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The Mail Room: Netflix’s Data Dump and Zaslav’s Next Deal Headache

My answers to burning reader questions on the most important topics of the day: Zaz’s latest sports rights auction, ‘Yellowstone’ drama, ‘Challengers’ questions, the top producers under 40, and much more.

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Challengers is not yet a hit by traditional standards, because of that $55 million budget—including more than $10 million up front for Zendaya. Photo: Courtesy of MGM
Matthew Belloni
May 28, 2024

Back in the day, most information at a talent agency ultimately flowed through the mail room, so I stole the name for my periodic reader question column. If you’d like something answered, just respond to this email and I’ll put it in the Google doc for a future issue. Today, questions about a quiet rights negotiation at Warner Bros. Discovery, what top film composers make, the future of Starz, and one of the most enduring hits in television, among many other topics…