Town Hall: Apple Buying Disney? 'SNL's Host Problem, and a Ryan Murphy Apology
Welcome back to Town Hall! Matt and Craig answer listener questions about CNN’s lackluster election-night ratings, the host problem with 'SNL,’ Disney’s stock price and Apple’s position to potentially...
10 Nov 202231min
Predicting the Opening Weekend for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Matt is joined by Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian to discuss the pseudoscience of movie tracking and how box office projections are made before anyone has seen a movie. They discuss t...
9 Nov 202232min
What a Wall Street Meltdown Means for the Consumer
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the price increases across multiple streaming platforms, the addition of ad-supported tiers, waning stock prices, and how layoffs and budget cuts in...
7 Nov 202232min
Netflix vs. HBO: The TV Rivalry of the Century
Since its launch nearly 50 years ago, HBO has revolutionized and disrupted the television ecosystem, but for the past 15 years it has been challenged by a new disruptor, Netflix. Matt is joined by Fel...
3 Nov 202233min
Why Are Movies Longer Than Ever?
In 2010, the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars ran on average 1:52. By 2019, that average bloated to 2:20. And it’s not just the prestige movies. In 2021, the top 10 performers at the...
2 Nov 202232min
TikTok Killed the Pop Star
Taylor Swift’s new album is taking the pop music world by storm—what’s new? But each year fewer and fewer new pop stars are cracking the top 10 according to Billboard. Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lu...
31 Okt 202229min
Ad-Supported Television Was the Past, and It Might Be the Future
Matt is joined by president and CEO of streaming at Paramount Global and cofounder of Pluto TV Tom Ryan to talk about the free, ad-supported streaming television market. They discuss people’s toleranc...
27 Okt 202232min
Can James Gunn Deliver as New Head of the DC Universe?
Matt is joined by The Hollywood Reporter’s Boris Kit to discuss Warner Bros. naming director James Gunn and Peter Safran as the new leaders of the DC cinematic universe. Email us questions, comments,...
26 Okt 202226min
