The Behind-the-Scenes Jockeying for $10M Super Bowl Ads
Matt is joined by Adweek’s Bill Bradley to discuss the expensive and competitive battle of Super Bowl advertising. Bill breaks down how many ad slots are available each year, how much they cost, which...
5 Feb 32min
What Disney’s CEO Choice Reveals About Its Next Chapter
Matt is joined by LightShed media analyst Rich Greenfield to react to Disney hiring Josh D’Amaro as its next CEO. They discuss why Disney chose the head of Disney Parks in D’Amaro rather than its coch...
4 Feb 33min
Netflix's Growth, Peacock's Struggles, and the New Streaming Hierarchy
The Town is on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel HERE! Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw parse through the final batch of year-end streaming reports and bring their most interesting stats a...
3 Feb 37min
How a YouTuber Took His Self-Financed Movie Wide Without a Studio
Matt is joined by YouTuber Mark Fischbach (also known as Markiplier) to discuss his new movie, ‘Iron Lung,' why he adapted a low-budget indie horror video game, and how he self-financed the film and p...
30 Jan 32min
The Life of a ‘White Lotus’ Producer, and the ‘Jury Duty’ Sequel Revealed
Matt is joined by producer Dave Bernad to pull back the curtain on what goes into producing 'The White Lotus' and 'Jury Duty' and discuss the challenges and misconceptions around the former show. He a...
29 Jan 36min
Sundance ’26 Bidding Wars and ‘Melania’ Box Office Prospects
Live from the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Matt is joined by John Sloss, founder and CEO of Cinetic Media, to discuss how the Sundance experience has changed over the past 40 years, how t...
26 Jan 32min
Oscar Noms ‘26! Five Big Takeaways and Industry Narratives.
Matt is joined by New York Times reporter and awards season columnist Kyle Buchanan to discuss the biggest industry narratives surrounding this year's Academy Awards nominations (01:29). Matt finishes...
22 Jan 38min
The Last Sundance (in Park City) and Why Boulder?
Matt is joined by Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival, to discuss the last year in Park City, the decision to leave Utah, and what we can expect in Boulder, Colorado. Later, they ...
21 Jan 32min
