Strictly Business

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

Business
TV & Film
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Ep6 - HBO CEO Richard Plepler on Winning the St...
HBO's top executive gets candid about what it takes to hold his own against fast-growing streaming services like Netflix and Amazon as he navigates one of the fiercest competitive environments in his company's 45-year history. He also discusses what...
29 min
202
Ep5 - Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz: B...
Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz are business partners in the production and management company SMAC Entertainment. Michael is all over TV these days as the co-anchor of “Good Morning America,” as a football analyst for Fox, and as host of...
28 min
203
Ep4 - CNBC's David Faber on Covering Media and ...
The veteran business reporter who broke the news of Disney's courtship of 21st Century Fox talks about the state of media M&A, the growing threat posed by tech giants to traditional Hollywood, and his take on what happens next at CBS and Viacom.
29 min
204
Ep3 - The Heroine Behind Marvel's Marketing Sup...
A key piece of the massive marketing machinery behind Marvel blockbusters like "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Black Panther" are the partnerships struck with consumer brands as varied as American Airlines and Lexus to help get the word out. Mindy...
28 min
205
Ep2 - ICM Partners’ Esther Newberg: How the Boo...
The longtime book publishing agent discusses the state of the book business, the increasing importance of film and TV licensing, the mysteries of working the Amazon, and how she shopped passion projects for everyone from Prince to Bob Iger to Tom Hanks.
34 min
206
Ep1 - Kevin Hart Interview: The Making of a Mogul
Actor-comedian Kevin Hart looks beyond his movie career in an interview that explores his ambitions to follow in the footsteps of Jay Z and Ellen DeGeneres by making the transition from talent for hire to owner of a growing empire of media properties...
36 min