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The Business of Television Max(+)

Ask the Author (Episode 101): 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 anonymously nearly three years ago.

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Ken Basin
Apr 13, 2026
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On Friday, reflecting on the WGA and AMPTP’s unexpected early announcement of a tentative deal for a four-year extension to the WGA Basic Agreement, and with the just-ended Passover holiday, I likened the quick and drama-free closing — a stark and welcome contrast to the experience of 2023 — to the angel of death1 passing harmlessly over our homes this y…

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