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TheGrill Dinner 2022 Celebrates TheWrap’s Annual Conference and Speakers (Exclusive Photos)
Figures from all corners of the industry joined TheWrap at The Peninsula Beverly Hills
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TheGrill 2022 Speaker Portrait Gallery – Steven Levitan, Sera Gamble and More (Exclusive Photos)
See who was there for the first in-person TheGrill since 2019
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Nova Wav on Working With Beyoncé and How They’re Forging a Path for Female Music Producers (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “We used to stress out about it, and now we’re like, ‘Good things find us. Miracles find us,’” Brittany “Chi” Coney said
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Streaming Execs Discuss the Industry’s Advertising Pivot: ‘We’re in the Second Inning Era’ (Video)
TheGrill 2022: Heads of Paramount Streaming and AMC Networks join others in discussing retaining viewership and tailoring content to specific audiences
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Kevin Mayer Says Disney Could Do Without ESPN and ABC (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “It’s hard to see a huge future for linear TV in entertainment,” the Candle Media co-CEO says
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Why Producers’ Fights for Abortion Protection and Diversity on Sets Are Intertwined (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “It shook us and the women on set into thinking, are we in a space where we’d be taken care of,” “Reservation Dogs” producer Tazbah Chavez says of filming in Oklahoma
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Streaming Churn to Only Get Worse With Rise of ‘Subscription Cyclers,’ Samba TV SVP Says (Video)
TheGrill 2022: With more people jumping on and off the services, Dallas Lawrence has ideas on how Hollywood can respond
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‘It’s the Technology Behind NFTs We’re Really Interested in,’ Banker Says
TheGrill 2022: “Because right now, the ecosystem is very archaic,” City National Bank VP Attila Csutak says
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How ‘Reboot’ Creator Steven Levitan Grapples With Comedy in Woke Era (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “It just started out as an idea of a bunch of people coming back to a show and how interesting that is,” Levitan said
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Live Events Must Raise the Bar to Lure Young Audiences Post-Pandemic, Business Leaders Say
TheGrill 2022: Young people will “live in their parents’ basement so they can use their money for experiences,” said one live-entertainment executive
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Diversity Execs Tout ‘Impactful’ Pipelines for Underrepresented Talent: ‘That’s What Has Longevity’ (Video)
TheGrill 2022: Equity and inclusion officers from Warner Bros. Discovery, Starz, NBCUniversal and more talked about moving past conversations toward action
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It’s Time to ‘Normalize’ Reproductive Rights, Gun Control Issues on Screen, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Head Says
TheGrill 2022: USC’s Stacy Smith used an old episode of “Friends” as an example of great issue storytelling
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Kevin Mayer Predicts TikTok Will Outlast Other Social Media (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “As great as TikTok is, it is much smaller than YouTube,” the Candle Media co-CEO says
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Gracenote Exec Says Hollywood Is Using ‘Siloed, Legacy Processes’ to Manage Productions (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “Studios need modern solutions to make informed decisions about their growing pipeline of projects,” said product VP Filiz Bahmanpour
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Women in Hollywood Demand Industry Support for Abortion Access in a Post-Roe v. Wade World (Video)
TheGrill 2022: Jodie Sweetin, Nicole Jefferson Asher and Kirsten Schaffer address coalition-building to safeguard abortion with moderator Ivy Kagan Bierman