How to Gamble on the Oscars
Oscar math expert Ben Zauzmer joins the show to outline his Oscars prediction model and to forecast who his model believes are mathematically the most likely winners in each category. Later, Matt give...
25 Mar 202227min
Do the Oscars Need to Be Saved?
Matt is joined by author Mark Harris to discuss the Academy’s decision to cut eight categories from the live Oscars broadcast, and to debate whether or not the ceremony needs to be changed—and if so, ...
24 Mar 202237min
The NFL Sunday Ticket Bidding War and How Peyton and LeBron Went Hollywood
Matt is joined by co-head and partner at WME Sports Josh Pyatt to discuss why broadcasters are seeing huge paydays, which streaming service needs NFL Sunday Ticket the most, what effect the Manning-ca...
23 Mar 202223min
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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