About this episode
The episode discusses the sale of the Wasserman agency and the implications for the representation business, alongside updates on Disney and Paramount's foreign funding.
The agency formerly known as Wasserman — made infamous in recent months by founder Casey Wasserman’s flirtatious emails with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell — is up for sale. So who wants it? Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Ashley Cullins break down the bidders, the stakes for the representation business and what the multibillion-dollar price tag reveals about the industry — and who has the juice. Plus, Kimmelgate 2.0: The FCC goes after Disney, and Paramount discloses just how foreign-funded a combined Paramount-WBD could be. (Hint: a lot!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Elaine Low, Sean McNulty, Ashley Cullins
Topics covered
- Wasserman agency sale
- representation business
- bidders
- Kimmelgate 2.0
- FCC and Disney
- foreign funding
Keywords
- Wasserman
- Casey Wasserman
- Ghislaine Maxwell
- Disney
- Paramount
- Kimmelgate
- FCC
- bidders
- representation business
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wasserman, Disney, Paramount, WBD
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