'Lost' Producer's L.A. Exit; Netflix Theories; Sun Valley Send-Up - The Ankler

Secrets of Sun Valley: FOMO Drives Media CEOs at Height of Dealmaking Fever

There may not have been any deals struck at Allen & Co.’s annual Sun Valley retreat over the weekend, but it would be surprising if nothing emerged from this power-packed-per-square-inch gathering.  This year more than the usual CEOs showed up — FOMO is a powerful force — at a time when media dealmaking is at a fever pitch and technology leaders keep pushing AI’s disruptive force on every industry. The Trump era is also driving dealmaking; every…

'Lost' Producer's L.A. Exit; Netflix Theories; Sun Valley Send-Up - The Ankler

It’s the most wonderful time of the year to catch one’s boss in shorts, as industry chieftains from Mike Cavanagh to Lachlan Murdoch to Josh D’Amaro mingled with tech powers, finance titans and sports royalty at Herb Allen’s annual Sun Valley conference. What was going through their minds as they paraded past the cameras on bikes, in denim ensembles (see: David Zaslav) and aggressively casual billionairewear? We tapped Emmy-nominated writer Joel…