Hollywood’s Top 20 Dealmakers of 2019

It wasn't too long ago that Hollywood's industry-shifting megadeals were almost exclusively mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. But the rise of global streaming services has spawned a new era. Deals like this year's recombination of Viacom and CBS are still a big part of the landscape, but Netflix, HBO Max and their rivals doling out eight- and nine-figure talent overalls and spending hundreds of millions on exclusive rights to library content are becoming the norm. THR's fourth annual dealmakers list spotlights the men and women behind some of the most headline-grabbing transactions of 2019 — most of whom subscribe to "literally all" the streamers.