Entertainment Economics

How the money actually moves through film, television and music — the deal structures, licensing markets and platform bets that decide what gets made.

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Entertainment

The Streaming Bundle Playbook: How Disney Turned Three Services Into One Business

THE STREAMING WARS, PART TWO·8 min

Writers Guild of America members on the picket line outside Warner Bros. Studios during the 2023 strike

Entertainment

The Hidden Fee That Almost Broke Hollywood: What Packaging Fees Were, and Why Writers Revolted

THE DEAL BEHIND THE SHOW·8 min

Editorial cover reading The A24 Effect in bold display type on a dark plate

Entertainment

The A24 Effect: How Taste Became Entertainment's Most Valuable Asset

THE TASTE ECONOMY·8 min

Editorial cover reading The Sync Gold Rush over a play-button and soundwave motif

Entertainment

The Sync Gold Rush: How Landing a Song in Your Favorite Show Became the New Hit Machine

SCREEN & SOUND·8 min

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