Mark Duplass Credits Female Leadership for Success of ‘The Morning Show’ | Podcast

The Bob Lefsetz Podcast is not a soundbite show.Bob Lefsetz, the veteran industry commentator and podcast host, is known for his long-form interviews with compelling music industry guests and right now there are few guests more compelling than former WME co-head of music Marc Geiger.Since he left WME in June, the music business has been clamoring for details, but dishing on the palace intrigue at his agency -- or any other agency -- has never been Geiger's style.

Mark Duplass is never not multitasking. At the moment, he's on the phone promoting the new season of his HBO series,, while on vacation with his family in Palm Springs.

Marc Geiger is sharing his thoughts on the state of the music industry amid the pandemic.

For years, Carter Burwell has been one of the absolute best composers in the industry. Working with not just the Coen Brothers, but the best that Hollywood has to offer, Burwell has nearly done it all.

Stevie Wong When The Morning Show kicked off the release of original content featured on the Apple TV+ streaming platform, much conversation was about its detailed #MeToo breakdown of a sexual harassment incident, affecting everyone who worked on the fictional news program.

Joy Reid is about to make MSNBC history. The longtime anchor for the network, 51, has been tapped to host The ReidOut, a new show airing weeknights at 7:00pm — the time slot held by Hardball for 23 years. Before Joy moves from mornings to evenings on July 20, here’s what you should know about her:

Carita Rizzo Had “The Marvelous Mrs.

Amanda N'Duka ReporterGugu Mbatha-Raw knew her role on The Morning Show would be a challenge.As Hannah Shoenfeld, the talentbooker who survives a sexual assault, she provided a crucial turning point in the Apple TV+ series that centers on the sexual misconduct that plagued a news organization. It was her story, and ultimately, her tragic fate, that put a spotlight on unchecked abuses of power.

TheWrap-Up,” presented by Apple TV +, hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed how California’s re-opening has gone awry amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and talked about the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein confidante, Ghislaine Maxwell.Then, a conversation about the prolific new Facebook ad boycott #StopHateforProfit with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change and Maurice Schweitzer, a professor at the Wharton School of

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerMarc Smerling and Sony Music Entertainment have entered into a strategic partnership to develop a slate of original podcast programming through Smerling’s Truth Media, a podcast and television production company.

Jon Burlingame For a new streaming service, Apple TV Plus made some pretty sharp music choices from the start, tapping Carter Burwell to score “The Morning Show,” Atli Örvarsson for “Defending Jacob,” Michael Brook for  “Little America” and Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist for “Dickinson.”Two-time Oscar nominee Burwell (“Carol,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) had not previously done episodic TV, but was intrigued by the Jennifer Aniston-Reese Witherspoon a.m.-news-show sendup.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMark Duplass is a man of many hats — he’s a writer, director, producer and actor.

In an interview with Variety this month, Reese Witherspoon hinted that production was ‘four weeks in’ before it had to push pause, adding: ‘So we are going to get back as soon as people are going to let us back to work.’ It seems there are also some big question marks around the cast.The US Office star Steve Carrell’s Carrell, who played the disgraced reporter at the centre of all the drama, was only on a one-year contract and showrunners have neither confirmed nor denied, if he will be

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe media can’t get enough when it comes to talking about the media — which is why, perhaps, its obsession extends to fictionalized takes on the business as well.

Jennifer Aniston, 51, got super candid about her career post Friends in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, June 24. She, along with many other A-list actresses like Reese Witherspoon, Zendaya, Rose Byrne, Helena Bonham Carter and Janelle Monae, took part in a roundtable discussion that talked about a myriad of topics including COVID-19 and how the world has changed since George Floyd‘s death.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWhen Apple TV+ launched its flagship series The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell, it didn’t exactly knock critics off its feet with a 61% Rotten Tomatoes score.Compare that to the first season of HBO’s Big Little Lies, another Witherspoon-produced zeitgeist series about #MeToo or even Netflix’s binge-pioneering DC takedown show House of Cards at 86% fresh.