WWE Sells, Netflix Pulls Back, and the Oscars' Bold Bid on Theaters

WWE Sells, Netflix Pulls Back, and the Oscars' Bold Bid on Theaters

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Endeavor merging with the WWE, Netflix restructuring and retracting its movie division with the intention to make fewer projects and fewer lower-budget films, and the Oscars' plans to require theatrical releases in 15-20 major markets to earn eligibility for a best picture nomination. Matt finishes the show by giving a prediction about the 2023 box office. For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click this link: puck.news/thetown Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Lucas Shaw Producer: Craig Horlbeck Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Hollywood Stock Market: The Rock, Louis C.K., Kevin Feige, Sora 2, and More!

The Hollywood Stock Market: The Rock, Louis C.K., Kevin Feige, Sora 2, and More!

Live from Bloomberg’s Screentime event in L.A., Matt and Lucas Shaw make the case to buy or sell various entities across the entertainment industry, including the Rock, Comcast, Louis C.K., the Sora 2...

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Part 2: What Ari Emanuel Talks About With Trump and the Rock

Part 2: What Ari Emanuel Talks About With Trump and the Rock

In Part 2 of Matt’s conversation with WME executive chairman and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel and TKO president Mark Shapiro, they discuss how the NFL's next rights negotiations will influence the entertainmen...

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Part 1 With Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro: AI, Live Events, and the Four-Day Work Week

Matt is joined by WME and TKOs Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro to discuss their new company, Mari. They talk about why they are betting on live experiences, the possibility of the four-day work week chan...

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David Ellison’s $150M Bet on Bari Weiss and a New-Look CBS News

Matt is joined by Semafor cofounder Ben Smith to discuss what to expect from CBS News in the David Ellison and Bari Weiss era. Ellison, the new owner of Paramount, has tasked 41-year-old Weiss to run ...

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The 'Smashing Machine’ Bomb and A24’s Big-Budget Burden

The 'Smashing Machine’ Bomb and A24’s Big-Budget Burden

Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw use the disappointing box office performance for A24’s sports drama ‘The Smashing Machine’ with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to examine the current state of A24, the diffi...

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Sora 2, AI Actors, and How Hollywood Can Fight Back

Sora 2, AI Actors, and How Hollywood Can Fight Back

Matt is joined by SAG-AFTRA national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to discuss OpenAI’s new app, Sora 2, an AI video tool and video-sharing app, and the problems it presents for Hollywood....

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The Return of the Spec Script—Is There Hope for Original Screenplays in Hollywood?

The Return of the Spec Script—Is There Hope for Original Screenplays in Hollywood?

Matt is joined by Entertainment 360 literary manager/producer Geoff Shaevitz to discuss why spec-script sales have taken off in Hollywood over the past year. Geoff speculates on what kick-started this...

1 Okt 202532min

One Box Office Battle After Another for PTA

One Box Office Battle After Another for PTA

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the weekend box office performance of ‘One Battle After Another’: Was the film a flop or a hit? With Warner Bros.' film slate done for the year, Mat...

29 Sep 202532min

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