TheGrill Conference
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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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Politics
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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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Tech
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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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Business
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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
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How Hollywood Is Making Sure the Metaverse Goes Beyond ‘This Moment in Time’ (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “If you don’t play the game, you’re almost guaranteed to lose the game,” Paramount futurist Ted Schilowitz says
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Tech
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Becca Tobin Says There Was a ‘Stigma’ Around Her Jump From ‘Glee’ to the ‘LadyGang’ Podcast (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “All of my cast members were like ‘You’re gonna what? You’re gonna podcast?’” Tobin told TheWrap
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‘House of the Dragon’ Showrunner Was Inspired by ‘The Crown’ for HBO Series’ Recasting, Time Jumps (Video)
TheGrill 2022: Ryan Condal takes us through the past, present and future of the hit “Game of Thrones” prequel series
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Paramount Exec Marc Weinstock Has Faith Streaming and Movie Theaters Can Still Coexist (Video)
TheGrill 2022: The studio’s marketing head talks about his its spectacular year and what’s ahead for the movie industry
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Movies
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Take-Two Interactive CEO Says Acquiring Zynga Created a Broad-Appeal IP ‘Powerhouse’ (Video)
TheGrill 2022: The gaming company’s catalog “speaks to every part of the interactive interface,” Strauss Zelnick said
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Tech
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Welcome to TheGrill 2022: When Change in Hollywood Is a Permanent State, Only the Bravest Survive
Our annual conference convenes as the entertainment industry reels from constant disruption
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Innovators List 2022: 12 of Hollywood and Media’s Most Exciting Disrupters, From José Andrés to Michelle Yeoh
Bad Bunny, Ryan Condal and Beyoncé producers Nova Wav also make our annual list of influencers
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How ‘House of the Dragon’ Showrunner Ryan Condal Gave Us a Fresh, New Westeros
Innovators 2022: Following one of the biggest series of all time was a fearsome challenge. But Condal delivered with his “Game of Thrones” prequel
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How Chef José Andrés Is Building His New Production Company to Help Enact Social Change (Video)
Innovators 2022: “Food equals love,” says the Spanish restauranteur, who has launched podcasts and a newsletter alongside his humanitarian aid efforts
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How Beyoncé Producers Nova Wav Are Blazing New Trails in Music
Innovators 2022: The Grammy-winning duo co-wrote and co-produced Beyoncé’s acclaimed “Act I: Renaissance”
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How James Goldston Turned the Jan. 6 Congressional Hearings Into a Riveting True-Crime Serial
Innovators 2022: The former head of ABC News explains how he helped Congress tell the story of the Capitol attack as a serialized narrative
