The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

Matt is joined by Jonathan Kanter, a lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2021 to 2024, to look at the looming Warner Bros. Discovery sale from an antitrust perspective, highlight the biggest antitrust issues for each potential bidder (Paramount, Comcast, Netflix), whether consolidation is necessary to compete with Big Tech, the government’s influence over this merger, and the perilous state of existence for media companies in 2025 (02:28). For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thetown@spotify.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Jonathan Kanter Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Part 2: Sony Film CEO on Marvel’s Decline and Hollywood’s Originality Crisis

Part 2: Sony Film CEO on Marvel’s Decline and Hollywood’s Originality Crisis

Live from the American Film Institute, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and the CEO of Sony Film Tom Rothman to discuss the future of the Spider Man franchise, Marvel’s recent struggles, if mo...

24 Feb 32min

Sony Film CEO on Losing ‘Sinners’ and the Endless Big Tech Battle

Sony Film CEO on Losing ‘Sinners’ and the Endless Big Tech Battle

Live from the American Film Institute, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and the CEO of Sony Film, Tom Rothman, to discuss why now is the fifth moment of crisis in the history of the movie indu...

23 Feb 28min

Why the Former Sony Head Blames Himself for the Infamous Hack

Why the Former Sony Head Blames Himself for the Infamous Hack

Matt is joined by Michael Lynton, former head of Sony Pictures and current chairman of Snap Inc., to open up about his regrets greenlighting the movie ‘The Interview,' which ultimately led to the infa...

20 Feb 32min

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Makes the Case for Buying Warner Bros.

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Makes the Case for Buying Warner Bros.

Matt is joined by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to discuss why they reopened the Warner Bros. sale process for 7 days, why he thinks the Netflix bid is better for Warners Bros, consumers, and the indust...

18 Feb 42min

The Casey Wasserman Scandal, and Who Wants to Buy His Agency

The Casey Wasserman Scandal, and Who Wants to Buy His Agency

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Casey Wasserman putting his company up for sale, why this happened, the Hollywood jockeying at play, and who the potential buyers might be (00:00). ...

17 Feb 31min

Should Hollywood Take the Microdrama Boom Seriously?

Should Hollywood Take the Microdrama Boom Seriously?

Matt is joined by Shicong Zhu, head of West Coast Studios at DramaBox, to discuss just how successful and profitable vertical micro-dramas have become, how they are produced so cheaply, the genres tha...

12 Feb 32min

Jeff Probst on What It Takes to Produce ‘Survivor’

Jeff Probst on What It Takes to Produce ‘Survivor’

Matt is joined by ‘Survivor’ host and showrunner Jeff Probst to go behind the scenes of one of America’s most iconic reality television shows and discuss how the show has sustained its success for 50 ...

11 Feb 39min

Netflix in the Senate Hot Seat, and Disney’s Demographic Problem

Netflix in the Senate Hot Seat, and Disney’s Demographic Problem

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to get his thoughts after attending the Netflix hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee examining the proposed acquisition ...

11 Feb 34min

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