Straight to Streaming

Dirk Hanlon: Condé Nast's chief is leaving to run Mattel, the toymaker. Gus: toys, easiest job in America. Dot: father, Mattel makes movies now; Barbie was a hit. Skip: Masters of the Universe flopped, streaming saved it. Lorraine: he starts by November second. Gus: Matchbox, straight to streaming. Like me.

The job Roger Lynch leaves Condé Nast for, starting by November 2, is to turn a toy company into a studio: Mattel's Barbie film was a global box-office hit, its Masters of the Universe was a theatrical flop that found renewed life on streaming, and its development slate includes a Matchbox movie that will skip cinemas for streaming; at Condé Nast the owner says he learned of the exit only on Monday and a former Forbes chief, Mike Perlis, steps in as interim boss.

Starring

Dirk HanlonGus PeltDot PeltSkip PeltLorraine Pelt