Strictly Business

Cynthia Littleton

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podcasts@variety.com

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Booking Overview

An interview podcast focused on business strategy, deals, and the future of media and entertainment, it typically features senior executives, policymakers, and prominent creative or industry figures. Credible pitches include studio and production-company leaders, entertainment financiers, media strategists, film commissioners, and high-profile creators with significant business ventures; booking is likely very difficult because guests hold senior positions and have strong industry prominence.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.9M subscribers

Instagram: 3.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@variety.com

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Host

Cynthia Littleton - Variety co-editor-in-chief and a veteran journalist covering the business of media and entertainment.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior executives, entertainment entrepreneurs, policymakers, prominent journalists, and high-profile creators with substantial influence across media and entertainment.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a major media, entertainment, or production company, Financing or producing notable film, television, or live-event projects, Shaping entertainment policy or industry regulation, Building a significant cross-platform creative or commercial enterprise, Receiving prominent industry recognition or media coverage

Recent Guest Discussions

Dan Steinman - Content Strategy, Entertainment Financing, And Navigating A Changing Film And Television Marketplace.

Gigi Pritzker - Balancing Artistic Ambition, Commercial Realities, Audience Demand, And Investment Across Film, Television, And Live Events.

Colleen Bell - California Film And Television Production Incentives, Public Policy, And Hollywood's Future.

Angelique Jackson - Travis Scott's Expansion Across Music, Film, Retail, And Business.

Recent Topics

Film, TV, Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Strictly Business
:

Daily Variety -- Summer Box Office Will Surpass the $4 Billion Benchmark

August 10, 2026

On today's episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety's Rebecca Rubin reports that the good news keeps on coming for the movie biz as "Spider Man: Brand New Day" soars in weekend two and "The Odyssey" becomes Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film. Most important, the summer tally to date has already reached the $4 billion benchmark that was the norm pre-COVID.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daily Variety -- Summer Box Office Will Surpass the $4 Billion Benchmark

August 10, 2026

On today's episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety's Rebecca Rubin reports that the good news keeps on coming for the movie biz as "Spider Man: Brand New Day" soars in weekend two and "The Odyssey" becomes Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing film. Most important, the summer tally to date has already reached the $4 billion benchmark that was the norm pre-COVID.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBCUniversal Media Group Chief Matt Strauss on Growing Peacock, Testing Membership Rewards and Becoming a Daily Habit With Users

August 07, 2026

On today's episode of Variety's "Strictly Business," Matt Strauss, chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, details the evolution of the Peacock streamer and his view of the "the great re-bundling" that is underway for streaming media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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