The Ankler is subscription news for the entertainment industry so good that everyone from CEOs to creators pay to consume it every day.
The Ankler is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Subscription entertainment news. The founders listed are Janice Min (Founder), Richard Rushfield (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 16, 2021).
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The Ankler covers the business of Hollywood and the evolving intersection of entertainment, media and technology, cutting through industry spin to deliver news and explain the forces shaping an industry in transformation.
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