Netflix’s Backtrack on Transparency
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Netflix’s pivot away from reporting subscriber growth and average revenue per user every quarter. The two question why Netflix is doing this and how...
22 Apr 202432min
Taylor Swift’s Questionable Return to TikTok
Matt is joined by Nathan Hubbard—former CEO of Ticketmaster, current CEO of Firebird Music and Ringer podcaster—to discuss the return of Taylor Swift’s music to TikTok despite distributing partner Uni...
18 Apr 202431min
Hollywood’s Struggle to Reinvent Itself
Matt is joined by John Peters, Accenture’s global lead for media and entertainment, to look at which Hollywood studios are struggling to keep up with the wants of consumers and which are adapting to t...
17 Apr 202431min
The Best and Worst Media Mergers of the 21st Century
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to look back at the 21st century's biggest media and entertainment mergers and acquisitions, discuss how many of them actually worked, and anoint their best an...
15 Apr 202438min
Can IMAX Save Movie Theaters?
Matt is joined by IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond to discuss the complicated state of movie theaters, and the growing importance of premium large-format screens like IMAX. Rich reveals just how much certain mov...
11 Apr 202432min
Hollywood vs. Big Tech in the Age of Consolidation
Matt Belloni is joined by Matt Stoller, research director for the American Economic Liberties Project and writer of the monopoly-focused newsletter 'Big,' to discuss the growing trend of consolidation...
10 Apr 202436min
Early Winners and Losers of 2024
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to recap Hollywood’s slow start to the year and reveal their under-the-radar winners and losers of 2024 so far. Matt finishes the show by revealing the champio...
8 Apr 202432min
Why Documentaries Are Better and Worse Than Ever With Sheila Nevins
Matt is joined by Sheila Nevins, producer and former president of HBO Documentary Films, to discuss why she isn't bothered by the complicated state of documentaries. Thanks to streaming, documentaries...
4 Apr 202432min
