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The Show Business Podcast takes you beyond the spotlight into the engine room of entertainment, revealing how the industry truly works.
Each episode explores the deals, the dollars, and the decision makers driving the show behind the scenes.
Rather than focusing on fame or performance, the podcast unpacks the business forces shaping the creative world and the ever-evolving mechanics of entertainment itself.
MEET OUR HOST
Harris Meitanis is the Founder and CEO of acta, a leading entertainment technology company modernising the way talent is searched, booked, managed and paid.
With over 30 years experience in entertainment and a background as a producer, solicitor, agent, and manager, Harris brings decades of industry experience and a rare 360° perspective of show business....
From the legal desk to the green room to the main stage.
Show Business is a deep dive into the engine room of the entertainment world, exploring the business side of the spotlight.
While most entertainment podcasts focus on art, fame, or personality, Show Business explores the deals, the dollars, and the decision makers who shape the show itself.
It uncovers what really drives the entertainment industry and how it continues to evolve behind the scenes.
The COncept
THE MISSION
To lift the curtain on how the entertainment industry really works, from contracts and commissions to touring logistics, royalties, branding, sponsorships, and evolving revenue models.
Show Business is both a resource for established professionals and an educational tool for those aspiring to enter the industry. It is designed to give artists, managers, and newcomers an insider understanding of what drives show business today and where it is headed next.
Whether you are an emerging performer, creative, or entrepreneur, this series helps you understand the business models, structures, and pitfalls that exist long before the spotlight hits.
WHY NOW?
Entertainment has evolved. Revenue streams are fragmented, audiences are global, and data drives decisions.
Yet behind the creativity, the industry remains one of the most misunderstood and least transparent businesses in the world.
Show Business exists to change that!
To inform, educate, entertain, and empower everyone who works in, around, or dreams of entering the entertainment economy.
