Muirhead and Weitz were promoted in September 2022, succeeding Lloyd Braun.
Muirhead came from the world of corporate communications, while Weitz was an agent.
Its been a little bit tumultuous.
Richard Weitz and Christian MuirheadFT
Its been a good two years for us.
Weitz agreed, Ive been an agent for 30 years.
I represented writers, actors, directors.
He added that there were some challenges in getting people back into a normal routine.
We had to get our culture back.
We had to get our cadence back.
On AI, the pair talked up the opportunities for their clients.
Weitz highlighted Seth MacFarlanes short three-minute tape that becameFamily Guyas well as a Christmas video card that turned intoSouthPark.
One of the things that A.I.
Clients are sophisticated enough to understand that.
Two major stars on a service thats exclusive to them, that is a premium movie.
Muirhead added, Theres no one size fits all proposition anymore.
Muirhead, who has been with the company for 20 years, lauded David Ellisons deal to buy Paramount.
If Sony had bought it, that would have been problematic.
One less buyer in the marketplace.
I think it ultimately is a bad thing.
But more importantly, you have a new owner that does two things.
One, he cares about the product.
This is not Gulf + Western owning Paramount in the 1970s.
Hes somebody who deeply cares about movies and television, and content.
As far as were concerned, its a win on both fronts, were really excited about it.
Weitz said that theyve assembled an incredible team with Jeff Shell and Gerry Cardinale.
It is doing extremely well.
A lot of it is dedicated to underserved people who dont watch or arent watching all these premium streamers.
When asked the future of the business, Muirhead used a driving analogy.
Do you remember when you were taught how to drive?
You have to look have the long view and the long view is great.
So, we feel really good about it.
There are no rules anymore.
you could listen to a podcast, have an idea, and that could be the next big blockbuster.
The industry has never been more exciting for us.
