Elaine Low
@elainelow.bsky.social
Reporter @ The Ankler. I write Series Business, a newsletter about the TV industry. Alum of Variety, Business Insider, Investor’s Business Daily. Talk to me at elaine@theankler.com
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Elaine Low
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· Nov 25
TV Writers Found 139,000 of Their Scripts Trained AI. Hell Broke Loose
It's 'organized crime,' says one, as scribes from Shonda Rhimes to Robert King face a system where studio policy and law remain murky
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Big Tech is training AI on thousands of TV/film scripts. I spoke to showrunners, IP and business affairs lawyers — as well as the programmer at The Atlantic who examined this data set — to find out what happens next
The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social
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The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social
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What was once “icky” is now essential.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What was once “icky” is now essential.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
@elainelow.bsky.social reports how producers from Hello Sunshine to Hartbeat are using brand dollars to get shows made and how buyers’ attitudes have shifted “night and day” theankler.com/p/ad-money-e...
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Hulu wants more “MomTok” chaos. Fox is reviving Fear Factor. Netflix is making Monopoly a game show. @elainelow.bsky.social charts the strange, crowded new era of unscripted TV and why agents say it’s all about who can yell the loudest theankler.com/p/outpitch-o...
October 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hulu wants more “MomTok” chaos. Fox is reviving Fear Factor. Netflix is making Monopoly a game show. @elainelow.bsky.social charts the strange, crowded new era of unscripted TV and why agents say it’s all about who can yell the loudest theankler.com/p/outpitch-o...
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“Why would anyone want that job?” Amazon insiders call the studio “miserable.” But with Peter Friedlander now leading TV, Hollywood is watching to see if the Netflix veteran can overhaul its bureaucracy and win back talent.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...
@elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...
September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Why would anyone want that job?” Amazon insiders call the studio “miserable.” But with Peter Friedlander now leading TV, Hollywood is watching to see if the Netflix veteran can overhaul its bureaucracy and win back talent.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...
@elainelow.bsky.social reports: theankler.com/p/how-og-net...
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Disney execs are meeting with Jimmy Kimmel this week, but his crew has been told not to report to work until further notice as comedy writers and WGA leadership erupt at what they call appeasement. @snoodit.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social report: theankler.com/p/hour-to-ho...
September 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Disney execs are meeting with Jimmy Kimmel this week, but his crew has been told not to report to work until further notice as comedy writers and WGA leadership erupt at what they call appeasement. @snoodit.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social report: theankler.com/p/hour-to-ho...
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The fall TV market is moving again, but buyers want sharper pitches and fewer misses. Agents and execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social what's working at Netflix, Disney, Apple, HBO, Amazon and Peacock, and how to land deals theankler.com/p/tv-shows-s...
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The fall TV market is moving again, but buyers want sharper pitches and fewer misses. Agents and execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social what's working at Netflix, Disney, Apple, HBO, Amazon and Peacock, and how to land deals theankler.com/p/tv-shows-s...
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Netflix spends $18 billion a year on content and buys more shows than anyone else. @elainelow.bsky.social breaks down what it’s looking for now: sci-fi to fill the Stranger Things void, episodic horror, and “big funny” comedy. Plus, which execs hold greenlight power: theankler.com/p/the-tv-sho...
August 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Netflix spends $18 billion a year on content and buys more shows than anyone else. @elainelow.bsky.social breaks down what it’s looking for now: sci-fi to fill the Stranger Things void, episodic horror, and “big funny” comedy. Plus, which execs hold greenlight power: theankler.com/p/the-tv-sho...
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While The Ankler staff puts “Golden” on repeat, @elainelow.bsky.social, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social, and @natjarv.bsky.social get into why KPop Demon Hunters was such a monster hit for Netflix
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August 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
While The Ankler staff puts “Golden” on repeat, @elainelow.bsky.social, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social, and @natjarv.bsky.social get into why KPop Demon Hunters was such a monster hit for Netflix
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And we are indeed hustling. This article is about Hollywood but I’m sure it’s applicable to other industries.
Things are scary right now. But we have each other. Thank you to @theankler.com and @elainelow.bsky.social for highlighting the often-overlooked generation.
Things are scary right now. But we have each other. Thank you to @theankler.com and @elainelow.bsky.social for highlighting the often-overlooked generation.
Gen X is Being Forced to Hustle. This Time with a New Career Plan
Inside their fight to keep rising as immovable boomers and contraction stand in their way: ‘Most people I know out of work are in their 50s’
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July 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
And we are indeed hustling. This article is about Hollywood but I’m sure it’s applicable to other industries.
Things are scary right now. But we have each other. Thank you to @theankler.com and @elainelow.bsky.social for highlighting the often-overlooked generation.
Things are scary right now. But we have each other. Thank you to @theankler.com and @elainelow.bsky.social for highlighting the often-overlooked generation.
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August 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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My hottest take on #AndJustLikeThat is that there should be more AJLT recappers and reviewers who are actually closer in age to Carrie et al. Feels like a lot of 20-somethings who’re just like, “guess parenting and middle aging are tough sometimes? but anyway”
July 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My hottest take on #AndJustLikeThat is that there should be more AJLT recappers and reviewers who are actually closer in age to Carrie et al. Feels like a lot of 20-somethings who’re just like, “guess parenting and middle aging are tough sometimes? but anyway”
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"Hollywood, as a community, as an industry, is built on the shoulders of immigrants." @elainelow.bsky.social appeared on KCAL News to discuss how the ICE raids are affecting Hollywood's workforce. Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iril...
July 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Hollywood, as a community, as an industry, is built on the shoulders of immigrants." @elainelow.bsky.social appeared on KCAL News to discuss how the ICE raids are affecting Hollywood's workforce. Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iril...
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SCOOP: Paul Feig has donated $100K to the National Immigration Law Center, calling immigrant persecution “unconscionable and unacceptable”. Plus, @elainelow.bsky.social on what Apple TV+'s buying now including star-driven high-end adult shows and less edgy comedies theankler.com/p/the-shows-...
June 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SCOOP: Paul Feig has donated $100K to the National Immigration Law Center, calling immigrant persecution “unconscionable and unacceptable”. Plus, @elainelow.bsky.social on what Apple TV+'s buying now including star-driven high-end adult shows and less edgy comedies theankler.com/p/the-shows-...
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Nick DiGiovanni has the #1 arts podcast on Spotify. But he doesn’t have a podcast. It’s content from YouTube. And it’s part of Spotify’s strategy to grow ad revenue by poaching creators. More from @natjarv.bsky.social @elainelow.bsky.social & @seanmcnulty.bsky.social : theankler.com/p/ankler-pod...
June 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Nick DiGiovanni has the #1 arts podcast on Spotify. But he doesn’t have a podcast. It’s content from YouTube. And it’s part of Spotify’s strategy to grow ad revenue by poaching creators. More from @natjarv.bsky.social @elainelow.bsky.social & @seanmcnulty.bsky.social : theankler.com/p/ankler-pod...
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ICE raids in L.A. are sending shockwaves through Hollywood’s immigrant workforce.
Even workers with legal status are afraid to show up to set.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports on disrupted shoots, union silence, and a city on edge: theankler.com/p/afraid-ice...
Even workers with legal status are afraid to show up to set.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports on disrupted shoots, union silence, and a city on edge: theankler.com/p/afraid-ice...
June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
ICE raids in L.A. are sending shockwaves through Hollywood’s immigrant workforce.
Even workers with legal status are afraid to show up to set.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports on disrupted shoots, union silence, and a city on edge: theankler.com/p/afraid-ice...
Even workers with legal status are afraid to show up to set.
@elainelow.bsky.social reports on disrupted shoots, union silence, and a city on edge: theankler.com/p/afraid-ice...
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The buzzword heard up and down the Croisette: authenticity. From Cannes Lions, Janice Min and @likensubscribenews.bsky.social' @natjarv.bsky.social join @elainelow.bsky.social to consider if creators’ drive to be true to themselves will protect them from AI theankler.com/p/youtube-vs...
June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The buzzword heard up and down the Croisette: authenticity. From Cannes Lions, Janice Min and @likensubscribenews.bsky.social' @natjarv.bsky.social join @elainelow.bsky.social to consider if creators’ drive to be true to themselves will protect them from AI theankler.com/p/youtube-vs...
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Is Hollywood too top-heavy to innovate?
@elainelow.bsky.social talks to an anonymous veteran rep about the execs stuck in place, the ones rising fast, and why TV is “sputtering” even as new deals take shape theankler.com/p/private-th...
@elainelow.bsky.social talks to an anonymous veteran rep about the execs stuck in place, the ones rising fast, and why TV is “sputtering” even as new deals take shape theankler.com/p/private-th...
June 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Is Hollywood too top-heavy to innovate?
@elainelow.bsky.social talks to an anonymous veteran rep about the execs stuck in place, the ones rising fast, and why TV is “sputtering” even as new deals take shape theankler.com/p/private-th...
@elainelow.bsky.social talks to an anonymous veteran rep about the execs stuck in place, the ones rising fast, and why TV is “sputtering” even as new deals take shape theankler.com/p/private-th...
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Actors making $40K/month. Writers pulling six figures.
No studio. No union. Just vertical microdramas.
@natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social explore the creator economy's next gold rush, where the window to get involved is closing fast: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/microdrama...
No studio. No union. Just vertical microdramas.
@natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social explore the creator economy's next gold rush, where the window to get involved is closing fast: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/microdrama...
June 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Actors making $40K/month. Writers pulling six figures.
No studio. No union. Just vertical microdramas.
@natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social explore the creator economy's next gold rush, where the window to get involved is closing fast: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/microdrama...
No studio. No union. Just vertical microdramas.
@natjarv.bsky.social and @elainelow.bsky.social explore the creator economy's next gold rush, where the window to get involved is closing fast: likeandsubscribenews.substack.com/p/microdrama...
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SCOOP: ReelShort tells The Ankler it’s made The Adjuster, a microdrama based on Luigi Mangione's case.
@elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social explore the $5B microdrama market, where actors earn big bucks, and viewers are addicted to paywalled cliffhangers
theankler.com/p/microdrama...
@elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social explore the $5B microdrama market, where actors earn big bucks, and viewers are addicted to paywalled cliffhangers
theankler.com/p/microdrama...
June 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
SCOOP: ReelShort tells The Ankler it’s made The Adjuster, a microdrama based on Luigi Mangione's case.
@elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social explore the $5B microdrama market, where actors earn big bucks, and viewers are addicted to paywalled cliffhangers
theankler.com/p/microdrama...
@elainelow.bsky.social and @natjarv.bsky.social explore the $5B microdrama market, where actors earn big bucks, and viewers are addicted to paywalled cliffhangers
theankler.com/p/microdrama...
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L.A.’s sound stages are emptier than they’ve been in years.
With episodic TV in decline, studios are pivoting, from live boxing to bat mitzvahs.
@elainelow.bsky.social investigates what’s next for Hollywood’s once-busiest lots theankler.com/p/la-sound-s...
With episodic TV in decline, studios are pivoting, from live boxing to bat mitzvahs.
@elainelow.bsky.social investigates what’s next for Hollywood’s once-busiest lots theankler.com/p/la-sound-s...
June 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
L.A.’s sound stages are emptier than they’ve been in years.
With episodic TV in decline, studios are pivoting, from live boxing to bat mitzvahs.
@elainelow.bsky.social investigates what’s next for Hollywood’s once-busiest lots theankler.com/p/la-sound-s...
With episodic TV in decline, studios are pivoting, from live boxing to bat mitzvahs.
@elainelow.bsky.social investigates what’s next for Hollywood’s once-busiest lots theankler.com/p/la-sound-s...
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The Mannings did musical theater. Netflix brought out NFL commish Roger Goodell in a Santa suit. ESPN announced a new streaming service. This year’s Upfronts proclaimed: If you’re not pivoting to sports, ads, or AI, your job might be, says @elainelow.bsky.social theankler.com/p/what-upfro...
May 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Mannings did musical theater. Netflix brought out NFL commish Roger Goodell in a Santa suit. ESPN announced a new streaming service. This year’s Upfronts proclaimed: If you’re not pivoting to sports, ads, or AI, your job might be, says @elainelow.bsky.social theankler.com/p/what-upfro...
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they're calling it hbo max again and what i want more than anything is a recording of whatever soundproofed closet casey bloys went to scream inside when the decision was made
May 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
they're calling it hbo max again and what i want more than anything is a recording of whatever soundproofed closet casey bloys went to scream inside when the decision was made
I mean, at least they have a sense of humor about it
May 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I mean, at least they have a sense of humor about it
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Trump's international film tariffs have gotten wheels turning about how to make more TV and movies in LA, but TV execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social there are quite a few logistical hurdles to make that goal a reality theankler.com/p/the-week-t...
May 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Trump's international film tariffs have gotten wheels turning about how to make more TV and movies in LA, but TV execs tell @elainelow.bsky.social there are quite a few logistical hurdles to make that goal a reality theankler.com/p/the-week-t...
Little scoop for you all this Monday after my trip to Denver for SeriesFest
SCOOP: Universal TV is testing a new way of dealmaking in a bid to attract top writers. Universal TV president Erin Underhill exclusively revealed to @elainelow.bsky.social ainelow how the studio is creating “mini first look deals”. Plus, advice on pitching a show today theankler.com/p/scoop-uni-...
May 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Little scoop for you all this Monday after my trip to Denver for SeriesFest
I read somewhere that if you google a made-up expression its AI gives you a made-up response so I tried it and that……. checks out 🙃
April 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I read somewhere that if you google a made-up expression its AI gives you a made-up response so I tried it and that……. checks out 🙃