The Backlot Brief keeps your film and television industry news straight and to the point. Capturing the major headlines and industry discussions without opinion, each episode aims at keeping listeners up to date with the complex film and tv industry. No nonsense. Just news.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Backlot Brief keeps your film and television industry news straight and to the point. Capturing the major headlines and industry discussions without opinion, each episode aims at keeping listeners up to date with the complex film and tv industry. No nonsense. Just news.
Recent episodes include "Warner/Paramount Challenges, Comcast Splits, Disney Lay Offs, The Odyssey & Lost" (23 July 2026, 9 minutes), "Emmy Nominations, Cable-Style Viewing, Moana Flops & Toy Story 5" (15 July 2026, 13 minutes), and "New DGA deal, ROKU Acquisition, Paramount Warner Brothers & Lawrence of Arabia" (19 June 2026, 11 minutes).
The Backlot Brief publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 10 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for The Backlot Brief is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Backlot Brief requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Backlot Brief's contact route on record: public web form.
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The Backlot Brief is a news podcast with 16 episodes published.
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The Backlot Brief
The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover new legal challenges to the Warner Bros. acquisition, Comcast divisions, more Disney Lay Offs and Christopher Nolan's new epic...
Episode #14
The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the recent Emmy nominations, Netflix's transition back to one episode a week, Disney's live-action Moana remake, and Toy Story...
Episode #13
The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover details of the new DGA deal, the acquisition of ROKU, updates on the Paramount / Warner Brothers deal, and the 1960's classic...
The Backlot Brief
The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover more drama at 60 minutes, the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival, this year's Tony Award winners and Steven Spielberg's original...
The Backlot Brief
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the legal battles involving the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Nick Bilton being appointed the new Executive Producer at...
The Backlot Brief
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the Cannes International Film Festival, the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Curry Barker's Obsession and...
Episode #9
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the new SAG-AFTRA agreement, changes in Academy Award eligibilities, Hokum and Gamestop's bid for Ebay.</p>
Episode #8
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the terms of the new WGA agreement, Tim Cook's decision to step down as Apple CEO, and Q1 Nielsen streaming numbers for...
Episode #7
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover CinemaCon 2026, the antitrust cast against Live Nation & Warner Brothers' new label, Clockwork.</p>
Episode #6
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover Sony & Disney Layoffs, upcoming releases at Cannes, antitrust investigations into NFL TV deals and a Late Night shake...
Episode #5
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the WGA negotiation outcomes, JJ Abrams' Bad Robot lay offs and a huge box office debut for the newest Mario Brothers...
The Backlot Brief
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover OpenAI's recent Sora decommission, Netflix's price hikes in anticipation of the Warner Brothers' merger and a surprising...
Episode #3
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover continuing studio consolidation, what happened at SXSW, the current soundstage paradox and the new hit movie Project Hail...
Episode #3
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. In this special, we cover the 98th Academy Award winners and also discuss next year's possible nominees.</p>
Episode #2
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we cover the Academy Award winners, Universal's new theatrical windows, SXSW premiers and a recap of the 2025 Box Office.</p>
<p>The Backlot Brief Team brings you the film and industry news of the week. This week we covers the Paramount / Warner Bros. deal, front runners for the upcoming Academy Awards and the biggest news at the box office...
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