Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and the Fights Over Song Credits
Matt is joined by Howard King, a music industry expert and trial lawyer who has represented Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and many major artists in the music industry, to shed light on the complicated ...
12 Okt 202332min
Price Hikes and the Streaming Class System
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss yet another round of price hikes for ad-free streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix, how the business is evolving to push people into the ad-su...
10 Okt 202332min
Live Sports on Max, and the Inevitable All-In-One App
Matt is joined by JB Perrette, president and CEO of global streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery, to discuss WBD's simulcasting live sports option on its streaming platform, Max; why they're d...
5 Okt 202334min
Influencers Don’t Need Hollywood Anymore
Matt is joined by journalist and author Taylor Lorenz to discuss how influencers and the creator economy have both benefited and suffered from the strike, the relationship between Hollywood and digita...
4 Okt 202332min
The Post-Strike State of TV and Movie Writing
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the business of screenwriting in the wake of the end of the writers strike. Most would agree that “peak TV” is over, and most streamers are cutting ...
2 Okt 202331min
Lessons From the ‘Must-See TV’ Era, with Warren Littlefield
Matt is joined by producer and former NBC executive Warren Littlefield to discuss the state of broadcast television and how the industry has changed from the heyday of the must-see TV era of the ’90s....
29 Sep 202332min
What the Writers Guild Won, With a Negotiator
Matt is joined by writer, TV host, and WGA negotiation committee member Adam Conover to break down the details of the deal and outline what exactly the writers won, including the groundbreaking succes...
27 Sep 202332min
The Writers Strike Is Over. Can We All Be Friends Again?
On Sunday night, the WGA and the AMPTP reached a tentative deal on a new three-year contract, paving the way for the end of the strike after 146 days, the second longest ever. Matt is joined by Bloomb...
25 Sep 202333min
