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TheWrap's Complete Coverage of TheGrill 2012

October 4, 2012 By Brent Lang, Lucas Shaw, Tim Kenneally, Alexander C. Kaufman & Todd Cunningham 33 weeks ago
  

Seth MacFarlane (and Stewie) on President Obama's Chance at a Second Term (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Wrap Staff 33 weeks ago

Seth MacFarlane gives his "Family Guy" character some stage time at TheWrap's annual industry conference, TheGrill 

  

Judd Apatow and Irving Azoff at TheGrill: What Happened to the Hitmakers? (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

LiveNation Entertainment CEO Irving Azoff tells filmmaker Judd Apatow how hard it is to make it in the music industry, American Idols and Lady Gagas notwithstanding

 

 

  

Digital Studio Execs at The Grill: The Explosion in Online Video (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

Maker Studios' Chris Williams, Bedrocket Media Ventures' Brian Bedol and NBCUniversal's Nicholas Lehman talk online video business models at TheGrill

  

Kickstarter's Yancey Strickler: 'We're Going to Do This One Thing Really Well' (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler holds forth on the value of "staying small," the meritocracy of crowd-funded projects and his site's biggest film project yet 

 

 

  

Irving Azoff Calls Pandora 'Shitty,' Bemoans Era of 'Idol,' 'The Voice'

October 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 33 weeks ago

The executive chairman of Live Nation Entertainment discusses how Steve Jobs changed music -- and how he threatened the life of Sly Stone

 

  

Digital Studio Execs Insist 'Everything Is Moving in the Right Direction' for Online Video

October 2, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 33 weeks ago

Executives from Maker Studios, Bedrocket Media and NBC Universal's president of digital talked growing online video audiences and advertising revenue at TheGrill 2012

  

Jennifer Salke and Paul Telegdy at TheGrill: 'The New NBC' (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

NBC execs Jennifer Salke and Paul Telegdy give their take on the network's new identity and  why viewers are "more obsessed with NBC's brand" than the competition

 

  

Seth MacFarlane: 'I Tend to Write With My Ears' (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

Seth MacFarlane on making the leap from "Family Guy" to "Ted" and his control-freak creative process

  

Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler: ‘We Don’t Care About Money’

October 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 33 weeks ago

More than $375 million has been pledged on the site, but Yancey Strickler insists the site is about art for art's sake

  

NBC Hopes to Rebound With Must-See TV - Again

October 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 33 weeks ago

"What we're trying to do is bring quality, must-see TV back," Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment and Universal Television, told TheGrill

  

Geoff Reiss and Ed Desser at TheGrill: 'Be Everywhere That Sports Fans Are' (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

Ed Desser and Geoff Reiss tell moderator Carlos Watson what it takes to be a player in sports media and whether ESPN is still the biggest superpower in the field

  

Movie Buzz More Likely to Spread by Word-of-Mouth Than Social Networks

October 2, 2012 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

And good news for marketers from Ipsos MediaCT's Vincent Bruzzese: Those who take to Twitter primarily post to boost a movie they're excited about -- not to warn people about a turkey

  

HSN's Mindy Grossman at TheGrill: 'We Don't Sell, We Inspire' (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

Mindy Grossman tells AllThingsD's Kara Swisher how HSN's overwhemingly female customer base engages with the online shopping network -- and the games women play in the process

  

Netflix's Ted Sarandos at TheGrill: 'We're a Television Network on Steroids' (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos tells TheWrap's Brent Lang about the company's evolution from distributor to programmer 

  

Seth MacFarlane on a 'Classy' Oscars, a 'Family Guy' Movie - and Stewie

October 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 33 weeks ago

Seth MacFarlane says a sequel to 'Ted' is in the works, though it hasn't reached the writing stage yet

  

Show Some Respect: Sports Leagues, ESPN Give Hollywood a Blueprint for Success

October 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 33 weeks ago

"I don’t know that [sports] gets its full appreciation and credit for both ground it broke and the size of its influence on the market,” Geoff Reiss, CEO of the professional bowlers’ association, tells TheGrill

  

Kara Swisher & Sharon Waxman at TheGrill: Silicon Valley and Hollywood Face Off (Video)

October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 33 weeks ago

AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher and TheWrap's Sharon Waxman size up the relationship between the epicenters of technology and entertainment and what "content" means in both realms

  

How HSN Stopped Screaming at People and Became a Media Arcade

October 2, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 33 weeks ago

"We're not Amazon, we're not an aggregator of products -- we're a curator of products," HSN CEO Mindy Grossman told TheGrill

  

'Arrested Development' Season 4 Footage Premieres at TheGrill

October 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 33 weeks ago

In addition to offering a sneak peek at the upcoming season of "Arrested Development," Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos explains the dive into original programming -- and why Netflix and cable operators get along just fine

  

Where Hollywood Sees Art, Silicon Valley Sees 'Bits & Bytes'; Who's Winning?

October 2, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 33 weeks ago

Studios still play a critical role in the media ecosystem, just not as large and domineering a position as in the past, AllThingsD's Kara Swisher tells TheWrap's Sharon Waxman at TheGrill

  

Thanks to Twitter, Hollywood and Silicon Valley Are Finally Working Together

October 1, 2012 By Brent Lang 33 weeks ago

Venture capitalists Chris Sacca and Jeff Jordan say that Facebook, Apple and Android are the new kingmakers

  

Chris Sacca and Jeff Jordan Talk Smart Venture Capitalism at TheGrill (Video)

October 1, 2012 By Wrap Staff 33 weeks ago

Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, and Jordan, a director of Pinterest and OpenTable talk about why it's a great time to be a content producer

  

Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig at TheGrill: We're Screwing Students

September 20, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Exec also lays out a plan to make education more affordable -- and keep his company relevant in a post-textbook age

  

Pandora's Westergren at TheGrill: Is Tour Promotion Next?

September 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The popular internet radio's co-founder isn't worried about the lack of profitability --or a challenge from Spotify

  

Carl Freer Introduces Social Media Filmmakers' Tool at TheGrill

September 20, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

New site will harness the power of social media to help filmmakers get their projects made

  
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