Strictly Business

by iHeartPodcasts on May 11, 2022 at 4:04 pm

Latin music tips the spear of media consumption for Spanish-speaking Americans, asserts Bruno Del Granado, the head of Latin music touring […]

by iHeartPodcasts on April 29, 2022 at 12:21 am

When Michael Ellenberg left HBO to start his own production company, In Media Res, five years ago, the streaming wars had barely reached […]

by iHeartPodcasts on April 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

Carlos Jimenez, managing director of Moelis & Co., explains his view that the entertainment economy is in the midst of a massive […]

by iHeartPodcasts on April 13, 2022 at 6:05 pm

Ahead of the thrice-rescheduled Coachella music festival, Billie Eilish’s longtime agent Tom Windish talks about his star client’s […]

by iHeartPodcasts on April 6, 2022 at 7:46 pm

William Sherak and his partners at Project X Entertainment think there's room for success in movie theaters beyond Marvel franchises; […]

by iHeartPodcasts on March 30, 2022 at 11:00 am

The longtime leader of Dr. Seuss Enterprises discusses the responsibility that comes with managing the valuable vault of books and IP left […]

by iHeartPodcasts on March 23, 2022 at 11:00 am

Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer and Medialink chief Michael Kassan offer a 30,000-foot view of making deals and building businesses in the […]

by iHeartPodcasts on March 16, 2022 at 11:00 am

The Atlas Entertainment chief details the 13-year journey to bring the popular PlayStation video game to life on the big screen as the […]

by iHeartPodcasts on March 9, 2022 at 12:00 pm

CEO Scott Greenberg and COO/president Melody Hildebrandt discuss how they've built an NFT-focused unit within the Fox conglomerate, […]

by iHeartPodcasts on March 2, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Kara Dioguardi is a songwriter, producer, music publisher, former artist, scholar, advocate for creators, two-season “American Idol” […]

by iHeartPodcasts on February 23, 2022 at 7:16 pm

The media veteran who took the reins of Mattel in 2018 outlines the toymaker’s recent turnaround strategy and his focus on mining the IP […]

by iHeartPodcasts on February 16, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Prem Akkaraju is leading the charge to transform Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh’s Weta Digital visual effects firm into a full-fledged […]

by iHeartPodcasts on February 9, 2022 at 5:00 pm

After holding top posts at Def Jam and Warner Music and managing Mariah Carey and D'Angelo, Kevin Liles went back into the label world a […]

by iHeartPodcasts on February 2, 2022 at 4:49 pm

A new video-streaming service targeting senior citizens is betting that advertisers will finally wake up to the purchasing power of a […]

by iHeartPodcasts on January 26, 2022 at 7:36 pm

Rachel Ghiazza, Audible's U.S. head of content, discusses content strategy amid podcast competition on Variety's Strictly Business […]

by iHeartPodcasts on January 19, 2022 at 3:23 pm

Laura Miele, chief operating officer of Electronic Arts, details how the video game giant is leveraging disruption to expand the reach and […]

by iHeartPodcasts on January 12, 2022 at 5:59 pm

Allison Page, president of Magnolia Network, offers behind-the-scenes details of how HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines returned to TV with […]

by iHeartPodcasts on January 5, 2022 at 5:33 pm

Even if you’ve never heard of the online music marketplace Splice, you’ve certainly heard its sounds in hit songs by Dua Lipa, Doja […]

by iHeartPodcasts on December 22, 2021 at 4:22 pm

Kevin Goetz, founder and CEO of audience-research firm Screen Engine/ASI, has written a book, "Audience-ology: How Movie-goers Shape the […]

by iHeartPodcasts on December 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm

The studio chief details the moves he’s made since 2017 to sell or shutter underperforming assets and to bulk up in content production […]