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The Best and Worst Media Mergers of the 21st Century

4/15/2024 • 38 min

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to look back at the 21st century's biggest media and entertainment mergers and acquisitions, discuss how many of them actually worked, and anoint their best and worst deals of the century. They then look ahead to the potential deal between Paramount Global and David Ellison’s Skydance Media. Matt finishes the show with a … Play episode

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The Juice List: The Most Powerful People in Hollywood
‘The Holdovers’ Plagiarism Claim and How to Protect Your Script
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Peacock-Paramount+ Merger Rumors, Questions, and What-Ifs
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Hopeful or Hopeless? Takeaways From 2024's Bleak Box Office Beginning
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Five Major Music Business Questions After the Grammy's
TikTok vs. Universal Music: Why Taylor, Drake and Others Were Yanked
The Politics of Studios and Movie Stars
A Wild Week at Netflix: Stuber’s Out, WWE Is In, and Subs Are Up
A Top Dealmaker’s Media M&A Predictions
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The 2024 Box Office Draft
The 'SNL' Succession Sweepstakes
Peacock’s NFL Debut and the Viability of Streaming-Only Sports
The Billionaire Blueprint to Buy Paramount
The McAfee Hail Mary and ESPN's Search for Answers
Four Burning Hollywood Questions to Kick Off 2024
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The Young Movie Star Power Rankings
The Townies, Part 2: Who Won the Year in Hollywood?
The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2023
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The Biggest Debacles of 2023: Studio Screwups, Executive Misfires, and Und…
The Animation Arms Race With Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri
Ted Sarandos on Netflix’s New Era of Data Transparency
Are Streamers Helping or Hurting the Movie Business?
The Companies Most Likely to Be Bought or Sold in 2024

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