Peter Kiefer

Ilya Pozin cofounded Pluto TV. Now Telly, his new startup, gives away TVs in exchange for always-on ads, your data and sensors that count people in your living room. You in?

Dan Houser created video games too valuable to be made into movies. Now he’s building a new kind of IP factory

With packaging gone, the race for the next Ryan Reynolds — not the ‘Deadpool’ star but the gin pitchman — is facing market burn-out

Silicon Valley’s new ‘effective accelerationism’ argues that nothing should stop AI, entertainment be damned

A look inside the CEO’s work to date inside his own Beverly Hills' Shangri-La, Woodland

Streamers were once smitten with small stories. Then came celebs, sports stars and true crime. But at Sundance, glimmers that a tiny gold rush could be back

Streamers were once smitten with small stories. Then came celebs, sports stars and true crime. But at Sundance, glimmers that a tiny gold rush could be back

L.A.’s most exclusive institutions rebrand as the wealthy move, heads of school exit, and college grows more confusing

I’ve learned the iconic Fox in Westwood will soon be owned by the Oscar-nominated ‘Juno’ helmer

The death of package fees, consolidation and layoffs have sharks swimming away in record numbers into management

Pressure is on talent to show support at the Golden Globes as some handlers advise clients not to get involved

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, difficult and angry conversations are going underground as invitation-only groups proliferate

I’ve learned Margot Robbie, Shonda Rhimes and Brad Pitt are among those pursuing the option on her bestseller, while separate documentary rights could hit the mid-eight figures

I’ve learned Margot Robbie, Shonda Rhimes and Brad Pitt are among those pursuing the option on her bestseller, while separate documentary rights could hit the mid-eight figures

The president has avoided Hollywood and its coffers for months at a critical moment

Apple paid $5M for Michael Lewis’ book, a Nanette Burstein doc is underway, and a who’ll-finish-first race is afoot as the crypto con projects pile up

As work dries up in every corner of the industry, many feel pushed to the brink, mentally and financially

Embarrassing? Yes. But some still believe NFTs and blockchain can save entertainment, even from AI

It’s not just writers. ‘People don’t know when they’re going to be working next,’ says one realtor, as entertainment buying grinds to a halt

Endeavor CEO just called CAA ‘Walmart’ amid a brutal escalation in client poaching, private equity demands, and competing visions for entertainment’s stark future