A message from "Daily Variety" host Cynthia Littleton about the episode for Monday, January 26.

A message from "Daily Variety" host Cynthia Littleton about the episode for Monday, January 26.

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment.

Strictly Business

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.

Industry leaders converse about business deals, strategy and the future of media and entertainment on Variety's weekly interview series.

Variety's Strictly Business

Daily Variety -- The Sundance Flu and a Message About Today's Episode

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Stuart Ford, chairman and CEO of AGC Studios and a longtime player in the global movie business, offers a blunt assessment of the problems facing independent film, and he offers thoughts on the adjustments to financial models for production and distribution that would greatly help the sector. Ford explains how AGC has managed to grow over the past seven years with investments in original ideas with commercial potential, and by expanding into television.

Stuart Ford, chairman and CEO of AGC Studios and a longtime player in the global movie business, offers a blunt assessment of the problems facing independent film, and he offers thoughts on the adjustments to financial models for production and distribution that would greatly help the sector. Ford explains how AGC has managed to grow over the past seven years with investments in original ideas with commercial potential, and by expanding into television.

AGC Studios Chief Stuart Ford on  What the Independent Film Business Needs Now More Than Ever

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On today’s episode, Variety’s Todd Spangler breaks down Netflix’s Q4 2025 earnings report and what the numbers reveal about the streamer’s business momentum. And he reads between the lines on what co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had to say about the status of Netflix’s $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.

On today&rsquo;s episode, Variety&rsquo;s Todd Spangler <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-q4-2025-financial-earnings-subscribers-1236635615/">breaks down Netflix&rsquo;s Q4 2025 earnings report</a> and what the numbers reveal about the streamer&rsquo;s business momentum. And he reads between the lines on what co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had to say about<a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-shareholders-reject-paramount-hostile-bid-inferior-scheme-1236637817/"> the status of Netflix&rsquo;s $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.</a>

Daily Variety -- Investors Fret But Netflix Fights for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal

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On today’s episode, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin and Clayton Davis break down the art, the science and the bottom line of Academy Award nominations and how box office receipts influence film awards season.

On today&rsquo;s episode, Variety&rsquo;s Rebecca Rubin and Clayton Davis <a href="https://variety.com/lists/2026-oscars-predictions/">break down the art, the science and the bottom line of Academy Award nominations</a> and how box office receipts influence film awards season.

Daily Variety -- On Oscar Nominations Eve, the Politics and the Receipts for 2025's Top Contenders

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Daily Variety -- The Sundance Flu and a Message About Today's Episode

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