Lucia Moses

2 days ago | businessinsider.com | Nathan McAlone |Lucia Moses |Henry Blodget

Mini-drama apps made popular in Asia are surging in the US — and Hollywood is taking notice. These apps are best known for their soapy melodramas featuring princes, werewolves, and more, which are presented in bite-sized vertical episodes and meant for mobile phones. China-backed ReelShort is the most prominent purveyor of these, with typical titles like "The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband." Another top player is DramaBox.

3 days ago | businessinsider.com | Nathan McAlone |Lucia Moses |Henry Blodget

2025-06-02T17:53:46Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Disney is laying off several hundred employees globally amid declining TV audiences.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Lucia Moses |Henry Blodget

As Hollywood warms up to creators, YouTube has been pitching new sponsorship packages that combine creator content with major cultural moments like the Oscars, Black Friday, and the PGA Championship. Hollywood has been courting YouTube's creators as it grows on the TV screen. Netflix, for one, has been beating the drum that it's financially better for creators than YouTube. YouTube doesn't pay creators directly for content or own it, unlike the legacy Hollywood model.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Lucia Moses |Amanda Perelli |Geoff Weiss

Mathieu Bonzon spent over a decade working in production in Hollywood, with credits including "Outrage" and "Ford v Ferrari." But when work slowed in 2022, Bonzon, who had a new baby at home, needed more financial stability than an independent producer's life allowed for. An introduction to the Gates Foundation led him to start making cinematic educational videos aimed at college kids for Gates, NASA, and other organizations.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Lucia Moses |Geoff Weiss |Henry Blodget

"60 Minutes" is left without another key ally as CBS News head Wendy McMahon has quit, citing disagreement with the company's path forward. Her exit is the latest shocking turn of events in CBS parent Paramount's ongoing faceoff with President Donald Trump. "It's become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward," McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, wrote in a memo obtained by Business Insider.