloud a letter to shareholders written by Walt Disney in 1966, in which he excoriated sequels. “I’m a born experimenter. To this day, I don’t believe in sequels. I can’t follow popular cycles, I have to move on to new things.
“Some of them have done extraordinarily well. And they’ve been good films too. I think there has to be a reason to make it, beyond commerce. You have to have a good story. And we have made too many. That doesn’t mean we’re not going to continue to make them,” he said during a Q&a at The New York Times’ DealBook conference.
Interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin read aloud a letter to shareholders written by Walt Disney in 1966, in which he excoriated sequels. “I’m a born experimenter. To this day, I don’t believe in sequels. I can’t follow popular cycles, I have to move on to new things.
- 11/29/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav weighed in on the twin SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and defended the company’s budget cuts — including shelving completed films “Batgirl” and “Coyote vs. Acme” — as requiring “courage” to right-size its balance sheet.
Zaslav, speaking Wednesday at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, reiterated to moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin that with respect to the strikes, he was focused on achieving a resolution as soon as possible.
“I think the idea of going on strike was bad for all of us,” he said. “My focus was on, we need to settle the strike, every day that we were on strike and people weren’t working was a bad day for us.”
Zaslav recently was quoted in a New York Times piece as saying the WGA was “right about almost everything.” Asked about that at the DealBook event, the CEO stuck by his previous comment and...
Zaslav, speaking Wednesday at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, reiterated to moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin that with respect to the strikes, he was focused on achieving a resolution as soon as possible.
“I think the idea of going on strike was bad for all of us,” he said. “My focus was on, we need to settle the strike, every day that we were on strike and people weren’t working was a bad day for us.”
Zaslav recently was quoted in a New York Times piece as saying the WGA was “right about almost everything.” Asked about that at the DealBook event, the CEO stuck by his previous comment and...
- 11/29/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
As an afternoon guest at The New York Times‘ DealBook Summit, Vice President Kamala Harris took a swipe at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s suggestion that President Joe Biden wasn’t really engaged in negotiations because of his advanced age.
Earlier on Wednesday, McCarthy suggested that Biden was not the same person he used to talk to, and that he read off of cards during negotiations during the debt ceiling crisis.
Of McCarthy, Harris said, “With all due respect, when anyone who has had the experience he has most recently had, I don’t think he’s a judge of negotiations.”
She added, “Age is more than a chronological fact. I spent a whole lot of time with our president, be it in the Oval Office or the Situation Room and in other places, and I can tell you … not only is he authoritative in rooms around the globe...
Earlier on Wednesday, McCarthy suggested that Biden was not the same person he used to talk to, and that he read off of cards during negotiations during the debt ceiling crisis.
Of McCarthy, Harris said, “With all due respect, when anyone who has had the experience he has most recently had, I don’t think he’s a judge of negotiations.”
She added, “Age is more than a chronological fact. I spent a whole lot of time with our president, be it in the Oval Office or the Situation Room and in other places, and I can tell you … not only is he authoritative in rooms around the globe...
- 11/29/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Shifting away from sentiments he expressed in an interview last summer that Disney’s linear TV networks “may not be core” to the company, Disney CEO Bob Iger said they are “not for sale.”
Speaking at The New York Times DealBook Summit, Iger said his interview last July with CNBC never was intended to affix a “for sale” sign to ABC, local stations and other linear networks. Media coverage of his comments, he maintained, conveyed a more extreme version of the company’s strategic plans than what he intended, which was a trial balloon aimed at Wall Street.
“The business model that those linear channels rested on and have succeeded on top of for decades” has been one of the strategic challenges during the past year since he rejoined the company as CEO, Iger said.
“Sometimes, when I am looking for a reaction to my own thought process, I like...
Speaking at The New York Times DealBook Summit, Iger said his interview last July with CNBC never was intended to affix a “for sale” sign to ABC, local stations and other linear networks. Media coverage of his comments, he maintained, conveyed a more extreme version of the company’s strategic plans than what he intended, which was a trial balloon aimed at Wall Street.
“The business model that those linear channels rested on and have succeeded on top of for decades” has been one of the strategic challenges during the past year since he rejoined the company as CEO, Iger said.
“Sometimes, when I am looking for a reaction to my own thought process, I like...
- 11/29/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Iger said he hasn’t addressed when Disney will start advertising on X, formerly Twitter, again since he made the decision to pull back from the social media platform after owner Elon Musk amplified an antisemitic post.
“I have a lot of respect for Elon and what he’s accomplished. Not just you know, one business, but a few businesses. And we know Elon is larger than life in many respects, and that his name is very much tied to the companies he either founded or he owns, whether it’s Tesla or SpaceX, or now X. And by him taking the position that he took in quite a public manner, we just felt that the association with that position and Elon Musk and X was not necessarily a positive one for us. And we decided we would pull our advertising,” Iger said at the DealBook conference today during a Q&a.
“I have a lot of respect for Elon and what he’s accomplished. Not just you know, one business, but a few businesses. And we know Elon is larger than life in many respects, and that his name is very much tied to the companies he either founded or he owns, whether it’s Tesla or SpaceX, or now X. And by him taking the position that he took in quite a public manner, we just felt that the association with that position and Elon Musk and X was not necessarily a positive one for us. And we decided we would pull our advertising,” Iger said at the DealBook conference today during a Q&a.
- 11/29/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger says that he is focused on not repeating the same succession mistake he made last time.
“I’ve tried hard to conduct my own postmortem, just so that we as a company don’t do it again,” Iger said Wednesday. “What did we do wrong? And we discovered certain things that we could do better.”
The board’s current succession process “is robust right now,” Iger added, committing that he will “definitely” be stepping aside in 2026 when his contract is up.
Iger discussed the matter during an interview at The New York Times Dealbook Summit in New York on Wednesday afternoon. Iger was interviewed onstage by Andrew Ross Sorkin, directly following Vice President Kamala Harris.
Iger was spotted sitting in the front row during Harris’ interview, and the vice president walked over to greet him after her conversation ended. During the conversation, balloons spelling...
“I’ve tried hard to conduct my own postmortem, just so that we as a company don’t do it again,” Iger said Wednesday. “What did we do wrong? And we discovered certain things that we could do better.”
The board’s current succession process “is robust right now,” Iger added, committing that he will “definitely” be stepping aside in 2026 when his contract is up.
Iger discussed the matter during an interview at The New York Times Dealbook Summit in New York on Wednesday afternoon. Iger was interviewed onstage by Andrew Ross Sorkin, directly following Vice President Kamala Harris.
Iger was spotted sitting in the front row during Harris’ interview, and the vice president walked over to greet him after her conversation ended. During the conversation, balloons spelling...
- 11/29/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It took real “courage” for Warner Bros. Discovery to cancel completed movies like “Batgirl” and “Coyote vs. Acme,” CEO David Zaslav said at a conference today.
Speaking at the New York Times DealBook Summit on November 29, the executive defended the company’s moves to shelve films for tax write-downs, despite the outcry from the creative community back the first time they did it with “Batgirl” and again last month with the Looney Tunes hybrid animated feature “Coyote vs. Acme.” “We decided that we had to have courage,” Zaslav told the Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Both “Coyote vs. Acme” and “Batgirl,” along with “Scoob! Holiday Haunt,” were completed films that had been shown to audiences in test screenings. “Coyote vs. Acme” had a budget in the $70 million range, and “Batgirl” cost about $90 million. Each were originally intended for streaming and were greenlit by the prior regime before Zaslav took over. Rather...
Speaking at the New York Times DealBook Summit on November 29, the executive defended the company’s moves to shelve films for tax write-downs, despite the outcry from the creative community back the first time they did it with “Batgirl” and again last month with the Looney Tunes hybrid animated feature “Coyote vs. Acme.” “We decided that we had to have courage,” Zaslav told the Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Both “Coyote vs. Acme” and “Batgirl,” along with “Scoob! Holiday Haunt,” were completed films that had been shown to audiences in test screenings. “Coyote vs. Acme” had a budget in the $70 million range, and “Batgirl” cost about $90 million. Each were originally intended for streaming and were greenlit by the prior regime before Zaslav took over. Rather...
- 11/29/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
“We’re at a very hard time that requires hard decisions, and many of them are unpopular,” Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said in reviewing the trajectory of a company that has slashed staff and shelved content in an landscape that’s completely transformed from when the Discovery-Warner Media merger was announced in 2021.
“We said no sacred cows,” he told Andrew Ross Sorkin during a Q&a at The New York Times’ DealBook conference.
“If we were going to start today,” he added, “what content do we need? What content is going to help us? How many people do we need? What should HBO look like? What should Warner Brothers look like?”
He called Wbd’s first big layoffs “brutal” but said “these are companies that have never really been restructured for the future. And so we really decided that we have to have courage, we’ve got to figure it out.
“We said no sacred cows,” he told Andrew Ross Sorkin during a Q&a at The New York Times’ DealBook conference.
“If we were going to start today,” he added, “what content do we need? What content is going to help us? How many people do we need? What should HBO look like? What should Warner Brothers look like?”
He called Wbd’s first big layoffs “brutal” but said “these are companies that have never really been restructured for the future. And so we really decided that we have to have courage, we’ve got to figure it out.
- 11/29/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav gave former CNN chief Chris Licht a warm endorsement, even hinting at the possibility that the TV news vet could work again with the company.
Licht is a “great guy, talented guy,” Zaslav said at the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center, as Licht sat in the audience. The exec was ousted from CNN last June after a tumultuous run capped by a damning profile in The Atlantic. Weeks before the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger closed in April 2022, Zaslav had chosen Licht to head up CNN, reportedly without having conducted a robust search process. The two had been personally acquainted before the hiring.
“Chris is a good friend,” Zaslav said. As to their parting ways, he added, “That was … look, there are a lot of good days and a lot of tough days. Chris has had a lot of great days.
Licht is a “great guy, talented guy,” Zaslav said at the New York Times DealBook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center, as Licht sat in the audience. The exec was ousted from CNN last June after a tumultuous run capped by a damning profile in The Atlantic. Weeks before the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger closed in April 2022, Zaslav had chosen Licht to head up CNN, reportedly without having conducted a robust search process. The two had been personally acquainted before the hiring.
“Chris is a good friend,” Zaslav said. As to their parting ways, he added, “That was … look, there are a lot of good days and a lot of tough days. Chris has had a lot of great days.
- 11/29/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
David Zaslav Says Hollywood Must Make “Tougher, Faster” Decisions to Avoid “Generational Disruption”
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says his company is now “in a position to really attack for growth” over the next year, with its finances stabilizing and the entertainment industry moving forward after the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
But he added that the “generational disruption” that is impacting the industry “requires more aggressive, tougher, faster, decisions.”
Zaslav made the comments at the New York Times Dealbook Summit in New York Wednesday morning, in an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin.
The moment “requires very hard decisions, and many of them are unpopular,” Zaslav added, noting the decision to cut film and TV projects, some of which were already completed. “It’s a very scary time, but its also an exciting time because of what’s possible. We were the first ones through. We needed to get healthy and needed to build a real business around this company.
But he added that the “generational disruption” that is impacting the industry “requires more aggressive, tougher, faster, decisions.”
Zaslav made the comments at the New York Times Dealbook Summit in New York Wednesday morning, in an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin.
The moment “requires very hard decisions, and many of them are unpopular,” Zaslav added, noting the decision to cut film and TV projects, some of which were already completed. “It’s a very scary time, but its also an exciting time because of what’s possible. We were the first ones through. We needed to get healthy and needed to build a real business around this company.
- 11/29/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he had an uneasy feeling about George Santos, facing an expulsion vote this week, before the 2022 election and even predicted to two Fox News anchors that “something is going to come out on this guy.”
In a Q&a at The New York Times’ DeadBook Summit, McCarthy said that he tried to get someone else to run in Santos’ New York district, but “he had already kind of locked down and you couldn’t beat him.” So as the House Republican leader, McCarthy did a fundraiser for him “and I’m doing it for everybody.”
“And I listened to him and I walked back and just say, ‘We shouldn’t fund this race. I don’t know what it is. But we shouldn’t fund this race.” He noted that the House GOP superPAC did not.
Then, a couple days before the election,...
In a Q&a at The New York Times’ DeadBook Summit, McCarthy said that he tried to get someone else to run in Santos’ New York district, but “he had already kind of locked down and you couldn’t beat him.” So as the House Republican leader, McCarthy did a fundraiser for him “and I’m doing it for everybody.”
“And I listened to him and I walked back and just say, ‘We shouldn’t fund this race. I don’t know what it is. But we shouldn’t fund this race.” He noted that the House GOP superPAC did not.
Then, a couple days before the election,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Times DealBook Summit was hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed succession and Marvel Studios box office misses at the New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday.
The CEO said he had analysed what went wrong with the previous succession plann – a reference to the short-lived previous CEO Bob Chapek – adding that the company’s succession plan was robust and that he will step down when his contract ends in 2026.
The executive also spoke about the need to focus on quality rather than quality in the Marvel Studios stable after recent stumbles, including the performance of The Marvels,...
Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed succession and Marvel Studios box office misses at the New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday.
The CEO said he had analysed what went wrong with the previous succession plann – a reference to the short-lived previous CEO Bob Chapek – adding that the company’s succession plan was robust and that he will step down when his contract ends in 2026.
The executive also spoke about the need to focus on quality rather than quality in the Marvel Studios stable after recent stumbles, including the performance of The Marvels,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Executive tells New York Times DealBook Summit cost-cutting decisions ”took real courage”.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav discussed “generational disruption”, rebuilding, and the strike in an on-stage interview in New York on Wednesday, according to trade reports.
Zaslav told Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times DealBook Summit that the end of the dual Hollywood strikes and drastic cost-cutting measures at Wbd were positionng the company for growth in the year ahead.
The executive noted that since the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia Wbd has repaid $12bn in debt and made “a lot of very difficult decisions”.
“We...
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav discussed “generational disruption”, rebuilding, and the strike in an on-stage interview in New York on Wednesday, according to trade reports.
Zaslav told Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times DealBook Summit that the end of the dual Hollywood strikes and drastic cost-cutting measures at Wbd were positionng the company for growth in the year ahead.
The executive noted that since the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia Wbd has repaid $12bn in debt and made “a lot of very difficult decisions”.
“We...
- 11/29/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
On an otherwise unassuming Monday in February, Showtime issued a press release that, sans context, appeared to be business as usual. The cable channel/streaming service announced development plans for two of its most popular series: “Dexter,” the mid-aughts serial killer thriller, was exploring up to three new iterations, and “Billions,” the ongoing financial drama starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, was developing four spinoffs, including two titled “Millions” and “Trillions.”
Reactions were swift and merciless.
While plenty of eyes rolled in “Dexter’s” direction, a pervading sense of inevitability won out. Why wouldn’t Showtime extend a show that, despite complaints the original ran too long already, led to a revival that became “the most-watched series in Showtime history. Suits are physically incapable of leaving money on the table, so sure, fine, make “Teen Dexter” (actual working title: “Dexter: Origins”) and “Dexter Jr.” (aka “Dexter: New Blood” Season 2).
But why,...
Reactions were swift and merciless.
While plenty of eyes rolled in “Dexter’s” direction, a pervading sense of inevitability won out. Why wouldn’t Showtime extend a show that, despite complaints the original ran too long already, led to a revival that became “the most-watched series in Showtime history. Suits are physically incapable of leaving money on the table, so sure, fine, make “Teen Dexter” (actual working title: “Dexter: Origins”) and “Dexter Jr.” (aka “Dexter: New Blood” Season 2).
But why,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Movies about the financial markets inevitably have the same problem. It simply isn’t that visually compelling watching people stare at their computers or phones and muttering expletives. Adam McKay’s The Big Short managed to avoid the pitfall thanks to its truly memorable characters and such stylistic flourishes as having Margot Robbie explain complicated financial concepts directly to the camera while lounging in a bathtub.
Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, about the 2021 GameStop stock phenomenon fueled by individual investors driven by social media, doesn’t prove quite as successful. Nonetheless, the film receiving its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival proves entertaining enough, thanks to its canny screenplay relating the story as a Frank Capra-style battle between the little people and the rich bigwigs hoisted by their own petards, and the fun performances by a terrific ensemble.
Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Antisocial Network...
Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, about the 2021 GameStop stock phenomenon fueled by individual investors driven by social media, doesn’t prove quite as successful. Nonetheless, the film receiving its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival proves entertaining enough, thanks to its canny screenplay relating the story as a Frank Capra-style battle between the little people and the rich bigwigs hoisted by their own petards, and the fun performances by a terrific ensemble.
Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Antisocial Network...
- 9/9/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahead of Holland Taylor’s first episode on “Billions,” which is set to premiere Friday, TheWrap has your first look at the Emmy-winning actor’s turn on the Showtime juggernaut.
Taylor will star as Dr. Eleanor Mayer, a highly acclaimed psychiatrist known for her modern-Freudian approach, in a recurring role. In this clip, she confronts Maggie Siff’s own highly motivated psychiatrist/performance coach character, Wendy.
“It is no secret that you are extraordinary, Wendy. But I think you can be even better,” Dr. Mayer says in the clip. “I would like to help you with that.”
“Thank you, but I’m not in the market for a performance coach,” Wendy fires back.
“I was suggesting therapy. Isn’t that why you’re here?” Dr. Mayer asks.
Check out the full clip above ahead of “Winston Dick Energy’s” streaming premiere on Paramount+ Friday. The episode will then premiere linearly...
Taylor will star as Dr. Eleanor Mayer, a highly acclaimed psychiatrist known for her modern-Freudian approach, in a recurring role. In this clip, she confronts Maggie Siff’s own highly motivated psychiatrist/performance coach character, Wendy.
“It is no secret that you are extraordinary, Wendy. But I think you can be even better,” Dr. Mayer says in the clip. “I would like to help you with that.”
“Thank you, but I’m not in the market for a performance coach,” Wendy fires back.
“I was suggesting therapy. Isn’t that why you’re here?” Dr. Mayer asks.
Check out the full clip above ahead of “Winston Dick Energy’s” streaming premiere on Paramount+ Friday. The episode will then premiere linearly...
- 8/23/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
With Michael Prince potentially caught in the crosshairs, the nail-biting Showtime drama returned for its seventh— and final — season on August 11. Billions series co-creators Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin have drawn inspiration from Steve A. Cohen, Elon Musk and other famous billionaires to create their powerful and morally bankrupt cast of characters. Since the series premiere in 2016, audiences have followed former US attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) in his quest to bring these self-serving titans of industry to justice.
Most of the cast is back for season...
Most of the cast is back for season...
- 8/15/2023
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
After seven seasons, Showtime’s widely-watched gem “Billions” will be returning this week for its final season.
Created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin, the financial drama first premiered in 2016 and follows the cat-and-mouse games between a hedge fund manager (Damian Lewis) and the United States Attorney (Paul Giamatti).
The first season was loosely inspired by Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his prosecution of S.A.C. Capital Advisors’ Steven A. Cohen. But as the show has continued, it’s morphed away from its real-life inspiration to become something else entirely.
Whether you’re wondering how to stream new episodes or watch them live, here’s how to watch “Billions” Season 7.
When does “Billions” Season 7 premiere?
It depends on how you’re watching it. If you plan to stream the final season of “Billions,” you’ll be able...
Created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin, the financial drama first premiered in 2016 and follows the cat-and-mouse games between a hedge fund manager (Damian Lewis) and the United States Attorney (Paul Giamatti).
The first season was loosely inspired by Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his prosecution of S.A.C. Capital Advisors’ Steven A. Cohen. But as the show has continued, it’s morphed away from its real-life inspiration to become something else entirely.
Whether you’re wondering how to stream new episodes or watch them live, here’s how to watch “Billions” Season 7.
When does “Billions” Season 7 premiere?
It depends on how you’re watching it. If you plan to stream the final season of “Billions,” you’ll be able...
- 8/11/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The seventh and final season of Showtime’s Billions kicks off with an episode that welcomes back a familiar face and finds Mike Prince pursuing his political ambitions. Season seven episode one, “Tower of London,” airs on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 11, 2023. Season seven episodes debut on Showtime on Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt.
Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season. Season seven also stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker.
Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.
Brian Koppelman and David Levien created the series and serve as executive producers and showrunners. (Andrew Ross Sorkin was a co-creator.
Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season. Season seven also stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker.
Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.
Brian Koppelman and David Levien created the series and serve as executive producers and showrunners. (Andrew Ross Sorkin was a co-creator.
- 8/4/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Imagine Entertainment founder Brian Grazer is among a select group of business and entertainment leaders headlining new spots for CNBC’s new “Live Ambitiously” brand campaign.
“Ambition is passion. It’s enthusiasm directed towards a singular goal. When you make a movie or television show you have to have an emotional destination for your audience,” Grazer says in the spot. “Curiosity to me is an engine. I wanna tell stories that elevate us as human beings. I’m in the feelings business. My best movies, people are crying, I wanna see people moved to tears through triumph.”
Tom Clendenin, CNBC’s senior vice president of marketing, says “Live Ambitiously” is designed to “inspire the audience to recognize and embrace their own ambition, and seize opportunities to improve their lives and financial well-being.”
“Whether you’re someone looking to run a company, or just looking to better themselves, this campaign is...
“Ambition is passion. It’s enthusiasm directed towards a singular goal. When you make a movie or television show you have to have an emotional destination for your audience,” Grazer says in the spot. “Curiosity to me is an engine. I wanna tell stories that elevate us as human beings. I’m in the feelings business. My best movies, people are crying, I wanna see people moved to tears through triumph.”
Tom Clendenin, CNBC’s senior vice president of marketing, says “Live Ambitiously” is designed to “inspire the audience to recognize and embrace their own ambition, and seize opportunities to improve their lives and financial well-being.”
“Whether you’re someone looking to run a company, or just looking to better themselves, this campaign is...
- 8/2/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Netflix stands to benefit from the dual strikes underway in Hollywood while competitors like Disney and Apple will get “weaker,” in part because of the streamer’s vast international production pipeline, a top media-stocks analyst said Wednesday on the brink of earnings season.
“The strike plays to their advantage,” Michael Nathanson, founding partner of Svb MoffettNathanson, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I’ve not been a Netflix bull, but their setup for this quarter and the next 12 months is incredibly strong.”
Co-host Andrew Ross-Sorkin seized on that notion, seeking to clarify whether Nathanson meant Netflix would get stronger merely relative to its competition – or if it could help the streamer overall. The answer seemed to be: a bit of both.
“I think relative, clearly, right?” Nathanson said. “You had (Disney CEO) Bob Iger on air last week – I’ve never heard him sound so bearish. The backdrop for traditional media is really tough.
“The strike plays to their advantage,” Michael Nathanson, founding partner of Svb MoffettNathanson, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I’ve not been a Netflix bull, but their setup for this quarter and the next 12 months is incredibly strong.”
Co-host Andrew Ross-Sorkin seized on that notion, seeking to clarify whether Nathanson meant Netflix would get stronger merely relative to its competition – or if it could help the streamer overall. The answer seemed to be: a bit of both.
“I think relative, clearly, right?” Nathanson said. “You had (Disney CEO) Bob Iger on air last week – I’ve never heard him sound so bearish. The backdrop for traditional media is really tough.
- 7/19/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Showtime released the official trailer for the seventh and final season of the hit drama Billions, to stream this August on Disney+ Hotstar in India. The series stars Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff, and this final season also marks the return of Emmy® winner Damian Lewis as fan-favorite Bobby “Axe” Axelrod.
In season seven, alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world. Billions also stars David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Dola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, Daniel Breaker and Toney Goins.
Since its premiere in 2016, Billions has been one of the most watched signature series on Showtime, year after year. As previously announced, Showtime is in the process of expanding the Billions universe with several projects in development,...
In season seven, alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world. Billions also stars David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Dola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, Daniel Breaker and Toney Goins.
Since its premiere in 2016, Billions has been one of the most watched signature series on Showtime, year after year. As previously announced, Showtime is in the process of expanding the Billions universe with several projects in development,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis) proclaims that he’s back and wide awake in the official trailer for Showtime’s Billions season seven. The trailer for the final season of the award-winning series also shows Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) declaring he’s going to hold the rich and powerful and criminal accountable. Meanwhile, Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) is busy launching his run for president.
Also returning for the seventh and final season are Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike ‘Wags’ Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker, and Jeffrey DeMunn as Chuck Rhoades, Sr. Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha ‘Dave’ Mahar, Daniel Breaker is Roger ‘Scooter’ Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.
Billions season seven premieres on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 11, 2023 and on Showtime on Sunday, August 13 at 8pm Et/Pt. The final season consists of 12 new episodes.
Brian Koppelman...
Also returning for the seventh and final season are Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike ‘Wags’ Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker, and Jeffrey DeMunn as Chuck Rhoades, Sr. Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha ‘Dave’ Mahar, Daniel Breaker is Roger ‘Scooter’ Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.
Billions season seven premieres on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 11, 2023 and on Showtime on Sunday, August 13 at 8pm Et/Pt. The final season consists of 12 new episodes.
Brian Koppelman...
- 6/27/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) always comes out on top.
Since Lewis stepped away from the series in 2021, the original lead star of the hit Showtime series returns as Wall Street savant Bobby in the seventh and final season of “Billions.”
Per the official synopsis, in Season 7, alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world.
Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, and Maggie Siff lead “Billions,” with David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Dola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, Daniel Breaker, and Toney Goins also starring.
Season 7 of “Billions” will stream weekly on Paramount+ with Showtime as well as air on the network, with all 12 episodes leading into the slated spinoffs “Millions” and “Trillions.” Both projects are executive produced by “Billions” creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien,...
Since Lewis stepped away from the series in 2021, the original lead star of the hit Showtime series returns as Wall Street savant Bobby in the seventh and final season of “Billions.”
Per the official synopsis, in Season 7, alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world.
Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, and Maggie Siff lead “Billions,” with David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Dola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, Daniel Breaker, and Toney Goins also starring.
Season 7 of “Billions” will stream weekly on Paramount+ with Showtime as well as air on the network, with all 12 episodes leading into the slated spinoffs “Millions” and “Trillions.” Both projects are executive produced by “Billions” creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien,...
- 6/27/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Season 7 of the Showtime series Billions – which also happens to be the final season of the show – is scheduled to begin airing on Friday, August 11th. With just a month and a half to go before the last episodes of Billions start reaching the airwaves, a trailer for the season has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, Billions draws inspiration from real-life federal prosecutions of financial crime. Wikipedia notes that the series is primarily set in New York and Connecticut, and centers on “hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) as he accumulates wealth and power in the world of high finance.” Lewis sat out season 6, but will be in six of the final season’s twelve episodes.
Showtime says that in season 7, alliances are turned on their head… old wounds are weaponized… loyalties are tested…...
Created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, Billions draws inspiration from real-life federal prosecutions of financial crime. Wikipedia notes that the series is primarily set in New York and Connecticut, and centers on “hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) as he accumulates wealth and power in the world of high finance.” Lewis sat out season 6, but will be in six of the final season’s twelve episodes.
Showtime says that in season 7, alliances are turned on their head… old wounds are weaponized… loyalties are tested…...
- 6/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Damien Lewis’ Bobby Axelrod is back in the trailer for the final season of Showtime’s “Billions.”
The seventh season of the drama series launches on Paramount+ with Showtime August 11.
“America, the land of the free, opportunity and self determination,” Lewis’ voiceover kicks off the fast-paced trailer, which you can watch above. “But you can’t escape your enemies … because I’m back now, and I’m wide awake.”
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Lewis’ return as Axelrod comes following his break from the show after Season 5. The “Homeland” star and Emmy winner rejoins Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff.
Showtime previously announced the final season with its streaming launch date as well as its on-air debut Sunday, August 13, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Season 7 will contain 12 episodes.
“We’re gonna hold the rich and powerful and criminal accountable for...
The seventh season of the drama series launches on Paramount+ with Showtime August 11.
“America, the land of the free, opportunity and self determination,” Lewis’ voiceover kicks off the fast-paced trailer, which you can watch above. “But you can’t escape your enemies … because I’m back now, and I’m wide awake.”
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Lewis’ return as Axelrod comes following his break from the show after Season 5. The “Homeland” star and Emmy winner rejoins Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff.
Showtime previously announced the final season with its streaming launch date as well as its on-air debut Sunday, August 13, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. Season 7 will contain 12 episodes.
“We’re gonna hold the rich and powerful and criminal accountable for...
- 6/27/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Showtime series “Billions” will return for its seventh and final season streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 11, and make its on-air debut Sunday, August 13, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, the cabler announced on Thursday.
The 12-episode season also marks the return of Damian Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. Lewis, an Emmy winner for his role as Nicholas Brody on “Homeland,” left the series after Season 5.
He rejoins “Billions” cast regulars Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, and Maggie Siff.
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Damian Lewis Exits ‘Billions’ Following Season 5 Finale
“‘Billions’ has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian and David,” said Chris McCarthy, president & CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.
“This final season is packed full of the incredible, complex dialogue and character...
The 12-episode season also marks the return of Damian Lewis as Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. Lewis, an Emmy winner for his role as Nicholas Brody on “Homeland,” left the series after Season 5.
He rejoins “Billions” cast regulars Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, and Maggie Siff.
Also Read:
Damian Lewis Exits ‘Billions’ Following Season 5 Finale
“‘Billions’ has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian and David,” said Chris McCarthy, president & CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.
“This final season is packed full of the incredible, complex dialogue and character...
- 6/15/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
“Billions” will officially end with Season 7 at Showtime.
The show, which is set in the world of high finance and politics, originally debuted on the premium cabler in 2016. Season 7 will consist of 12 episodes and is set to debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on August 11 before making its linear debut August 13 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
“‘Billions’ has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian and David,” said Chris McCarthy, President & CEO of Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios, and Paramount Media Networks. “This final season is packed full of the incredible, complex dialogue and character dynamics fans have come to love, and we are thrilled to partner with them on turning this hit series into a global franchise.”
Dan Soder, who has played Mafee on the drama series since it began,...
The show, which is set in the world of high finance and politics, originally debuted on the premium cabler in 2016. Season 7 will consist of 12 episodes and is set to debut on Paramount+ with Showtime on August 11 before making its linear debut August 13 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
“‘Billions’ has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian and David,” said Chris McCarthy, President & CEO of Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios, and Paramount Media Networks. “This final season is packed full of the incredible, complex dialogue and character dynamics fans have come to love, and we are thrilled to partner with them on turning this hit series into a global franchise.”
Dan Soder, who has played Mafee on the drama series since it began,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Billions will make its last power move — at least in this iteration of the franchise — later this year.
Showtime has confirmed that the seventh season of the series, which will feature the return of Damian Lewis as Bobby Axelrod, will be its last. Season seven will begin streaming Aug. 11, with an on-air premiere at 8 p.m. Et/Pt Aug. 13. (Co-star Dan Soder let it slip in a radio interview in March that the coming season would be it for Billions.)
While Billions is ending, the world of the show could continue as Showtime is developing several spinoffs (two of which are tentatively titled Millions and Trillions) with co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The potential spinoffs are part of Showtime’s strategy to franchise some of its most successful original series.
“Billions has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit,...
Showtime has confirmed that the seventh season of the series, which will feature the return of Damian Lewis as Bobby Axelrod, will be its last. Season seven will begin streaming Aug. 11, with an on-air premiere at 8 p.m. Et/Pt Aug. 13. (Co-star Dan Soder let it slip in a radio interview in March that the coming season would be it for Billions.)
While Billions is ending, the world of the show could continue as Showtime is developing several spinoffs (two of which are tentatively titled Millions and Trillions) with co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The potential spinoffs are part of Showtime’s strategy to franchise some of its most successful original series.
“Billions has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Billions” has signed its final check.
The Showtime series will conclude after seven seasons, as announced by the network. The final season is set to premiere August 11 on Paramount+ with Showtime before making its on-air debut Sunday, August 13 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
Original lead star Damian Lewis will return as fan-favorite Bobby “Axe” Axelrod for the final installment of the Showtime tentpole series, which co-stars Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff. “Billions” is created by executive producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien, along with Andrew Ross Sorkin. Beth Schacter serves as showrunner and executive producer.
“‘Billions’ has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian and David,” Chris McCarthy, President & CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, said in a statement.
The Showtime series will conclude after seven seasons, as announced by the network. The final season is set to premiere August 11 on Paramount+ with Showtime before making its on-air debut Sunday, August 13 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
Original lead star Damian Lewis will return as fan-favorite Bobby “Axe” Axelrod for the final installment of the Showtime tentpole series, which co-stars Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff. “Billions” is created by executive producers Brian Koppelman and David Levien, along with Andrew Ross Sorkin. Beth Schacter serves as showrunner and executive producer.
“‘Billions’ has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit, but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian and David,” Chris McCarthy, President & CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, said in a statement.
- 6/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It’s official. Billions will end with its upcoming seventh season.
Showtime confirmed Thursday that the seventh season will be the last for the hit drama series, and announced the premiere date. The first episode will stream on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 11, before making its on-air debut at 8 p.m. Sunday, August 13, on Showtime. Subsequent episodes will roll out weekly.
Series star Dan Soder previously let it slip during an appearance on NBC Sports Chicago’s Football Night that Season 7 would be the last, and Showtime confirmed that today.
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As we previously reported, Emmy winner Damian Lewis will return for the 12-episode final season as fan favorite Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, joining series stars Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff.
“Billions has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit,...
Showtime confirmed Thursday that the seventh season will be the last for the hit drama series, and announced the premiere date. The first episode will stream on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 11, before making its on-air debut at 8 p.m. Sunday, August 13, on Showtime. Subsequent episodes will roll out weekly.
Series star Dan Soder previously let it slip during an appearance on NBC Sports Chicago’s Football Night that Season 7 would be the last, and Showtime confirmed that today.
Related: 2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
As we previously reported, Emmy winner Damian Lewis will return for the 12-episode final season as fan favorite Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, joining series stars Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll and Maggie Siff.
“Billions has deftly explored power, money and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Gas up the Learjets and break out the Moncler vests, it’s time for corporate chieftains to let their hair down, as only the one percent of the one percent knows how.
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, Warner Bros. Discovery honcho David Zaslav, Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple head Tim Cook, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are heading to Idaho in July to attend the annual “summer camp for moguls,” known more formally as Sun Valley. And Bob Iger, back on the throne at the Walt Disney Company, will also be touching down in the resort town after a brief, unhappy (for shareholders) interregnum. They’ll be mixing and mingling with other media barons, Silicon Valley heavyweights and political players at the media finance retreat hosted by Allen & Co.
Among those getting tapped to dust off their Brooks Brothers casual wear are two former treasury secretaries,...
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, Warner Bros. Discovery honcho David Zaslav, Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple head Tim Cook, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are heading to Idaho in July to attend the annual “summer camp for moguls,” known more formally as Sun Valley. And Bob Iger, back on the throne at the Walt Disney Company, will also be touching down in the resort town after a brief, unhappy (for shareholders) interregnum. They’ll be mixing and mingling with other media barons, Silicon Valley heavyweights and political players at the media finance retreat hosted by Allen & Co.
Among those getting tapped to dust off their Brooks Brothers casual wear are two former treasury secretaries,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Brent Lang and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Ross Sorkin is the co-creator of the Showtime series “Billions,” but he isn’t really known for drama in his professional life, just financial reporting.
So it came as something of a surprise on Monday, when the CNBC and New York Times journalist got up on stage at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall to tout some of the dramatic fare that NBCUniversal was able to cobble together for the advertisers and media buyers assembled in the audience. It was all part of the industry’s annual “upfront,” when U.S. media companies try to sell the bulk of their advertising inventory before the release of their next cycle of programming.
In a typical year, audiences gathered for NBC might have expected to see Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon or a few cast members from “Saturday Night Live.” Perhaps an actor like Natasha Lyonne, starring in the Peacock series “Poker Face,...
So it came as something of a surprise on Monday, when the CNBC and New York Times journalist got up on stage at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall to tout some of the dramatic fare that NBCUniversal was able to cobble together for the advertisers and media buyers assembled in the audience. It was all part of the industry’s annual “upfront,” when U.S. media companies try to sell the bulk of their advertising inventory before the release of their next cycle of programming.
In a typical year, audiences gathered for NBC might have expected to see Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon or a few cast members from “Saturday Night Live.” Perhaps an actor like Natasha Lyonne, starring in the Peacock series “Poker Face,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
From the moment an animated “Ted” opened the NBCUniversal upfront, voiced by Seth MacFarlane prior to the writers strike, it was clear this was going to be an abbreviated event. For starters, until a week ago, this was still going to be Linda Yaccarino’s Radio City Music Hall show. But with Yaccarino off running Twitter (“Ted” making a crack about the crazies now at Twitter earned the biggest inadvertent laugh of the morning), it was up to Mark Marshall, NBCU interim chairman, global advertising & partnerships, to make the pitch to advertisers.
“In all of our conversations leading up today, regardless of client or category, there has been one constant…this is going to be a very important year for your businesses,” Marshall said, counting 32 pharma launches, 60 auto releases (including 46 electric vehicles) and over 100 movie releases (“which puts us back to pre-pandemic levels”) this year. “We know this is a competitive year.
“In all of our conversations leading up today, regardless of client or category, there has been one constant…this is going to be a very important year for your businesses,” Marshall said, counting 32 pharma launches, 60 auto releases (including 46 electric vehicles) and over 100 movie releases (“which puts us back to pre-pandemic levels”) this year. “We know this is a competitive year.
- 5/15/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Despite the WGA picketers outside, NBC held its upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Missed the star-free event that was hosted mostly by news personalities, Real Housewives and Mario Lopez? Here were the highlights:
Seth MacFarlane got another chance to show off his singing pipes — and crude sense of humor — by appearing in a pre-taped segment as his alter-ego Ted at the top of the presentation: he sang an original song about NBC selling ads about “detergent and feminine pads” and “kicking nads.” In 2021, Peacock gave a straight-to-series order to a live-action comedy series based on MacFarlane’s 2012 movie featuring the furry character.
Some “Ted” Talks resonate more than others...
Seth MacFarlane got another chance to show off his singing pipes — and crude sense of humor — by appearing in a pre-taped segment as his alter-ego Ted at the top of the presentation: he sang an original song about NBC selling ads about “detergent and feminine pads” and “kicking nads.” In 2021, Peacock gave a straight-to-series order to a live-action comedy series based on MacFarlane’s 2012 movie featuring the furry character.
Some “Ted” Talks resonate more than others...
- 5/15/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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