How Much Money a Hit TV Show Can Make (and How It’s Changed)
Matt is joined by John Mass, president of Content Partners, to talk about how making money in TV has changed in the last 10 to 15 years. John walks us through how a TV show is financed, how the market...
6 Nov 202442min
The Existential Crisis of the Cable Juggernauts
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Comcast's exploration of spinning off its cable assets into a separate company, which could potentially mark the wider restructuring of its NBCUnive...
4 Nov 202432min
Is There a Right Way to Use AI to Make Movies?
Matt is joined by Tobias Queisser, the CEO of Cinelytic, to make the case for AI as a tool and not the enemy in Hollywood. He explains how AI can help studios green-light the right movies and help fin...
31 Okt 202431min
FX’s John Landgraf on Resisting the Algorithm, Green-lighting ‘Shogun’, and ‘The Bear’ S3
Live from NeueHouse in L.A. Matt is joined by Lucas Shaw and FX CEO John Landgraf for the second half of their conversation about the state of television. They discuss his curation process at FX, how ...
29 Okt 202434min
FX Chief John Landgraf on Silicon Valley’s Effect on Hollywood
Live from NeueHouse in L.A., Matt is first joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to revisit their movie studio power rankings and update their list of which studios and streamers are the preferred homes fo...
28 Okt 202438min
The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter
Matt is joined by writer Bruce Eric Kaplan ('Girls', 'Seinfeld', 'Six Feet Under') to discuss the life of a TV writer and how it has changed over the years, particularly coming out of the pandemic. Br...
25 Okt 202433min
Netflix: Unstoppable or Overvalued?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to first talk about Disney’s report that it would name a new chief executive in “early 2026.” Then they offer their takeaways from Netflix’s latest earning rep...
21 Okt 202436min
The New Era of ‘SNL,’ 50th Plans, and ‘Saturday Night’
Matt is joined by ‘SNL’ expert, author, and journalist James Andrew Miller to assess the state of ‘SNL’ and go through some lightning-round questions about the current season, the 50th anniversary sho...
17 Okt 202436min
