LISTEN: Google TV Embraces Microdrama Boom With Discovery and Navigation Tools as Producers Tackle the Format: ‘We Want to Be HBO Mashed Up With TikTok’

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LISTEN: Google TV Embraces Microdrama Boom With Discovery and Navigation Tools as Producers Tackle the Format: ‘We Want to Be HBO Mashed Up With TikTok’
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Google TV Embraces Microdrama Boom With Discovery, Navigation Tools

Google TV is going long on short dramas, as Google's Juanjo Duran and VeYou's Tommy Harper discuss in a 'Strictly Business Live' conversation at SXSW.

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Kpop Widens Funnel for Asian Music Boom: Strictly Business Podcast

From 'Kpop Demon Hunters' to the return of BTS, Kpop's heat sets the stage for an Asian music boom, on Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast.

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Radial Entertainment Shops for Content Libraries as Pluto TV and Paramount Alum Jeff Shultz Takes Over as CEO

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Radial Entertainment Shops for Content Libraries: Strictly Business

Radial Entertainment's new CEO Jeff Shultz explains why he’s shopping for film and TV libraries on Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast.

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How the Creator Economy Has Changed Consumer Product Launches

Dolphin Entertainment CEO Bill O'Dowd details how the creator economy has changed consumer product launches on Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast.

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‘Beyond the Gates’ Chief Sheila Ducksworth Reflects on Year One of the CBS Soap, ‘The Young and the Restless’ Crossover and Gayle King’s Guest Shot

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‘Beyond the Gates’ Chief Sheila Ducksworth Reflects on Year One of the CBS Soap, ‘The Young and the Restless’ Crossover and Gayle King’s Guest Shot
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'Beyond the Gates' EP on Year One, 'Y&R' Crossover and Gayle King

Sheila Ducksworth reflects on one year of CBS soap 'Beyond the Gates,' teasing a 'Young and the Restless' crossover and a Gayle King guest appearance.

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New Funko CEO on Cornering ‘Kidult’ Collectibles Market in a Rough Economy: ‘There’s Almost More Value for Something That’s Physical and Tangible’

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New Funko CEO on Cornering ‘Kidult’ Collectibles Market in a Rough Economy: ‘There’s Almost More Value for Something That’s Physical and Tangible’
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Funko CEO Josh Simon on New York Toy Fair Reveals, Economic Strategy

New Funko CEO Josh Simon reveals his strategy for keeping the brand growing amid a tough economy.

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