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May 2024
1h 10m

Brandon Katz, Lisa Kramer, Barbie Kligma...

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LA SCREENINGS: Parrot Analytics' Brandon Katz on the US studios' return to licensing and why consolidation won't solve Hollywood's problems [01:27]; Paramount Global's Lisa Kramer on business as usual [22:30]; plus showrunner Barbie Kligman on new Fox medical drama Doc [41:02], and Adam and Craig Malamut, creators of the network's new adult animation, Univer ... Show More
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