Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to first talk about Disney’s report that it would name a new chief executive in “early 2026.” Then they offer their takeaways from Netflix’s latest earning report by looking at the streamer’s five pressure points: advertising, the threat of bundling, theaters, compensation, and growth (02:46). Matt finishes the show w ... Show More
Yesterday
Welcome to Skydance! Movies, TV ... and Massive Debt
Matt is joined by Rich Greenfield from LightShed Partners to discuss the complicated financials behind Hollywood's new media behemoth, Skydance, how the company will be heavily influenced by being nearly $80 billion in debt, how the NFL, movie studios, cable channels, and more wi ... Show More
41m 17s
Oct 5
The Hollywood Stock Market: Johnny Depp, Curry Barker, Spielberg, MrBeast, and More!
Live from Bloomberg’s Screentime event in Hollywood, Matt and Lucas Shaw make the case to buy or sell various entities across the entertainment industry, including Johnny Depp, Curry Barker, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Animation, Alex Cooper, MrBeast, the World Cup, and more (01 ... Show More
41m 59s
Oct 2
Why Every Agency Wants a Piece of the Creator Economy
Matt is joined by Saul Goldberg, producer, investor, and former agent, to discuss how the creator economy has taken on a new importance in Hollywood, and how traditional entertainment players are making the transition over to director to consumer, if creators even needed agents a ... Show More
39m 14s
Oct 2023
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Talks Business, Content and Hollywood Strike
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos talks about the current talent strike, programming for a global audience, advertising and more with Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw at the Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
34m 56s
Apr 2022
The End of the Golden Age of Streaming
What can save Netflix? Who killed CNN+? What the hell is going on between Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis? It's a big media hellscape roundup. Rich Greenfield, general partner at LightShed Ventures, forecasts a rocky future for streaming. Nick Papantonis, a reporter for ... Show More
52m 57s
Jan 2024
Prof G Markets: Why Netflix Dominates, China’s Economic Strife, and a Year of Reckoning for Startups
Scott shares his thoughts on why VC-backed startups are burning through so much cash, and what 2024 has in store for them. He then breaks down Netflix’s latest earnings and discusses its unexpected competition. Finally, he takes a look at China’s markets in light of the country’s ... Show More
51m 48s