Podcast Episodes

Episode 122: The ParaBros Relocation Threat and the AG Who Won't Fold

Episode 122

The Paramount–Warner Bros Discovery merger is in the most dangerous stretch of its long regulatory fight. California AG Rob Bonta is refusing to sett…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 121: All Three Chains Back Paramount-WBD Settlement

Episode 121

All three of the largest U.S. theater chains — AMC, Regal, and Cinemark — are now publicly aligned behind a settlement of California Attorney General…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 120: BlackRock & Oaktree Take Control of a Hollywood Supplier

Episode 120

BlackRock and Oaktree Capital have jointly taken control of a major production supplier to Hollywood studios, according to the Financial Times. The m…

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Episode 119: Netflix Out-Lobbies All of Hollywood

Episode 119

Netflix has quietly built a federal lobbying operation that outspends every major Hollywood studio — and the quarterly disclosure filings prove it. P…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 118: Unwell's $500M Valuation and the Whitesell Bet

Episode 118

Patrick Whitesell's Silver Lake-backed firm WTSL has made its first strategic investment in Alex Cooper's Unwell media company at a $500 million valu…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 117: Endeavor Buys 17 Broadway and West End Theaters

Episode 117

Endeavor — Ari Emanuel's company — has agreed to acquire ATG Entertainment, the Ambassador Theatre Group, which operates 7 Broadway theaters and 10 v…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 116: Fox Tells the NFL: Not Yet

Episode 116

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch publicly declared that the network will not renegotiate its NFL rights deal early — a pointed rebuke of the league's effort t…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 115: Netflix Doubles Ad Commitments, Women's World Cup Nearly

Episode 115

Netflix has closed its upfront sales cycle, doubling year-over-year ad commitments as it races toward a $3 billion ad revenue target for 2026. With W…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 114: Disney's Ryan Murphy Problem

Episode 114

Ryan Murphy hasn't charted a single show on Nielsen since returning to Disney — and that silence is a business problem, not just a creative one. This…

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Episode 113: FCC Kills the 39% Broadcast Ownership Cap

Episode 113

The FCC voted 2-1 to eliminate the national broadcast TV ownership cap — the rule that prohibited any single company from owning local stations reach…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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