A War Is Coming Over Hollywood Pay
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss why Netflix, Apple, and other streaming platforms are looking to change how they pay actors (03:25). After years of paying big up-front checks with ...
20 Touko 202432min
NFL on Netflix, and Big Tech’s TV Upfronts Takeover
Matt is joined by media analyst Rich Greenfield to give out their biggest takeaways from the TV up-fronts, including Netlifx’s three-year deal with the NFL, YouTube’s impressive viewership data, Amazo...
16 Touko 202432min
Latinos See More Movies Than Anyone. Why Is Hollywood Ignoring Them?
Matt is joined by Camilo Becdach, a partner at McKinsey, to discuss how improving on-and off-screen representation of Latinos could generate billions of dollars in new revenue for the film industry. L...
15 Touko 202429min
Disney+ and Max Have Bundled, Who’s Next?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the new bundle starting this summer that will combine Disney+, Hulu, and Max. They pick winners and losers of the deal, and wonder who might be the ...
13 Touko 202432min
Are Producers in Hollywood Nearing Extinction?
Matt is joined by longtime producers Cathy Schulman and Lorenzo di Bonaventura to discuss the devaluation of producers in Hollywood, and their push for better rights under their new collective, Produc...
9 Touko 202436min
The Year of Peacock?
Matt is joined by the president of Peacock, Kelly Campbell, to discuss Peacock’s unique place in the streaming universe, how live sports supercharged its growth, and how it plans to improve its covera...
8 Touko 202430min
‘The Fall Guy’ Swung and Missed … Should We Panic?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to investigate the disappointing opening weekend for ‘The Fall Guy’ to figure out why this movie underperformed, and what lessons Hollywood can take from it. Q...
6 Touko 202431min
The 2024 Summer Blockbuster Confidence Scale
It’s May, which means it is officially summer blockbuster season. Matt welcomes back Puck’s Scott Mendelson to run through each of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of the summer, then assign t...
3 Touko 202441min
