"Exploding Kittens" co-creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee break down how they continue to expand their popular tabletop gaming brand while expanding primary business into TV series and mobile gaming with Netflix.

"Exploding Kittens" co-creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee break down how they continue to expand their popular tabletop gaming brand while expanding primary business into TV series and mobile gaming with Netflix.

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Variety journalists and industry leaders converse about news and trends in media and entertainment. "Daily Variety" episodes offer entertainment business headlines and news analysis, published Monday through Thursday. "Strictly Business" episodes, published on Friday, feature long-form interviews with the newsmakers, movers and shakers who drive the business of entertainment.

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How 'Exploding Kittens' Founders Turned Their Best-Selling Card Game Into a Netflix TV Series and Mobile Game

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On a special Cannes Lions edition, top leaders from AWS, Deloitte and Sony Pictures Entertainment get into the details of how organizations can best use new technology and data tools for transformation. Executives need to get their "hands dirty" in order to harness the power of tech to streamline and address complex problems. That was one key takeaway from the Variety “Strictly Business” Podcast Live presented by AWS & Deloitte, held June 24 at Cannes Lions.

On a special Cannes Lions edition, <a href="https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/strictly-business-deloitte-aws-sony-cannes-lions-1236791056/">top leaders from AWS, Deloitte and Sony Pictures Entertainment get into the details</a> of how organizations can best use new technology and data tools for transformation. Executives need to get their "hands dirty" in order to harness the power of tech to streamline and address complex problems. That was one key takeaway from the Variety&nbsp;&ldquo;Strictly Business&rdquo; Podcast Live presented by&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/t/aws/" data-tag="aws">AWS</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/t/deloitte/" data-tag="deloitte">Deloitte</a>, held June 24 at&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/t/cannes-lions/" data-tag="cannes-lions">Cannes Lions.</a>

'Strictly Business' Live From Cannes Lions: AWS, Deloitte and Sony Pictures Execs on Getting Your 'Hands Dirty' With Tech and Data to Solve Hard Problems

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On today’s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety’s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel “Get Lost,” which will be released next month. Halpern updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including the status of high school memoir “I Suck at Girls” at Netflix and the upcoming season of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” on which he is an EP.

On today&rsquo;s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety&rsquo;s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel &ldquo;Get Lost,&rdquo; which will be released next month. Halpern updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/i-suck-at-girls-tv-show-netflix-1236627791/">the status of high school memoir &ldquo;I Suck at Girls&rdquo; at Netflix </a>and the upcoming season of ABC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Abbott Elementary,&rdquo; on which he is an EP.

Daily Variety -- 'Abbott Elementary' Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles TV Series and a  New Novel

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On a special Cannes Lions edition of "Strictly Business," Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade explains why the company is going all-in on the creator economy with the launch of the Fox Creator Studios division to partner with promising creators who are eager to grow. Josh Richards, one of the first wave of creators to align with Fox, explains the appeal of the effort to bridge old and new school in media.

On a special Cannes Lions edition of "Strictly Business," Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade explains why the company is <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fox-new-creator-slate-josh-richards-emelia-hartford-1236785002/">going all-in on the creator economy with the launch of the Fox Creator Studios division</a> to partner with promising creators who are eager to grow. Josh Richards, one of the first wave of creators to align with Fox, explains the appeal of the effort to bridge old and new school in media.

Strictly Business Cannes Lions Edition: Fox's Rob Wade and Billy Parks Hope to Bring Scale to the Creator Economy

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How 'Exploding Kittens' Founders Turned Their Best-Selling Card Game Into a Netflix TV Series and Mobile Game

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