Elaine Low

Los Angeles

Writer at Series Business (fka Strikegeist)

Reporter @TheAnkler writing Series Business, a newsletter about the 📺 industry. Mostly on Bluesky: https://t.co/l0nE9QM4rI

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Articles

'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce

4 days ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

I write about TV from L.A. I interviewed a top agent-turned-manager about his take on the TV marketplace, reported on the boom in microdramas and wrote about how L.A. sound stages are scrambling as SoCal production dwindles. Reach me at [email protected], Series Business readers: With everything going on in the world, I wouldn’t blame you if you were having trouble focusing on — checks notes — making TV shows right now. Abroad, there are very loud overtures of war.
Private Thoughts of an Anonymous Top Agent-Turned-Manager

1 week ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

I write about TV from L.A. I reported with Natalie Jarvey on the boom in microdramas, and I wrote about how L.A. sound stages are scrambling to pivot as SoCal production dwindles.
Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: 'Faster You Can Get in, the Better'

2 weeks ago | likeandsubscribenews.substack.com | Elaine Low |Natalie Jarvey

I write about the business of creators. I covered why YouTubers and podcasters are quitting and reported on creators’ revenue streams and jobs available in digital content for Hollywood talent. Send me tips, memes and ideas at [email protected]. Hello and happy Monday. I’m coming to you a couple of days early with a special dispatch from the front lines of a burgeoning industry that is spawning a new ecosystem of creators.
Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: 'Faster You Can Get in, the Better'

2 weeks ago | likeandsubscribenews.substack.com | Elaine Low |Natalie Jarvey

I write about the business of creators. I covered why YouTubers and podcasters are quitting and reported on creators’ revenue streams and jobs available in digital content for Hollywood talent. Send me tips, memes and ideas at [email protected]. Hello and happy Monday. I’m coming to you a couple of days early with a special dispatch from the front lines of a burgeoning industry that is spawning a new ecosystem of creators.
Microdramas are Minting New Six-Figure Careers: 'Faster You Can Get in, the Better'

2 weeks ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low |Natalie Jarvey

I write about TV from L.A. I reported on how L.A. sound stages are scrambling to pivot as SoCal production dwindles, and I interviewed Universal TV president Erin Underhill about the new deal structure her studio is beta-testing with writers. I’m at [email protected] from 4,500 feet up in the Canadian Rockies — where I’ve got some news about an entirely new genre of TV that has sprung up seemingly overnight and is raking in revenue (if not much profit, yet).
L.A. Sound Stages: The New Dead Mall?

3 weeks ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

I write about TV from L.A. I interviewed Universal TV president Erin Underhill about the new deal structure her studio is beta-testing with writers and MRC’s Jenna Santoianni about how indie studios can beat the big guys. I’m at [email protected] Monday, Series Business readers.
What Upfronts '25 Just Taught Us About Your Job's Future

1 month ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

I write about TV from L.A. I interviewed Universal TV president Erin Underhill about the new deal structure her studio is beta-testing with writers and MRC’s Jenna Santoianni about how indie studios can beat the big guys. I’m at [email protected] from Los Angeles! It’s been a beat since I could say that, having spent the last couple of Mondays in Denver for Series Fest with Uni TV’s Erin Underhilland then in New York for Upfronts.
Bloody-Good TV Worlds: Inside 'Vampire' and 'St. Denis Medical'

1 month ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

Hello againfrom the Upfronts — bet you didn’t expect to hear again from me so soon. I’m here in New York City, and I’ll have thoughts to share soon about the presentations from Amazon, Disney and more. Today is a bonus missive, coming out of our Series Business FYC Showcase last month (sponsored by AMC, FX, Netflix, NBC and Paramount+), which packed the room at Neuehouse in Hollywood.
Disney’s Rita Ferro Rethinks Upfronts: 'You Buy Cars All Year. Why Not Ads?

1 month ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

I write about TV from L.A. I interviewed Universal TV president Erin Underhill about the new deal structure her studio is beta-testing with writers and spoke to MRC TV president Jenna Santoianni about how the indie studio beats the big guys. I’m at [email protected] morning from New York City, readers. Are you ready for the annual dog-and-pony show that is Upfronts? It’s that time of year when major entertainment companies preen for Madison Avenue and score commitments from ad buyers.
SCOOP: Uni TV ‘Beta-Testing’ New Deal Structure With Writers

1 month ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

Elaine Low recently interviewed MRC TV president Jenna Santoianni about how the indie studio beats the big guys, reported on the rise of “pop culture investigation” doc series and offered up a creative exec survival guide for 2025. Reach her at [email protected]’ve just returned from SeriesFest in Denver, where I served as a juror for the festival’s indie comedy pilot competition — the best kind of jury duty — and got to enjoy the work of many talented writers and craftspeople.

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