Potential Backfires in the Actors AI Deal
Matt is joined by Justine Bateman—writer, director, producer, former actress, and SAG-AFTRA negotiation committee consultant on the use of AI—to discuss the protections established against the use of ...
17 Nov 202337min
Rupert’s Retirement and Fox’s Place in Hollywood
Matt is joined by journalist and former chief media correspondent for CNN Brian Stelter to discuss the unique business behind Fox and its relationship with Hollywood moving forward in post-Rupert era,...
14 Nov 202332min
Bob Iger’s Year One: Highs, Lows, and Marvel Woes
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss one year of Bob Iger 2.0 and his latest comments surrounding the company's fourth quarter earnings report, including more aggressive cost-cutting me...
13 Nov 202332min
The End of the Actors Strike With Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
On Wednesday night, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract valued at over $1 billion, ending the longest strike in the union’s history at 118 days. Matt is joined by...
9 Nov 202337min
How the Strike Derailed Oscar Season
Matt is joined by New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan to discuss the upended awards season in the wake of the actors strike, how it has stripped actors of participating in all of the usual promotional activ...
8 Nov 202331min
Why Batman and Everything Else Is Coming to Netflix
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss how the non-Netflix streaming services can survive in a Netflix-dominated world. They discuss Warner Bros. Discovery's licensing of a large collecti...
7 Nov 202332min
Should Reality Stars Have a Union? With Bethenny Frankel
Matt is joined by entrepreneur, media personality, and former Bravo star Bethenny Frankel to discuss the abusive and oppressive working conditions on reality shows, the mistreatment of their participa...
2 Nov 202339min
The Reboot Era and TV’s IP Obsession
Matt is joined by former NBC and Fox executive Preston Beckman to discuss if the TV revival is a viable option for TV networks nowadays. Do networks see pre-branded properties like 'Frasier' as more i...
1 Nov 202332min
