Welcome to Dealmakers with Alex Segal ✍️, a Substack on the realities of being a talent agent, packed with weekly insights to keep you ahead of the game 🚀.
Having negotiated £40m+ in talent deals 💼 and grown company turnover 5x in 5 years 📈, I am sharing my experiences and knowledge of 17 years representing some of the biggest stars in the UK.
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Dealmakers Weekly Wrap
Every Sunday, I drop the biggest industry news from the past week straight to your inbox.
This is the stuff we are actually talking about.
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Your weekly intelligence briefing…
ENTERTAINMENT:
Cristiano Ronaldo’s media empire: According to The Sun, CR7 has teamed up with Matthew Vaughn on Day 1’s, a series centred on a fictional football agent, to be played by Damian Lewis.
The Odyssey & Toy Story 5 continue to dominate: The Odyssey continues its global box office domination, adding $215 million in its second weekend, to push its total to nearly $640 million. Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 surpassed $1 billion globally, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2026.
Purple Rain heads to Broadway in film-to-musical adaptation: A stage adaptation of the 1984 Prince film will begin previews at New York’s Majestic Theatre on 12th March 2027.
Power universe heads to Netflix: The show everyone loves, Power, is heading to Netflix after licensing the series from Starz. Beginning in November, subscribers will gain access to Power, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Power Book IV: Force.
SAG-AFTRA raises concerns on the Paramount & Warner Bros merger: They’ve stated that the transaction cannot proceed without legally binding and enforceable safeguards for production levels and jobs. This puts Hollywood’s largest performers union alongside a growing wave of resistance against the deal.
Netflix wants more World Cup: Netflix is paying $200m for the US and Canadian streaming rights to next year's Fifa Women's World Cup.
CULTURE & CREATIVITY:
Apple back to #1: Apple has reclaimed top spot as the world’s most valuable company, replacing Nvidia in market capitalisation as it approaches the $5 trillion marker.
Tech companies unite on AI: Nvidia, Microsoft, SpaceX, and other tech companies have created the Open Secure AI Alliance, an initiative focused on improving safety for open AI models.
Creator Finance: Mastercard have collaborated with Manifest Finance to launch a debit card for creators which helps them accept payments, send invoices, track cash flow, and more.
Snapchat reaches agreement: Snap has reached a tentative settlement to settle the second case set for trial that had alleged social media platforms are addictive to minors.
Google Images revamped: Google Images has rolled out a Pinterest-esque redesign to pivot from a basic search function into an immersive, personalised visual discovery ecosystem to keep you on the platform.
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