Tom Lowry
@tomlowry.bsky.social
Journalist. SVP/Editorial Strategy, @thewrap.com. Ex-Messenger, Skift, CNBC, The Daily, Variety, BusinessWeek, USA Today, NY Daily News. Started out as a night cops reporter at The Morning Call. Knight-Bagehot alum.
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Exclusive Research — Taking a Beat on Live Entertainment: 2025
WRAPPRO/POLLSTAR RESEARCH REPORT 2025
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September 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good morning, as @thewrap.com prepares to host today #TheGrill event in LA, we'd like to share our new exclusive research report on live entertainment, a WrapPRO partnership w/ Pollstar. Please give it a read.
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why i can’t quit you, NYC
September 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
why i can’t quit you, NYC
Who can fill the Charlie Kirk void? Our media reporter Corbin Bolies digs into that question today, for @thewrap.com www.thewrap.com/who-could-re...
Who Could Replace Charlie Kirk in Conservative Media?
At this point, an heir to Kirk remains unclear, with no obvious media figures in the conservative sphere holding the same fandom.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Who can fill the Charlie Kirk void? Our media reporter Corbin Bolies digs into that question today, for @thewrap.com www.thewrap.com/who-could-re...
Sharing a preview of The Reset, a weekly newsletter the @thewrap.com offers exclusively to its corporate enterprise subscribers. Every Sun, u get a smart take, data playbook & executive spotlight. If your company is interested, reach out to kimberly.donnan@thewrap.com
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The Reset: Media’s New Patriarchy Without All the Shakespeare
As Rupert settles the Murdochs' succession question, welcome to Hollywood's latest family affair: the Ellisons
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September 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sharing a preview of The Reset, a weekly newsletter the @thewrap.com offers exclusively to its corporate enterprise subscribers. Every Sun, u get a smart take, data playbook & executive spotlight. If your company is interested, reach out to kimberly.donnan@thewrap.com
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#WrapPRO: Even as costs climb, networks keep bidding on sports rights because live games remain the most dependable audience driver. To justify those deals, they push out more content, risking saturation along the way.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#WrapPRO: Even as costs climb, networks keep bidding on sports rights because live games remain the most dependable audience driver. To justify those deals, they push out more content, risking saturation along the way.
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Check out which startup media and entertainment companies in August received the most funding. The new #thefundingfile is out, only at @thewrap.com, for PRO subscribers. t.co/tRlP88btNF
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September 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Check out which startup media and entertainment companies in August received the most funding. The new #thefundingfile is out, only at @thewrap.com, for PRO subscribers. t.co/tRlP88btNF
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#WrapPRO: Welcome to “Game On” — The first in TheWrapPRO series exploring how sports is transforming the entertainment business. 🏈⚽️🏀🏎️
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September 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#WrapPRO: Welcome to “Game On” — The first in TheWrapPRO series exploring how sports is transforming the entertainment business. 🏈⚽️🏀🏎️
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Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again Check out @thewrap.com EIC @sharonwaxman.bsky.social's opinion piece today in @nytimes.com where asks of Hollywood: Was “woke” all performative? Was it just a nod to a liberal orthodoxy that’s now rejected as bad for business? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/o...
Opinion | Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again
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August 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hollywood Is ‘Hot, Horny and White’ Again Check out @thewrap.com EIC @sharonwaxman.bsky.social's opinion piece today in @nytimes.com where asks of Hollywood: Was “woke” all performative? Was it just a nod to a liberal orthodoxy that’s now rejected as bad for business? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/o...
What does AI mean for all those entry-level jobs in Hollywood that are the stepping stones for the next gen of leaders? Roger Cheng tackles that question in his thoughtful analysis today, only at. @thewrap.com . www.thewrap.com/could-ai-kil...
Could AI Kill Off Hollywood's Talent Pipeline?
Many top-tier directors and producers came into the business by doing the grunt work that AI may soon handle.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What does AI mean for all those entry-level jobs in Hollywood that are the stepping stones for the next gen of leaders? Roger Cheng tackles that question in his thoughtful analysis today, only at. @thewrap.com . www.thewrap.com/could-ai-kil...
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June 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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@thewrap.com has hired Roger Cheng to be ME for business and Pro subscribers: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/t...
The Wrap hires Cheng as managing editor - Talking Biz News
Entertainment industry site The Wrap has hired Roger Cheng as managing editor for business and Pro subscribers. A story on its website states, “A former reporter for Dow Jones and The Wall Street Jour...
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May 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@thewrap.com has hired Roger Cheng to be ME for business and Pro subscribers: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/t...
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#TheWrapMagazine ⭐️ Claiming Her Power: Patina Miller Wants Raq to ‘Get Everything She Deserves in This Man’s World’ in Starz’s ‘Raising Kanan’
⭐️: #PatinaMiller
📸: Cresta Kruger
📽️: #Starz #RaisingKanan
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⭐️: #PatinaMiller
📸: Cresta Kruger
📽️: #Starz #RaisingKanan
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May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#TheWrapMagazine ⭐️ Claiming Her Power: Patina Miller Wants Raq to ‘Get Everything She Deserves in This Man’s World’ in Starz’s ‘Raising Kanan’
⭐️: #PatinaMiller
📸: Cresta Kruger
📽️: #Starz #RaisingKanan
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⭐️: #PatinaMiller
📸: Cresta Kruger
📽️: #Starz #RaisingKanan
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Pretty strong message, C-suiters. Are you listening? from @trellisgroup.bsky.social trellis.net/article/amer...
Americans want CEOs to speak up, defend climate action | Trellis
Despite a noisy political climate, people expect business leaders to speak out on certain social issues.
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May 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pretty strong message, C-suiters. Are you listening? from @trellisgroup.bsky.social trellis.net/article/amer...
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Livestream starting right now (12 pm PT) over at LinkedIn, join us! www.linkedin.com/events/calif...
California's Film Production Crisis, a Roundtable Discussion from WrapPRO | LinkedIn
California's economy and the jobs of its people depend heavily on keeping creative and entertainment productions in the state. The increasing loss of these productions, along with limits on tax credit...
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May 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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California’s economy—and thousands of creative and entertainment jobs—hang in the balance.🎬
Join TheWrap for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local and competitive. Your questions will shape the live conversation.
Join TheWrap for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local and competitive. Your questions will shape the live conversation.
California's Film Production Crisis, a Roundtable Discussion from WrapPRO | LinkedIn
California's economy and the jobs of its people depend heavily on keeping creative and entertainment productions in the state. The increasing loss of these productions, along with limits on tax credit...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
California’s economy—and thousands of creative and entertainment jobs—hang in the balance.🎬
Join TheWrap for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local and competitive. Your questions will shape the live conversation.
Join TheWrap for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local and competitive. Your questions will shape the live conversation.
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New: #ScarJo is an Instagram holdout. Universal asked the star to join Instagram to help promote her upcoming “Jurassic” movie – she thought about it and said No. But it’s rare. Hollywood has picked a winning platform in social media and its Instagram.
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The Instagram Factor: Getting Movie Stars to Promote on Their Social Media Is in the Fine Print
Stars like Scarlett Johansson refuse to use social media to promote films, but studios are leaning on leveraging personal accounts for PR.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New: #ScarJo is an Instagram holdout. Universal asked the star to join Instagram to help promote her upcoming “Jurassic” movie – she thought about it and said No. But it’s rare. Hollywood has picked a winning platform in social media and its Instagram.
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New @thewrap.com: Summer box office is upon us. It's going to be a big one, despite a seriously slow start to the year. www.thewrap.com/summer-box-o...
Summer Box Office Preview: Which Breakout Hit Could Fuel a $4 Billion Season?
Experts are split on how high this summer's box office will soar, and it'll depend on whether films like F1 or Lilo & Stitch break out big.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New @thewrap.com: Summer box office is upon us. It's going to be a big one, despite a seriously slow start to the year. www.thewrap.com/summer-box-o...
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Interviewing Trump is like fighting a southpaw, and trying to fend off the lies and digressions has flummoxed TV interviewers for years. Still, the Terry Moran interview underscored some of the strategic dos and don'ts www.thewrap.com/tips-for-int...
ABC’s Terry Moran and the Trump Interview: 5 Do's and Don'ts for Battling Lies and Deflections
Marking 100 days, ABC's Terry Moran ran into the brick wall that has flummoxed TV interviewers since Trump entered the political arena.
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April 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Interviewing Trump is like fighting a southpaw, and trying to fend off the lies and digressions has flummoxed TV interviewers for years. Still, the Terry Moran interview underscored some of the strategic dos and don'ts www.thewrap.com/tips-for-int...
Calif.'s economy — and thousands of creative and entertainment jobs — hang in the balance.🎬 Join
@thewrap.com for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local/competitive. Register Here➡️ linkedin.com/events/73209...
@thewrap.com for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local/competitive. Register Here➡️ linkedin.com/events/73209...
California's Film Production Crisis, a Roundtable Discussion from WrapPRO | LinkedIn
California's economy and the jobs of its people depend heavily on keeping creative and entertainment productions in the state. The increasing loss of these productions, along with limits on tax credit...
linkedin.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Calif.'s economy — and thousands of creative and entertainment jobs — hang in the balance.🎬 Join
@thewrap.com for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local/competitive. Register Here➡️ linkedin.com/events/73209...
@thewrap.com for an exclusive virtual roundtable on May 8, where leading experts will unpack the state’s push to keep production local/competitive. Register Here➡️ linkedin.com/events/73209...
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So "60 Minutes" is under pressure from its bosses as they seek to protect a corporate merger? You don't have to be an "insider" to feel like you've seen this movie before (but a long memory helps) www.thewrap.com/60-minutes-c...
‘60 Minutes’ vs. a Corporate Merger? You’ve Seen This Movie Before – in ‘The Insider’
The resignation of the show's executive producer in some ways mirrors the 30-year-old scenario portrayed in the movie "The Insider"
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April 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So "60 Minutes" is under pressure from its bosses as they seek to protect a corporate merger? You don't have to be an "insider" to feel like you've seen this movie before (but a long memory helps) www.thewrap.com/60-minutes-c...
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#TheMediaFront: Pressure on Paramount over “60 Minutes” could preview deal-making challenges for other studios like WBD and Comcast.
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April 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#TheMediaFront: Pressure on Paramount over “60 Minutes” could preview deal-making challenges for other studios like WBD and Comcast.
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Media CEOs held out great hope that Trump 2.0 would be kinder to mergers and acquisitions. What they weren't counting on was the M&A-dream-stifler-in-chief. #themediafront columnist @brianlowry.bsky.social explains how everything comes with a price, for @thewrap.com www.thewrap.com/trump-merger...
For Media CEOs in the News Business, Trump Turns M&A Dreams Into a Quid Pro Quo
Pressure on Paramount over “60 Minutes” could preview deal-making challenges for other studios with news outlets like WBD and Comcast.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Media CEOs held out great hope that Trump 2.0 would be kinder to mergers and acquisitions. What they weren't counting on was the M&A-dream-stifler-in-chief. #themediafront columnist @brianlowry.bsky.social explains how everything comes with a price, for @thewrap.com www.thewrap.com/trump-merger...