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The Other AI Training Problem
AI may not take over all of our jobs for a while — but the jobs it's already taking are the ones we use to teach newcomers the business. Do we have a…
Apr 27
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How Indie Studios Use the Streamers' Own Money to Outbid Them
The licensing model that built the streaming era ends up costing platforms more to rent IP than they were willing to pay to own it. What, if anything…
Apr 21
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Ken Basin
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Ask the Author: No-Longer-Anonymous Business Affairs Exec Responds to Still-Mostly-Anonymous Internet Comments
For the debut of my Ask the Author series, I do exactly what you'd expect: respond publicly to anonymous Internet comments on an article I published…
Apr 13
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Ken Basin
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Confessions of a (No Longer Anonymous) Business Affairs Executive
If you really want to appreciate this weekend's announcement of an early WGA-AMPTP deal, take a moment to remind yourself just how badly the whole…
Apr 10
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Ken Basin
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Five Early Reactions to the WGA's New Deal
We don't know much about what's in the WGA's new deal with the AMPTP — but what does the simple fact that it's already done tell us?
Apr 6
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The Business Model of TV's Future Is Being Built With the Dealmaking Tools of Film's Past
The "indie TV" business may be new, but the dealmaking tools needed to make it work are not.
Apr 2
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Ken Basin
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March 2026
A Dealmaking Default Fit for a Playground
As complex as it may seem at first glance, the indie film world's "50/50 Pools Waterfall" gets its power and flexibility by capturing a childlike sense…
Mar 30
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Ken Basin
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Doing the Job: The 50/50 Pools Waterfall
Drafting the 50/50 pools waterfall into a contract doesn't require a 30-page exhibit. Here are some definitions you can consider and adapt for your own…
Mar 26
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Ken Basin
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Journey Into the Weeds: One Waterfall to Rule Them All
Discover a classic revenue sharing structure from the independent film world that might prove essential to the future of television dealmaking.
Mar 23
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Negotiation Workshop: Negotiation Judo for Bargaining with Bullies
Five techniques for dealing with verbally abusive negotiators (none of which involve raising your voice).
Mar 19
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Ken Basin
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Negotiation Workshop: Why Being a Bully Is Just Bad Business
Driving angry might occasionally get you there faster, but you're much more likely to crash.
Mar 16
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Ken Basin
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The Paramount/Warner Bros. Deal (Part 4 of 4): No Justice, No Peace, No CEOs in Fleece
Let's try to acknowledge the people who will feel the pain here, and marvel at how much money one CEO can be paid to inflict it, without getting too…
Mar 12
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Ken Basin
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