All Episodes

534. Venice Film Festival, Tupac's Killer Convicted (?), and Ramayana Release Date Set

533. Love Island USA Renewed, Drake Cashes Out OVO

532. Angela Yu: Co-Founder and Co-Ceo Storeel (Vertical Drama Company)

531. Paramount WBD Deal Drama, and Lakers Sold Again(!) as Team valuations soar.

530. SVOD's Ponder Free Tier, Media Consumption Survey, and WGA Analyzes Writer Economy

529. Spider-Man Soars; Jason Cloth Indicted; and Broadcast Cap in Limbo

528. Comic Con, Protect College Sports and Q2 Media Earnings

527. Moving Studios, Fandango Revamp

526. Emmys, Nolan's Odyssey, and Comcast Spin-o-Rama

525. July Box Office Preview and Vetter's Copyright Termination Drama

524. New Fox buys Roku and Old Fox signs Quinta Brunson

523: Go Knicks, World Cup Arrives, and Brendan Sorsby Shakes up NCAA

522: Sean Gupta Discusses Media Tech Trends

521: DOJ Vets Paramount + WBD; NJ's Film and TV Production Boom; and Curry Barker Has Hollywood Obsessed

520. Netflix Embraces Live Shows with Charlamagne's Breakfast Club; Late Show Ends; and Number_i brings Jpop to the U.S.

519. Verticals Gaining Momentum; Cocomelon Movie Cast Announced; and Buzzfeed Sold

518. SAG Renews; Lively v. Baldoni Settles, and 79th Cannes Film Festival

517. Sports Dominates Linear Numbers, Tupac's Family Seeks Justice; and Kaufman Astoria Studios Foreclosed

516. WBD approves Paramount Sale; Animated Films Get First CA Tax Credits; May Box Office Preview

515. CinemaCon, Roku Reaches 100M, and QVC files for BK

514. NCAA Eligibility Proposal, Entertainment Layoffs, and Twinnin's Launch

513. Talent Behaving Badly and Bernie's Sports Team Relocation Proposal

512. Marvel Movie Preview, Nexstar Tegna Update, Chance The Rapper Prevails

511. Oscars Recap, Universal's Theatrical Window Support, SXSW

510. Oscars Preview; Agentic AI - Your Production Team?; AI + IP Fuels M&A

509. NCAA Conferences Propose Transfer Limits; Olympics Recap and UK to Regulate Streamers

508. January's TV Binge, AI Short Shunned by AMC, Game Of Thrones Prequels Thriving

507. AI Video Generators Leap Forward; Swaps or Sports Betting

506. Disney's New CEO; Zayn's 5th Album; and Trademarks for NIL?

505. Previewing Super Bowl LX, Latino Artists Push for Inclusion, and SAG Kicks Off Negotiations

504. Oscar Nominations, YouTube's 2026 Goals, and Streamflation

503. Golden Globes Recap, Netflix Re-ups with Sony, and FCC's Fines Under Review

502. WBD Netflix and NIL Updates

501. The Paulies

448. Golden Globe Noms, Hijack 2, and Avatar 3

447. Netflix Announces WBD Acquisition

446. TV Shows Awarded California Tax Credits, GOT Updates, and Showrunner's Back End Fight

445. Shashank Gupta: Fashion Executive and YouTube Creator

444. Alls Fair Maligned, Ed Sheeran Pushes for Music Education, and Supreme Court ponders Tariffs

443. NCAA Walks Back Athlete Gambling Rules, October Box Office Slump, and Taylor Sheridan Heads to NBCU

442. WBD for Sale?; Farewell MTV Europe

441. Netflix gets into Podcasts, SAG Addresses Vertical Dramas, and California's New AI Laws

440. Taylor Swift's Showgirl Sets Records; Drake's claim against UMG dismissed

439. SAG Sounds Off on AI Actors; FCC Reviews Ownership Rules, and Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Slot

438. RushTok launches Sorority NIL stars; Marvel’s Wolverine PS5 Game

437. RIP Robert Redford & AI Updates

436. NY Fashion Week, Fall Movie Preview, and A24 opens a Theatre

435. Nielsen Ratings Revamp, New James Bond Game, and Kelce Bros Beer

434. Gaurav Gupta: Squanto

433. Streaming Update and Dr. Phil's Merit Media Bankruptcy Dispute

432. Zach Cregger's Weapons, Sling Up-Ends Linear TV (again), and AI with a heart?

431. Sizzling Q2 Media Earnings, NFL + ESPN unite, and Howdy, Roku

430. Unscripted TV Pivots: Reality Soars while Home Renovation Sinks; Court says NFTs can be trademarks

429. Fantastic Four and San Diego Comic Con, Skydance gets FCC approval

428. Emmy Nominations and Upfront Ad Commitments Close

427. Superman, Sun Valley and Click to Cancel Cancelled

426. Diddy Verdict and Paramount settles with Trump

425. Lakers $10B sale, Village Roadshow sells for $400M

424. Disney + Universal Sue MidJourney; WBD Announces Spin Off

423. Tribeca Film Festival & NCAA House Settlement Approved

422. Hailey Bieber’s Rhode sells for $1B and Reed Hastings joins Anthropic

421. HBO Max Deja Vu, NBC Clears Path for NBA; & Charter Cox Cable Megamerger

420. Conclave: A New Pope, College Sports Commission, and Hollywood Tariffs

419. Thunderbolts* Opens, Diddy Trial Kicks Off

418. Sinners Sizzles, Sarandos Speaks, and YouTube Turns 20

417. Drake Sues to end Rap Battle and NIL QB Drama

416. Prada buys Versace and James Cameron embraces AI in VFX

415. Cinema Con 2025, Tariffs hit Hollywood, and Arkansas Social Media Law

414. Sundance's New Digs & AI Video Editor Update

413. March Madness, Goodbye to Hollywood?, and Village Roadshow Pictures in Bankruptcy

412. Ne Zha 2 Crushes Box Office and Stan Lee Remembered

411. Anora's Triumph, Taylor Swift Ticket Scam, and Paramount Pushes Back

410. Ross Benes, Marketing Analyst and Author

409. Eric Perko, CEO Apollo Partners

408. Superbowl Afterglow, Cap 4, and Diddy Claps Back

407. Super Bowl, Media Earnings and House v. NCAA Drama

406. Sundance, Streaming Rankings, and Paramount Update

405. Oscar Noms; Baldoni's Complaint; South Park Suit advances

404. Goldwyn Harper Interview: How Television Broke College Sports

403. LA Fires Hit Entertainment Industry; Venu Sports Shuttered

402. Hollywood Drama: Jolie-Pitt divorce and Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni

401. Third Annual Paulies

348. New FTC Chair, Award Season Starts, and Jay-Z Accused

347. Thanksgiving Box Office Crushes and Future AI Creator Payouts?

346. Jussie Smollett Conviction Overturned; FCC Musical Chairs; and NIL Update

345. Disney's Search For Iger's Successor and Onion's Bid for Infowars

344. Influencers Sway Election and Possible Media Landscape Changes

343. November Box Office Preview and Schiff Calls for Federal Film Tax Credit

342. Eva Longoria saves John Wick Franchise, Recruiting Caitlin Clark, and AI radio hosts?!

341. Liam Payne's Tragic Death and FTC Click to Cancel

340. Fall TV Deep Dive and FAST TV Heats up

339. Joker 2 Falters, Entertainment Layoffs, and Diddy Scandal Grows

338. Faisal Lateef: General Counsel of Avant Gardner

337. Emmys, Diddy in Jail, and California's New AI Laws

336. VMAs Recap, 2nd Presidential Debate, & Taylor’s Presidential Pick

335. Summer Box Office Recap and Matthew Perry's Dealer's Face Trial

334. Venice Film Festival, Joaquin Phoenix Drama, and Film Tax Incentive Review

333: Kenny Leu - Actor, Entrepreneur, and Martial Arts Champ

332. Sean Gupta: Banker, TV Exec and Columbia Professor

331. Closing out the Olympics and Linear TV Turmoil

330. UFC Settlement Denied and Government Explores Deepfake Regulations

329. Marvel Dominates, GoT’s New Game, and the Disney+,Hulu, and Max Bundle

328. Wolverine & Deadpool Opening, Emmy Nominations, Olympic Viewership and Young Thug's Judge Exits…Again

327. Political Celebrities, Podcast Deals Heat Up, and Animated Films Top Box Office

326. Fourth of July; Radio Sound Recording Royalties, and IATSE Agreement

325. Streaming Hits for Summer and Jonathan Majors' shot at Redemption?

324. MCU Update, Gina Carano Lawsuit Survives, and NCAA NIL Drama

323. NBA's Massive Payday, Texas Doubles Down on Consumer Data Protection, and IATSE Nearing Strike

322. Box Office Update, An AI-generated Streamer, and WBD’s Next Move

321: Diddy’s Apology, ScarJo calls out Open AI

320. Major Movies Announced (LOTR and IMAX 2025), Streaming Bundling Bonzana, and Voice Actors Sue AI startup

319. Kicking off Cannes and NIL Update

318: CBS Still #1, SAG-AFTRA to use Nielsen data, and Airbnb Launches Icons

317. Taylor Swift Overload, LOTR Returns, and FCC Takes on MFNs

316. Netflix's New Head of Film, Caitlin Clark's Deals & APA’s Guidelines for AI in Documentary Film

315. OJ’s Death, Cinema Con and Paramount’s Latest Deal with Skydance

314. Chris Babu: TiqAssist CEO

313. Diddy Scandal and SBF Sentenced

312. Dodgers Gambling Dilemma, UFC $335M Settlement, & Reddit IPO

311. Rishika Jikaria - Attorney, Dancer, Influencer

310. Oscars Recap

Taking a Break This Week

309. Max’s Profits, Open AI Sora's Impact on Hollywood, and Mbappé Makin’ Moves

308. X-Men and the Fantastic Four, A Slow Box Office & Roku’s Earnings

307: Sports Streaming Shakeup & Disney's $1.5B Bet on Fortnite

306. Superbowl Streaming and Hello, Apple Vision Pro

305. Oscar Predictions/Snubs, DGA's Streaming Bonus & Peacock's Subscriptions Soar

304. Sundance, and Reddit IPO amid Tech Industry Turmoil

303. Tom Cruise Strikes Deal with WBD & CES's AI Trends

302. Broadway Recap, Paramount Sale & Aaron Rogers vs Jimmy Kimmel

301. The 2nd Annual Paulies

246. Oz Krakowski: Deepdub.ai

245. Melanie Chandra

244. GTA & Netflix, Jaguars' $22M Scandal & The NCAA Proposes Athlete's Pay

243: Ad Astra Lawsuit Tossed & SAG On The Fence

242. Streamer’s SouthPark Suit, Diddy Settles & FCC Update

241. SAG Strike Ends but The Marvels’ Box Office Struggles

240. Nick Cage on the Dangers of AI, and Yellowstone & HBO Release Schedule Update

239. Jonathan Majors’ Trial Update, Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN 2 is a PS5 Slinger, and the Sphere Leverages Ad-Market Resurgence

238. Author’s Guild CEO: Mary Rasenberger

Respectful Pause

237. SAG's Worry of Deepfakes & the USFL/XFL Merger

236. The Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Weprin

235. NIL Collectives: Guiding Athletes to Grow and Monetize their Brand

234. TIFF, AMC's Fundraise, and Danny Masterson's Hollywood Fallout

233: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Hits Theaters & Streamer’s Tease Bundling

232: Hollywood vs AI & VFX Unionization

231. WGA and AMPTP back at the table, Tory Lanez Sentenced, & Hip Hop's 50th Birthday

230. Lizzo’s Lawsuit and Taylor Swift’s Gravy Train.

229. Seth Rogan’s TMNT Reboot, SAG Straddling, and IATSE Explores AI

228. The Barbenheimer Effect, Messi’s Miami Debut, and FTC Looks into OpenAI

227: Hollywood’s Simultaneous Strikes Overshadow Emmys and Blockbusters

226: Outrageous Luxury, Tom Cruise's Box Office Conquest and SAG potentially striking

225. Broadway's Success, Submarine Disaster, Box Office Duds & Marvel's Secret Invasion

224. Major Movie Release Date Shakeup, Tyler Perry’s (Rumored) BET Purchase, and All-In Pricing Gains Momentum

223. Zarna Garg

222. Swinging High with Spiderman, TV's Next Hits, and Queen Cashing Out

221. Tina Turner's Legacy, Succession's Finale, Max's Launch, and Cineworld's Revival

220. Zelda's Triumph, Warhol's Copyright Woe, and Peacock's NFL Play

219. Yellowstone's Lavish Spending, and NY’s Indian Film Festival

218. As the WGA Turns with Special Guest Hassan Chaudhry

217. From Rikers to Screen: Turning Across the Bridge into a TV Triumph

216. BuzzFeed Shutters its News Division and Potential WGA Strike

215. Super Mario’s Triumph, HBO Max’s Rebrand and Commanders Sale?

214. The Great Metaverse Slowdown

213. Major Marvel Shakeups

212. A24’s post-Oscar Flex y Problemas pa Bad Bunny

211. Tiger Wood's Ex (tenant) Drama

210. Every Oscar Everywhere, All at Once

209. Warner Bros Update: Hogwarts Legacy Makes $850M & Succession's Final Act

208. Section 230: Supreme Court Weighs the future of Youtube, Google and Twitter.

207. Disney Taps the Breaks on the MCU

206. Media Industry Update: Major Streamers Shift Strategies

205. Generative AI Hits Hollywood & Teasing James Gunn’s DCU Slate

204. Justin Bieber Sells Catalog for a Yummy $200M

203. Netflix’s Reed Hastings Steps Down & Possible Non-Compete Chaos

202. Golden Globes Recap and California’s Proposed Expansion of Hollywood Tax Breaks

201. NFL Reigns Supreme, But Is Player Safety an Existential Crisis?

44. Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez Trial Drama

43. James Cameron's Latest Flex: Avatar 2

42. DOJ Looking into Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift Debacle

41. Disney Wars: Return of the Iger

Happy Thanksgiving!

40. SEC Crypto Crack Down & Black Panther 2's Successful Opening

39. Another Rapper Tragically Lost- Migos’s Takeoff

38. James Gunn- DC’s Promised Prince

37. BTS Serves Mandatory Military Duty & Andy Warhol’s Copyright Case Hits the Supreme Court

36. Inside The Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity

35. Tom Brady and Gisele Hire Divorce Lawyers & Ed Sheeran is Ordered to Stand Trial for Another Song

34. Hugh Jackman's Wolverine Joins the MCU, But Can It Save the Theater Business

33. Adnan Syed’s Release and The Infamous GTA 6 Hack

32. Disney, Comcast & Hulu- a Love Triangle Worth Billions

31. Fantasy Football's $20B Business is Booming

30. Don't Worry Darling Drama- Olivia Wilde vs Shia LaBeouf (and everyone else)

29. Barcelona FC Risks it All (Financially)

28. India's Movie Scene Breaks Records with "RRR"

27. Anne Heche's Tragic Death

26. The End of HBO Max & Batgirl

25. Hulu Streams Lollapalooza & NFL+ Shakes Things Up

24. Comic Con 2022: Wakanda Forever

23. Disney+BTS = Recession Proof?

22. How WNBA Star Brittney Griner Unfortunately Became Putin’s Pawn

21. Cameron Diaz Comes Out of Retirement for Tom Brady

20. PGA Tour's Fight with Saudi-backed LIV?

19. Disney TV’s Shakeup and DNEG’s SPAC Attack

18. Paramount Sued Over Top Gun: Maverick and Netflix Eyes Roku

17. Johnny Depp's Verdict, Chelsea Football's New Owners and New VPN lawsuits

16. Seth Green's Bored Ape NFT Stolen & Warren Buffett Invests $2.6B in Paramount

15. Tom Cruise is Back with Top Gun: Maverick & Euphoria's Syndey Sweeny's Bikini Lawsuit

14. Kendrick Lamar’s Deepfake Video and the Financial Hit Coming for Covid Insurers (Or Not)

13. Justin Lin Walks Off Fast X Set & Dave Chapelle Attacked on Stage

How Disney Got Fox's X-Men Into Dr. Strange: Multitude of Madness & the MCU

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: A Lawsuit Worth Watching

More trouble in Brangelina’s (Château Miraval) Paradise

Kanye Walks from Coachella & Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History

Marvel's Moon Knight Risk & Paulie Award Winners

NFL Scores with Enormous $113B TV Rights Deal (and some Will Smith Oscar Talk)

Bob Iger's Big Bet on the Metaverse

Dua Lipa Sued Again for Copyright

Hollywood Unions vs Netflix Brass Ends in Cancellation

The Russia/Ukraine War’s Surprising Impact On the Entertainment & Sports Industries

The Ponzi Scheme That Left Hollywood Stunned

The Matrix Sues WarnerMedia

Introducing Better Call Paul