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Episode 22
TikTok's U.S. Joint Venture: What the Deal Means for Hollywood
TikTok has finalized its U.S. joint venture structure, ending years of regulatory unce…
8 months ago
Discovery Global: The Spinoff Nobody's Talking About
Episode 21
Discovery Global: The $20 Billion Spinoff Nobody's Talking About
Netflix isn't buying all of Warner Bros. Discovery—just the streaming and studio ass…
8 months, 1 week ago
Oscar Economics: Why "Sinners" Getting 16 Nominations Is a Business Story
Episode 20
Oscar Economics 2026: Why "Sinners" Getting 16 Nominations Is a Business Story
Michael B. Jordan's "Sinners" just received sixteen Oscar nominations—…
8 months, 1 week ago
Paramount's February 20 Deadline: What Happens Next
Episode 19
Paramount Skydance's February 20 Deadline — What Happens Next in the WBD Bidding War?
David Ellison and Paramount Skydance have three weeks to decide…
8 months, 1 week ago
The WGA's Antitrust Gambit: Can Writers Block Netflix-WBD?
Episode 18
WGA Files Antitrust Opposition to Netflix-WBD Merger — Can Hollywood Writers Block the Deal?
The Writers Guild of America has filed formal comments w…
8 months, 1 week ago
Private Equity's $80 Billion Bet on Hollywood
Episode 17
Private equity's $80 billion entertainment investment wave — Apollo, Blackstone, KKR, and RedBird are deploying unprecedented capital into media and …
8 months, 1 week ago
Why Morgan Stanley's James Gorman Now Runs Disney's Board
Episode 16
James Gorman becomes Disney Chairman — The former Morgan Stanley CEO is now the most powerful person at Disney, leading the search for Bob Iger's rep…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Congress Takes Aim at Streaming Mergers
Episode 15
House Judiciary Committee examines streaming antitrust — Congress held a hearing called "Full Stream Ahead" on January 7th to scrutinize the Netflix-…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Netflix Goes All-Cash for WBD
Episode 14
Netflix shifts to all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery — Netflix is converting its $82.7 billion WBD acquisition from cash-and-stock to pure cas…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Paramount's Lawsuit Gets Tossed—Now What?
Episode 13
Paramount Skydance lawsuit dismissed — A Delaware Chancery Court judge threw out Paramount's lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery in just three day…
8 months, 2 weeks ago