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Strictly Business

Variety
Netflix
Box Office
Warner Bros. Discovery
Disney
Hollywood
Paramount
Sundance Film Festival
Academy Awards
Artificial Intelligence
Paramount Skydance
Variety
HBO
Warner Bros.
Creator Economy
NBC
Los Angeles
Youtube
The Odyssey
Healthcare
Gen Z

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment.

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John Morayniss
Co-founder and CEO of Blink49 Studios, producer, investor and media entrepreneur
Blink49 Studios
Episode: Producer John Morayniss on Building His Latest Startup Venture With a ‘Surgical Approach’ to 'Owning the Relationship With an Audience’
Aaron Sisto
Technology entrepreneur, investor and early AI researcher at Stanford
Chronicle Media
Episode: Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content's Biggest Problem: Discovery
Scott Greenberg
Co-founder and former CEO of Bento Box, acquired by Fox in 2019
Chronicle Media
Episode: Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content's Biggest Problem: Discovery
Shaun Newsum
CEO of Culture Genesis
Culture Genesis
Episode: How Creators Make Money: Digital-First Content Leaders on What Drives Brands and Audiences in the Attention Economy
Shelly B
Host of Love Songs segment with Shelly B from Love Island
Love Island
Episode: How Creators Make Money: Digital-First Content Leaders on What Drives Brands and Audiences in the Attention Economy
Aaron Doades
Senior Vice President of Product Management
Comscore
Episode: How Creators Make Money: Digital-First Content Leaders on What Drives Brands and Audiences in the Attention Economy
Jarret Myer
CEO of Uproxx Studios
Uproxx Studios
Episode: How Creators Make Money: Digital-First Content Leaders on What Drives Brands and Audiences in the Attention Economy
Zach Miller
President
JesserCo
Episode: How Creators Make Money: Digital-First Content Leaders on What Drives Brands and Audiences in the Attention Economy
Jen Neal
Executive vice president of live events and specials for NBC and Peacock
NBC Universal
Episode: An NBC Special Presentation: Jen Neal on the Network’s Legacy of Delivering Big Entertainment Events and Beloved Holiday Traditions

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Cynthia Littleton
Host of industry conversations and chief journalist with deep ties to Variety coverage across entertainment business topics

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 138 ratings
  • Definitely from the perspective of the money men, with a heaping of kissass bias.

    Podcast Addict
    2
    ElysiaCB
    21 days ago
  • Where is the Daily Variety feed

    on Apple Podcasts?

    I love:

    CL's banter with her journalists--great mutual respect

    The diversity of subject matter

    Editorial sanity across the board

    But:

    Too much ad bulk! Run a display ad as the album cover for the episode instead of weighing down this still-new show with tons of ads!! Build the audience!

    Cynthia's solo delivery needs more energy (or a fired-up co-host). Sorry but sometimes it sounds like she's reading the lunch menu at a retirement home!

    Yes, I'm listening but I'm not at th... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Robert in Hollywood
    United Statesa year ago
  • Always interesting guests and topics, but …

    The guests and topics discussed are always interesting. But, gosh, eight and a half minutes of ads (except a quick intro) before the episode really even starts ? Admittedly, there have been instances I’ve lost interest and moved on rather than slog through.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    tarotbyhic
    United States2 years ago
  • Poor sound quality

    Very poor sound quality of podcasts - please get better microphones so we can hear what you have to say!

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    JamezyBee
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Too many ads

    Way too many ad for such a short podcast. I get it but come on guys.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Hearer of worthiness
    United States3 years ago

Listeners Say

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Guests are consistently high-caliber with industry-insider insights.
Clipped interviews sometimes truncate conversation; full interview access would help.
Ad load is heavier than desired for a business podcast, but content remains valuable.
Production quality and audio have room for improvement according to listeners.
Podcast offers practical, data-backed industry analysis suited for pitching guests and sponsors.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content's Biggest Problem: Discovery
Q: Can you give me a better sense of how Ubiquity works?
Sisto describes a game studio considering an anime adaptation. Ubiquity evaluates which existing game fans, anime viewers and adjacent audiences may want to watch, then identifies niche segments likely to watch and become fans.
Producer John Morayniss on Building His Latest Startup Venture With a ‘Surgical Approach’ to 'Owning the Relationship With an Audience’
Q: What's your approach been with folks that are building their platforms in that patchwork quilt of social media, social video networks that are becoming so powerful and absolutely catnip to advertisers?
Morayniss says Blink49 looks for ways to add value through brand partnerships, infrastructure, capital and help with monetization, licensing and merchandising. He says its approach starts with the creator's audience and identifies the platforms best suited to reach and grow it.
Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content's Biggest Problem: Discovery
Q: What exactly is audience simulation?
Aaron Sisto describes it as a way to predict demand for content, products or shows before spending money on ads or marketing.
Producer John Morayniss on Building His Latest Startup Venture With a ‘Surgical Approach’ to 'Owning the Relationship With an Audience’
Q: As you started to launch this company, where did you know that you would find some heat in the marketplace? And what has surprised you in these first five years of building Blink49?
Morayniss says the company launched at an intersection of peak television and a changing creator economy. Blink49 chose to focus on developing and making content, while adapting to a market where audience relationships can matter more than owning and distributing each property.
'Grand Theft Auto' Veteran Dan Houser Builds Absurd Ventures to Create Expansive Transmedia Worlds
Q: How do you plan to distribute across media and avoid being everyone's pet project?
Houser describes seeking stable collaborations and platforms that respect their IP, while maintaining control and timing across games, TV, comics, and audio; they prefer multi-year, flexible relationships over one-off deals.

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A sharp, industry-focused briefing that tracks deals, strategy, and the evolving economics of media, entertainment, and technology. Across recent episodes, conversations center on box-office dynamics, streaming economics and bundling strategies, the impact of AI on production and distribution, mega-merger dynamics, and policy incentives shaping where content is made. Regular guests include studio executives, journalists, and production leaders, with deep dives into brand campaigns, festival culture, and the convergence of entertainment with live experiences. The show frequently pairs high-profile profiles with hard business analysis, offering listeners a practical read on where studios and platforms are headed next, who's driving the deals,... more

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1. John Morayniss
2. Aaron Sisto
3. Scott Greenberg
4. Shaun Newsum
5. Shelly B
6. Aaron Doades
7. Jarret Myer
8. Zach Miller

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