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Friday Five: Production Finance on ‘Ted Lasso,’ HBO Max AI Features, and a 50-Year Emmys Reunion (July 27-31, 2026)

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This week, we kick off with Ann-Marie Fitzgerald on Beyond the Budget, breaking down what running production finance on “Ted Lasso” really looks like. Then: Bangkok's new content market logs $65 million in its debut, HBO Max rolls out AI-powered shorts and conversational search, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" marks 10 years in the West End, and the TV Academy and NATAS explore reunifying after a 50-year split. Five stories, five minutes. Take five with us.


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