Do Stars Still Need Agents? Plus, Iger vs. Chapek, and Oscar Drama Begins!
Are the middlemen who have dominated Hollywood for decades in trouble? Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the future for Hollywood intermediaries, the ongoing turmoil at Disney, and R...
21 Mar 202223min
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM. Now What?
Matt is joined by chief media analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform Andy Wallenstein to discuss Amazon’s $6.5 billion purchase of MGM Studios and what this means for Amazon's future in the movie an...
17 Mar 202217min
Netflix’s Password Crackdown and Their Struggle to Make Movies People Care About
Matt leads off with the bizarre news of movie theater chain AMC buying stock in a gold mine, as well as Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2021 pay package totaling over $240 million. Then, senior strategy ...
16 Mar 202222min
'The Batman' Ticket Upcharge and the Future of Moviegoing
In our first episode, Matt Belloni is joined by Puck colleague Ben Landy to run through the latest industry news from the weekend, including HBO Max and Discovery+ merging into one app and the ongoing...
14 Mar 202227min
Introducing ‘The Town With Matthew Belloni’
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8 Mar 202242s
