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Jul 2024
39m 27s

Warner's M&A Options and an NBA Rights S...

The Ringer
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Matt is joined by Jessie Reif Ehrlich, a senior media and entertainment analyst at BofA Securities, to discuss the floundering Warner Bros. Discovery and propose several drastic changes she believes are necessary to save the company (02:35). Then, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons joins the show with a new angle on the looming NBA rights deal involving Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery (22:14). Finally, Matt makes an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Twisters’ (32:15).


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guests: Jessica Reif Ehrlich and Bill Simmons


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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